ISLAMABAD: BIONIKS, which specializes in orthotics and prosthetics, has become the first startup from Pakistan to win the prestigious Zero Project Award 2025 for helping include people with disabilities in the workforce by using advanced prosthetic technology, a press release said this week.
The Zero Project Award 2025 is an international award given for innovative solutions that promote the rights of persons with disabilities.
BIONIKS, established in 2016, had sold 700 prosthetics up until last year by leveraging AI tools and 3D scanning for custom designs.
“BIONIKS Pakistan is among 77 winners from 522 global nominations for the Zero Project Award 2025 recognized at a UN event for its AI-powered prosthetics,” the company said in a post on X.
The startup was recognized for contributions to advancing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, placing it among the world’s most “impactful and scalable” technology. It is the first Pakistani company to win the Zero Project Award.
Anas Niaz, BIONIKS CEO, dedicated the award to disabled people who deserved the opportunity to live “independently with dignity.”
“Our mission is to revolutionize the way technology serves the disabled community,” he said in a statement. “Through our devices, we aim to lead the way to zero barriers and provide individuals with the advance prosthetic technology.”
In January, BIONIKS launched a mobile AI-powered limb factory in Gaza to provide customized prosthetic arms and legs to amputees.
The company gained international attention in 2021 when it made a multi-grip bionic arm for four-year-old Mohammed Sideeq, the youngest recipient of such a prosthetic limb.
