Ventilation Systems
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Fitbit receives FDA approval for the Fitbit Flow, a low-cost emergency ventilator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic
4 Jun, 2020Fitbit, the company known for its fitness wearables, announced on Wednesday that it has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food... -
A rapidly deployable individualized system for augmenting ventilator capacity
20 May, 2020
Strategies to split ventilators to support multiple patients requiring ventilatory support have been proposed and used in emergency cases in wh...
Robotics
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SK Telecom develops autonomous disinfectant robot
26 May, 2020
SK Telecom has developed a new autonomous robot to handle disinfection and monitoring duties as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-... -
Sony AI and avatarin to cooperate on remote control robots
18 May, 2020
Sony AI Inc and avatarin Inc, an ANA Group company, have reached a basic agreement to work together to develop next-generation remote control r...
Devices
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Advitos medical devices being tested at the frontline of COVID-19 fight
22 May, 2020Advitos, a Munich-based company supported by the EIT Digital Accelerator, offers a highly technological solution for treating multiple organ failur... -
Rapid development of a portable negative pressure procedural tent
15 May, 2020
Healthcare workers face unprecedented risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is highly contagious and is transmitted via resp...
Data Analysis and A.I.
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South Korea trials QR codes for Covid-19 tracing
2 Jun, 2020
South Korea is testing a new QR code tracing system to track visitors at entertainment venues, restaurants and churches as it battles to contai... -
France approves release of controversial COVID-19 tracking app
29 May, 2020App measures proximityThe tracking app, called StopCovid, uses bluetooth to trace when a phone is in proximity to others who have the application.O...
3D-printing
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3D printing company strikes gold with idea that copper can stop the spread of COVID-19
4 Jun, 2020
When COVID-19 hit, SPEE3D founders Byron Kennedy and Steve Camilleri tried to work out how they could prevent the spread of the virus, and deci... -
How 3D Printing Is Accelerating The Coronavirus Test Race
18 May, 2020
As the novel coronavirus spread rapidly across the United States this March, testing was lacking. While there were many problems, one simple on...
Miscellaneous
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Coronavirus Innovation Map
13 May, 2020
With the emergence and clear effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), people around the world are dramatically changing all aspects of life. This ... -
Eurecat develops a reusable mask with interchangeable filters to achieve different levels of protection against COVID-19
12 May, 2020The catalan technological center Eurecat and the chilean company Comberplast, are working together in the FreeBreath project for the development of...
Call for expertise!
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New call for Coronavirus research launched on 19 May 2020 with €122 million of additional funding (deadline 11 June 2020)
2 Jun, 2020The European Commission has mobilised an additional €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed rese... -
EIT Community COVID-19 Response
22 May, 2020This section presents the measures, activities and solutions powered by the EIT Community, Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem powering entrepren... -
3D Printing COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative
15 May, 2020
3D Printing manufacturers are committed to supporting a united front to address shortages and rising demand triggered by COVID-19 to better hel...
