Hayat Sindi is a Saudi Arabian medical scientist and one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia

Hayat Sindi is a biochemist who holds patents for a simple, low-tech diagnostic tool that could significantly change medical treatment in poor countries. The small, paper-like device detects disease by analyzing bodily fluids such as saliva, urine, or blood.

Sindi’s philosophy is that “a true scientist should focus on affordable simple solutions to reach everyone in the world,” and she founded Diagnostics for All, a nonprofit that focuses on providing low-cost diagnostic tests for people in developing countries in order to make her belief a reality.