Companies call in AI for fight against coronavirus
SHANGHAI’S artificial intelligence companies are joining the fight against the coronavirus epidemic with gene analysis, disease diagnosis, non-contact fever detection, home learning and working, and smart medical resource sorting.
Local startup DeepBlue has developed specific AI algorithms to analyze the structure of the virus. Compared with traditional methods, AI is 10 times faster aligning the entire sequences of viral genes. Scientists can make extensive genetic comparisons with AI to determine gene-family relationships and evolutionary paths, the building blocks for vaccine and drug development.
DeepBlue is sharing its AI algorithms with medical and research organizations.
Magnity Electronics’ human-body thermography cameras, featuring non-contact and efficient body temperature measurements, are used in Shanghai airports and railway stations. The company has cooperated with railway and airport authorities to quickly complete equipment installation and training.
China Mobile’s Shanghai branch also offers touchless temperature-measurement services at public places. The service is effective at distances between 1 and 10 meters and is accurate within 0.1 degrees Celsius.
Wonders Information and
INESA are providing data analysis, integrated systems and smart devices to fight the virus.
CC Intelligence released a medical-material and resource-information platform for outbreak prevention and control through its subsidiary, Qixinbao.
The platform helps medical organizations quickly find suppliers of urgently needed medical resources, including masks, protective glasses and clothes, by using a database of 210 million companies.
UCloud, recently listed on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style STAR Market, offers free online medical and educational platforms.
Shanghai ZJ BioTech Co has developed a real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction kit with rapid testing giving results within an hour.
Local firms, including TmiRob, Xiao-i, Squirrel AI, Liulishuo and Dada, are also contributing technology and services.