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Sarah Sobka, a UK 17-year-old scientist of the year has de-
veloped a drug, Lubiprostone, to treat irritable bowel syn-
drome which affects over 10,000 people only in the UK. It
affects internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive
system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus, making
it hard to breathe and digest food.
Jim Al-Khalili, Chair of the Science and Maths judging pan-
el said, “She is a true champion of science and engineering
and will bring something special to the sector.”

Sasima Arjsongkram from Thailand develops the World’s
First Spicy Coffee which stimulates energy burning, and the
stored fats while helping to reduce body weight. Currently,
Prikka Spicy Coffee is preparing to be an international prod-
uct creating a new experience for coffee drinkers around the
world with Hot Flavor, Warm Feeling as the Slogan “Pick a
Prikka, Please Yourself”. Spicy Taste comes from Thai Bird
Chilies Extract which represents Thai Cuisine Identity.This is
the very first time for commercial 3 in 1 coffee to have Prik-
Khee-Nuu or Thai Bird Chilies as an ingredient.

Another example is Fatima Zahra Beraich from Morocco
who has developed an optimized biogas production sys-
tem using agricultural wastes.
Fatima Zahra was awarded the best prize of Woman entre-
preneur at the COP22, during the Global Clean Technology
Innovation Program (GCIP) Maroc 2016. In 2018, the prime
minister of morocco in the annual competition “Tamayuz”
entitled her the best woman entrepreneur of the year, and
she managed to win several other nominations in the inter-
national events that she has participated.

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