Karpolax

Offering innovative fruit preservation products! For the grower, the packer, and the retailer.

[NBS Television @nbstv]

RECAP: Samuel Muyita, talks about Karpolax, and How it's made up of biodegradable compounds and natural resources.

#NBSUpdates #NBSTechConnect

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Two young Ugandan: Sandra Namboozo, 26 and Samuel Muyita, 28, have created a natural sachet that keeps fresh fruits longer.

DETAILS || #VisionUpdates 👉👉https://t.co/rqxsvlWrzt

[EuropeanPatentOffice @EPOorg]

👏 Congratulations to Community Healers awardees @SandraNamboozo & Samuel Muyita. Their invention – a plant-based sachet that extends fruit freshness – is fighting food waste & uplifting communities. 🍊

🎥 Watch the #YoungInventors Prize LIVE: https://t.co/jqx3xE2UYa

@karpolax

[ARIPO @_ARIPO]

👏Congratulations to @SandraNamboozo and Samuel Muyita from Uganda, for being named among the top 10 finalists for the European Patent Office @EPOorg Young Inventors Prize!👏 Uganda is the only ARIPO Member State to achieve this recognition this year, kudos! @URSBHQ

Sandra and Samuel have been recognised for their innovation, sachets that extends the shelf life of fruit.

This award celebrates innovators who are 30 years old and under, innovating with a purpose and contributing to the @UNSDG_WCA. The prize highlights the transformative power of youth-driven solutions and honours remarkable young people who are paving the way for a more sustainable future.

You can vote for the duo under the people's choice category: 👉https://t.co/k3gTFp63w4

[Uganda Media Centre @UgandaMediaCent]

Muyita and Namboozo heading to Iceland for The Young Inventors Prize 2025

The Young Inventors Prize 2025, set for June 18th in Reykjavik, will celebrate the groundbreaking contributions to the world of 10 inventions.

Read more: https://t.co/sHcv7w6uqz

[The Independent @UGIndependent]

Ugandans Muyita and Namboozo heading to Iceland for The Young Inventors Prize 2025 🏆🏅

#Fruits
#Karpolax

https://t.co/JRgng2QQ2E

[Karpolax @karpolax]

@DavidMakubuya @observerug @Innovug We've been at this since 2020, not pitching ideas, but building patent-pending, lab-tested tech that saves 2,200+ tonnes/month for thousands of farmers. If you're just hearing about it now, you're late. We led the way. We set the standard.

[Amama Mbabazi @AmamaMbabazi]

Proud moment for Uganda! 🇺🇬
Congratulations to Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita, Makerere University graduates, whose plant-based, biodegradable sachet that preserves fruit has earned them a spot in the Top 10 finalists for the 2025 Young Inventors Prize by the European Patent Office. 👏🏽🌱🌍
Your innovation is a triumph of creativity and purpose.

To all young Ugandans: let this be your inspiration—dream big, think boldly, and be the solution our world needs. 💡🇺🇬

#UgandaInnovation #YouthPower #YoungInventors #MakererePride #Sustainability #Inspiration

[Karpolax @karpolax]

We grow enough food to feed Uganda twice over; so why are our farmers broke and our markets empty?

That’s the question our cofounder took to NTV Uganda an hour ago and the answer starts with what happens after the harvest. Click here: https://t.co/7tKFRt8WlB #YoungInventors

[EuropeanPatentOffice @EPOorg]

🌍 Over 1 billion tonnes of food are wasted every year. @SandraNamboozo & Samuel Muyita are helping rewrite the future with @Karpolax, their plant-powered preservation breakthrough.

Vote now: 🔗 https://t.co/vQr4fczEAw
#YoungInventors

[EuropeanPatentOffice @EPOorg]

🍋 40% of food never reaches consumers. @SandraNamboozo & Samuel’s biodegradable sachets help farmers extend fruit freshness & cut waste, one harvest at a time.

Discover their solution at @karpolax and vote: 🔗 https://t.co/vQr4fczEAw #YoungInventors

[Karpolax @karpolax]

@mysticflam8940 Kindly send an email to: [email protected]

[Karpolax @karpolax]

In Uganda, a mango doesn’t rot from lack of love.
It rots because it couldn’t wait.

Karpolax created a simple sachet to give fruits more life—and farmers more hope.

Now we’re finalists for the #YoungInventors Prize 2025.
Vote Karpolax: https://t.co/7tKFRt8WlB

#YoungInventors

[EuropeanPatentOffice @EPOorg]

🌍 Food loss causes 8-10% of global emissions. Ugandan inventors @SandraNamboozo & Samuel Muyita are fighting back with @karpolax : plant-based sachets that keep fruit fresh 30 days longer.

Learn how & vote for them now: 🔗 https://t.co/vQr4fczEAw
#YoungInventors

[Uganda Registration Services Bureau @URSBHQ]

Celebrating Innovation!
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the remarkable winners of the European Patent Office (EPO) 2025 Young Inventors Prize, recently announced on 6th May, 2025.
Spanning five continents, among the ten visionary innovators shaping our future are Uganda's own young entrepreneurs, Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita.

This prestigious award highlights the incredible potential of youth under 30, showcasing innovative solutions that address pressing global challenges. These young pioneers are not just inventors; they are champions of sustainability, contributing to multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across e-waste management, AI, and carbon capture.

At URSB, we empower these bright minds with essential intellectual property tools to safeguard their innovations, ensuring their ideas are protected for commercialization and flourish in the marketplace.
#YouthInnovation #TomorrowShapers #Sustainability #Entrepreneurship

[Capital FM Uganda @CapitalFMUganda]

Two young Ugandan scientists, Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita, have earned global acclaim for inventing a plant-based sachet that extends fruit shelf life by up to 30 days. As co-founders of Karpolax, they were named among the top 10 winners of the 2025 Young Inventors Prize by the European Patent Office. Their innovation tackles post-harvest losses, supports farmers, and advances climate goals. #CapitalFMNewsDesk

[EuropeanPatentOffice @EPOorg]

Over 1 billion tonnes of food are wasted annually. @SandraNamboozo & Samuel Muyita at @karpolax developed a plant-based sachet that keeps fruit fresh up to 30 days longer.

Support these #YoungInventors tackling food loss & climate change.
🔗 Vote now: https://t.co/vQr4fczEAw

[Karpolax @karpolax]

🌍 Had a fantastic morning at the private sector Breakfast Meeting hosted by World Food Programme Exploring partnerships to combat food insecurity and climate change in Uganda is crucial. Grateful for the opportunity to be part of this important conversation. 💪🌱 #FoodSecurity

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

🎉 Congrats to the 2021 Solver team @NovFeed and 2022 Solv[ED] team @karpolax for being named Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTec winners!
https://t.co/d404O6gQJX

[Karpolax @karpolax]

@younghollywood @MilkenInstitute Thank you @younghollywood for featuring our story! What a fantastic piece. We are energized more day by day to have a world where each fruit gets a chance to be enjoyed. Thank you for letting the world know about what we are doing!