Emily Cummins

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Emily Jayne Cummins (born 11 February 1987) is an English inventor and entrepreneur.

Cummins is a student at Leeds University, studying Management and Sustainability. Her entry into a sustainable design competition, a pullable water carrier for manual workers in Africa, earned her a Technology Woman of the Future award in 2006.[1][2]

She is currently developing an evaporative refrigerator that does not require electricity, which can be used to transport and store temperature-sensitive drugs in developing countries,[3] for which she has won a Female Innovator of the Year for 2007 from the British Female Inventors and Innovators Network[4] as well as a £12,000 sponsorship from NESTA.[3][2]

Cummins is also an ambassador for The Women of Achievement and the Girls! Make Your Mark campaign.[5][6]


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  1. ^ Women of the Future awards : Winners 2006
  2. ^ a b Fayed has designs on great success as a 'woman of the future', Arifa Akbar, The Independent, November 6, 2006
  3. ^ a b 2007's next big things, The Independent, December 30, 2006.
  4. ^ BFINN Awards Winners and sponsors
  5. ^ Meet The People Helping The World, Tesco Magazine, September 1, 2007
  6. ^ Role Models: Make Your Mark