- Hayley Nea Iaduray has been named the Malaysia National Winner of the James Dyson Award 2026.
- Iaduray won for a wearable for Parkinson's patients.
- The invention will progress to the international stage of the James Dyson Award. The global winners, selected by Sir James Dyson will each receive RM162,999, while national winners are awarded RM27,160 each.
Hayley Nea Iaduray, a 24-year old engineering student from Monash University Malaysia, is the Malaysia National Winner of the James Dyson Award 2026 for her invention, ZeMor.
ZeMor is a tuneable, battery-free wearable device designed to help reduce hand tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease. Inspired by the engineering systems used to stabilise skyscrapers during earthquakes and typhoons, ZeMor applies the same principle on a miniature scale to help reduce involuntary hand tremors.
Parkinson's disease is one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, affecting more than twice as many people today compared to 25 years ago¹,². Global researchers projected that the number of people living with Parkinson's could rise to 25.2 million by 2050, driven largely by ageing populations³.
1 World Health Organization (WHO), Parkinson Disease (2023)
2 World Health Organization (WHO), Launch of Parkinson Disease Technical Brief (2022)
3 BMJ, Projections for prevalence of Parkinson's disease and its driving factors in 195 countries and territories to 2050 (2025)