Twenty inventions from students around the world have been selected for the international final of the James Dyson Prize 2025. This prestigious competition, organized since 2005 by the James Dyson Foundation, encourages young engineers and designers to design ingenious solutions to global challenges.
Among the finalist projects are inventions that combine health, environment and technology. These include a kidney disease detector built into toilets, an artificial intelligence-powered water quality monitor, and a robotic sock for people with reduced mobility.
A medical device powered by artificial intelligence
And France is also represented with “SpermView”, an innovative male fertility monitoring device. SpermView is an innovative medical device designed to analyze male fertility at home. It works using a small optical microscope connected to a smartphone, which captures videos of the sperm. Then, an artificial intelligence algorithm analyzes your concentration and mobility.
This technology allows for accurate and accessible monitoring, unlike traditional tests, which are often expensive and limited to a single use. SpermView particularly aims to help men using contraception by offering them a reliable and reusable tool.
The project was born from a collaboration between students. “Julie Simon and I met at engineering school and we came together around the same ambition: to give meaning to our engineering career,” explains Eléonore Abadie, 26, one of the founders of the project.
A project between students
Both specialists in medical engineering, they focused on the issue of reproductive health: “today, contraception depends mainly on women, despite the side effects and risks associated with hormonal methods. To respond to this imbalance we launched Cobalt Contraception, with the aim of developing a contraceptive medical device for men,” he testifies.
Then, along with two other members, Mika Ziegler and Jack Bourdin White, they combined their skills in design, artificial intelligence, and medical engineering to design a compact, easy-to-use, and affordable product.
The innovation opens important perspectives for male reproductive health, by promoting the autonomy and participation of men in contraception. SpermView is designed to be affordable, reliable and easy to use.
SpermView, French national winner of the 2025 James Dyson Award, already benefits from significant support to accelerate its development… and future commercialization planned for 2027. Winning the international final would obviously be a very welcome additional focus.
Source: BFM TV
