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Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Up Safe Lift disinfection.

One-line solution summary:

Up Safe, gives you back the security of traveling safely in an elevator.

Pitch your solution.

We would like to provide an economical solution for the automatic disinfection of new and used elevators.

We propose an adaptable disinfection device combined with a Smart system using an environmentally friendly and harmless disinfectant.

This solution would be available to the entire population and could have an impact on the world market by creating virus-free safe spaces.

Film your elevator pitch.

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What specific problem are you solving?

The elevator, once an example of efficiency in moving groups of people quickly, is today the antithesis of social distancing and a bottleneck that multiplies the risks.

Dr. Richard Corsi, who is a professor of engineering at Portland State University, created a simulation in which an infected person travels to a tenth position while coughing, and the elevator returns to the first position.

The person who rides up to first is exposed to 25% of the viral load that the previous passenger left on his or her trip.

"When there is a risk of disease spreading from person to person, maintaining a clean and safe vertical transportation system is essential to help get back to work and live safely."

What is your solution?

We have developed a disinfection system adaptable to any type of new or already installed elevator, monitored with an intelligent system and motion sensors that we have called UP Safe.

Our solution has a route beyond the current pandemic that we are living because we are prepared for any type of situation that may arise in the future, and our product can be a priority for health centers such as nursing homes that need to be more protected from any virus.

This solution, besides being very economical, is unique and has no competition in the world market by using a totally environmentally friendly disinfectant.

To mitigate these risks, we offer an adaptable and economical solution.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

It is an adaptable and modular system for new and existing elevators.

As it is known, elevators are a long term product where the property belongs to the building or to a community of owners, that is why our system is viable because we can adapt it to elevators from the beginning of the 20th century that are still working.

The exclusivity of our solution is total, since there are other products that base their solution on UV rays or Hepa filters, which sometimes require many changes in the structure of the elevators.

It is an economical solution, the maintenance is low cost.

Our system is prepared for any eventuality, not only COVID 19 but also for any infectious situation related to elevators.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Prevent the spread of misinformation and inspire individuals to protect themselves and their communities, including through information campaigns and behavioral nudges.

Explain how the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the Challenge.

Our solution solves a problem that affects a large sector of the population, who take an elevator every day to go to work, to the doctor's office, to leave their apartment building.

This population demands solutions that provide security to this closed space of daily use.

Up Safe aims to be this adaptable device that generates confidence and safety in the integral disinfection of elevators.

Always being respectful of the environment and seeking to achieve the ODS objectives.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Tallin, Estonia

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea.

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution.

Our idea is fully worked by our engineers and is ready to develop a prototype and validate the product.

We have developed a Gantt plan that estimates the resources to implement an MVP.

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Dixon Bryan

More About Your Solution

If your solution has a website or an app, provide the links here:

www.t-bryan.com

If you have additional video content that explains your solution, provide a YouTube or Vimeo link here:

Which of the following categories best describes your solution?

A new technology

What makes your solution innovative?

Our approach is innovative in that we combine artificial intelligence and environmentally responsible disinfection.

Our product will have a positive impact on the world's population by being safe, economical and environmentally friendly.

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Manufacturing Technology

Select the key characteristics of your target population.

Urban
Persons with Disabilities

Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your solution address?

9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
13. Climate Action

In which countries do you currently operate?

Estonia
Spain

In which countries will you be operating within the next year?

Brazil
Estonia
Spain

How many people does your solution currently serve? How many will it serve in one year? In five years?

This solution will affect millions of people who use this urban mobility system on a daily basis.

Considering the elevator manufacturers, our product can be the perfect combination to have safe and sanitized spaces.

How are you measuring your progress toward your impact goals?

Develop reliable, sustainable, resilient and quality infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with particular emphasis on affordable and equitable access for all.

By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, using resources more efficiently and promoting the adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.

About Your Team

Your Business Model & Partnerships

Partnership & Prize Funding Opportunities

Why are you applying to Solve?

Our project wants to be viable every day and a link to the SDG goals.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Business model (e.g. product-market fit, strategy & development)
Financial (e.g. improving accounting practices, pitching to investors)

Please explain in more detail here.

In the business model we would like to exchange and review together our proposal.

    Customer segments
    Value proposition
    Channels
    Customer relationship
    Revenue source
    Key resources.
    Key activities
    Key partners
    Cost structure

In the area of financing we would like a potential investor to patent the project, make a prototype and validate it.

What organizations would you like to partner with, and how would you like to partner with them?

Potential partners could be MIT organizations, faculty or initiatives, or Solve members.

We have no problem, we believe in synergy and alone we are going nowhere, together as a team we are invincible.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Prize to advance your solution?

Our team is qualified to develop this Up Safe solution, which will make the sanitary people safe in the elevators of the Hospital, so that our elderly can use this urban mobility system with the confidence of using a safe and disinfected space.

We believe that we are able to be the pioneers of a solution that respects the environment and does not make us strong in the face of any pandemic adversity.

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for the Innovation for Women Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The AI for Humanity Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes, I wish to apply for this prize

Do you qualify for and would you like to be considered for The Global Fund Prize? If you select Yes, explain how you are qualified for the prize in the additional question that appears.

Yes

Explain how you are qualified for this prize. How will your team use The Global Fund Prize to advance your solution?

Our team is qualified to develop this Up Safe solution, which will make the sanitary people safe in the elevators of the Hospital, so that our elderly can use this urban mobility system with the confidence of using a safe and disinfected space.

We believe that we are able to be the pioneers of a solution that respects the environment and does not make us strong in the face of any pandemic adversity.