Chilean biochemist and co-founder of Lab4U
Komal Dadlani has a degree in biochemistry from the Universidad de Chile and is co-founder of Lab4U, an app for smartphones and tablets that allows people to transform their devices into fully functioning scientific laboratories. Lab4U is the first Chilean start-up to participate in and receive a distinction at Demo Day, organized by US-based Morgan Stanley Bank. The firm aims to address young people’s lack of access to laboratories by providing a low-cost solution that enhances scientific education and allows students to conduct experiments using their own devices. The app is currently in use in Latin America and the United States and has enabled more than 120,000 students to learn about science.
Komal’s work has been recognized by diverse institutions. She was awarded the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award in 2015 and the Toyota Mothers of Invention Award in 2017. She was named one of top 35 Latin American leaders under 35 by the MIT Technology Review in 2019 and in 2020 was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Her work is considered a global benchmark for entrepreneurship with meaning, and it has been featured by media outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, People Magazine and the BBC, among others.
In its eight years in operation, Lab4U’s mobile labs have been used by more than 100,000 students in multiple countries and today more than 38 schools in Chile, Mexico and the United States and more than 7,000 students actively work with the app.
