Solveiga Pakštaitė is the inventor of Bump Mark, a patent-pending food expiry labelling innovation that she designed at Brunel University and is now being developed at the Central Research Laboratory by Solveiga's company, Design By Sol. It is a bio-responsive food expiry label provides accurate, real-time indication of the product’s freshness and is set to dramatically cut food waste. Her innovation in the food packaging industry has won multiple awards.
- Introduce yourself
- Can you tell us a bit more about what you do for a day job?
- How did you get into the tech community?
- What was your turning point to get involved in the tech community?
- What were your biggest challenges?
- Are there any things you wish you'd done differently during different stages of your career? If so, what and why??
- What is your greatest achievement?
- What advice to you have to others who want to get into technology and entrepreneurship based on your experience?
- Solveiga, it's incredibly impressive that you invented Bump Mark which has received much global publicity and won numerous awards at such a young age. How did you come up with the idea?
- What encouraged you to make the leap from an idea to a product to creating your own freelance studio, Design by Sol?
- What's the journey been like since your original launch of Bump Mark to now?
- How has your work as a researcher and consultant, alongside your studies, informed the work you do with Bump Mark and Design by Sol?
- You've won over 11 awards and are a regular speaker at various events. Do you see yourself as a mentor for women working in design and technology?