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Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S), Masdar’s global initiative to empower the next generation of sustainability leaders, has announced the winners of its Out-of-Labs pitch competition at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026.

This year’s winning team was CareCircle, who developed an AI-powered assistant that streamlines nursing workflows with real-time documentation, task management, and automated shift reports.

Al Fali, who created a smart irrigation system to optimize water use through real-time monitoring, leak detection, and irrigation control, came second, with AgriLink, developer of a digital trust and financing platform for smallholder farmers to access credit through verifiable community-backed data, placing third.

Out-of-Labs, Y4S’s innovation platform, is designed to bring young innovators, university researchers, and startups together to showcase AI-enabled solutions addressing real-world challenges spanning technology and sustainability. The program’s scope includes ideation and validation, prototyping and design, and business model development, ending with a project showcase and live pitch at the Y4S Forum and Hub at ADSW.

Dr Lamya Fawwaz, Executive Director of Brand & Strategic Initiatives at Masdar, commented:

“Out-of-Labs brings youth-driven solutions to the forefront, showcasing ideas designed to create real change for communities across the world. The level of creativity on display from this year’s participants was outstanding and congratulations to the winners, CareCircle, for their innovative health-tech solution.”