The Opportunity: Half of all humans who have ever lived have died because of a mosquito borne illness. In many countries, malaria control programs operate in the analog world. Better data could help uncover the invisible patterns spreading disease.
The Solution: VectorCam turns smartphones into AI-powered tools for malaria elimination. Their 3D-printed lightboxes attach to phones, allowing health workers to capture photos of mosquitos. Then, their AI software instantly identifies species — cutting detection time from months to seconds.
The Founders: Marina Rincon Torroella, Dr. Soumyadipta Acharya, and Sunny Patel are biomedical engineers and public health experts from Johns Hopkins University. They built VectorCam to give frontline health workers real-time tools to fight malaria faster and smarter.
