biodesign challenge 2026
PROFESSORS: YULIANA TONIX , JUAN RAMOS, JUDITH COVARRUBIAS, ELIZABETH ORTIZ, ROBERTO DELGADO, ELÍAS GÓMEZ, TAINA CAMPOS, DELFINA FANTINI VAN DITMAR
Every year, Biodesign Challenge brings together designers, scientists, artists, and engineers to imagine how living systems can become a medium for design. Hosted in New York City at Parsons School of Design and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the program celebrates projects that merge creativity, research, and biotechnology to address contemporary challenges.
sanave
María Inés Morales, Valentina Torres, Alejandro López
Finalist Project
Gold Medal Recognition for Narrative, Concept, and Context
Sanave is a portable, bio-based first-aid system designed to provide immediate care for wounds and burns. Developed through research in central Mexico, the project transforms discarded agave bagasse into regenerative biomaterials, reimagining agricultural waste as an accessible healthcare resource.
Through three atomized solutions, Sanave cleans, stabilizes, and creates a temporary protective barrier over injured tissue, buying critical time until professional medical attention is available. By combining biotechnology, circular material design, and emergency care, the project proposes a regenerative approach that benefits people, communities, and ecosystems.
