Lina Torres Gonzalez

Peruvian inventor creating low-cost solutions for healthcare in underserved communities

Lina Torres Gonzalez is a biomedical engineer from Peru whose innovations are improving healthcare access in Latin America. Her most notable invention, the Portable Hematology Analyzer, provides accurate blood tests at a fraction of the cost of traditional equipment. This device has been deployed in remote areas of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador where hospitals lack basic diagnostic tools. Ms. Torres' work earned her the 2018 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science award. She co-founded Salud Sin Fronteras, a nonprofit training healthcare workers in using her inventions. Her TEDx talk here details how her team developed a solar-powered urine analyzer for kidney disease detection. Collaborations with WHO and PAHO have expanded her impact across 17 countries. Engineering News highlighted her as one of 2020's top female innovators in tech.