Design HOPES supports new charity-led project to help young cancer patients design medication bags
Design HOPES Pillar 2 (Materials Reimagined) have recently worked with the Brave, Positive, Strong charity to co-design reusable chemotherapy bags, created to allay children’s’ fears and anxieties when receiving chemotherapy treatment by concealing the IV drugs. Design HOPES now plan to adapt the designs for the new chemotherapy bags and manufacture a run of around 100 reusable chemotherapy bags to be distributed by the charity across Scotland to families of children with cancer. The bags build on Design HOPES research into printable plant-based fabrics, and are designed using circular design principles. They can be laundered and reused hundreds of times before being safely composted.
The Brave Positive Strong Foundation, launched in June 2026, supports children and families in Scotland and was co-founded by Emma MacKillop alongside her friend Catriona Graham, a former clinical nurse specialist in oncology and research. Emma was inspired to start the charity after her daughter Darcie was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in 2024 at the age of 10.
