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En Carta is developing a rapid and reliable test for COVID-19. The test is paper-based and seeks to address the dual problem of short supplies for traditional testing methods and the high cost of these tests. The initial technology was validated in 2019 with the Zika virus and has been adapted for COVID-19.
Gradient Ascent’s product, Greeter, is a health and safety solution to improve compliance outcomes, such as wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintaining social distancing. It uses computer vision and AI to monitor compliance and issue an audio-visual alert when an individual is not wearing PPE.
Grapheal is developing a disposable, low-cost and rapid diagnostic test enabling multi-strain screening in saliva with an antibody-sensitized sensor coupled to a smartphone app.
Gray Oncology Solutions helps oncology centres optimize resource allocation to reach their maximum treatment capacity at a high quality of care. It is developing Ai-guided algorithms to create a virtual model of oncology centres, which can predict the distribution of new patient arrivals, the time required to treat them and perform scheduling—all of which can help reduce the impact of the pandemic on over-capacity healthcare systems.
Hutano Diagnostics is developing Medilego LFD, a rapid lateral flow device for COVID-19 based on proprietary ‘aptamers’ that detect the virus 10 minutes after a saliva test or nasal/throat swab. The test will be used in conjunction with a smartphone, cloud database and Bluetooth to automate result interpretation, data collection and contact tracing.
Ilara Health is a secure digital web/mobile app platform that brings diagnostic support and essential tests to small medical providers across peri-urban sub-saharan Africa. Its COVID-19 Readiness Package helps identify patients who are most susceptible to serious COVID-19 complications and can play a crucial role in patient triage at the primary-care level.
Luminesense is designing a rapid autonomous ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system for confined, high-traffic public
spaces like gyms and elevators. The Luminesense light source will include sensors to guarantee sufficient and effective disinfection.
Mediphage Bioceuticals is developing next-generation genetics medicines that are safer, customizable, and redosable.
MEMOTEXT is building Rapidresponse, a digital communication tool that automates outreach, screening, and mental health follow-ups for students and teachers.
Metabolic Insights has developed a point-of-care device that analyzes saliva and other body fluids for peptides (and thus health-related biomarkers) in less than 10 minutes. It is repurposing its salivary insulin device to detect the SARS-COV-2 spike protein in saliva, which could be used for daily screening by physicians, pharmacies, employers or airports, as well as for at-home diagnosis.
Mybubble is a social-distancing radar that measures and gamifies users’ social distancing and hygiene practices in the workplace.
nanopathdx has developed a testing platform that can detect multiple viral RNA targets directly from a nasal swab within minutes, instead of hours.
Pngme is a data platform that aggregates financial data on individuals and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES) for financial institutions (e.g. banks and mobile money operators). It enables financial institutions in emerging markets to onboard, approve credit applications and offer products digitally without meeting in person. The company is currently working towards an open banking revolution in Africa.
Probiusdx has developed an analytical platform that brings the unique integration of multiscale biological information to identify small and large molecules, enabling broad-spectrum and efficient longitudinal studies for preclinical therapeutic discovery and validation.
Provision Analytics provides fruit and vegetable processors a food-safety and traceability solution to reduce food loss. Its core software is being applied to trace and monitor COVID-19 symptoms among workers to help essential food facilities stay open and safe. The venture will be ramping up its sales activities
to get its platform into more food-processing facilities in Canada and the U.S.
Proxxi has developed a wearable wristband to protect workers from electricity. It repurposed its core product into a COVID-19 workplace distance and contact-tracing wristband that vibrates to notify wearers that another band is within six feet (two metres).
Sensorup provides an open interface that enables interoperability, analytics and device management across different IOT sensor systems. The company’s founder is an editor of the IOT cloud API standard that will be endorsed as a national IOT standard by governments around the world.
Tenera Care is a hardware and software monitoring and analytics platform that has developed a wearable technology (bracelet, pendant or clip-on) to accurately pinpoint a user’s location within a care facility. The system enables contact tracing by detecting who someone has interacted with, at what distance, in what location, and for how long.
Testcard is a smartphone app that can read a variety of diagnostic tests quickly, easily and from a user’s home via their camera phone. A user does a finger-prick blood test and the Testcard app can let the user know if they have tested positive for COVID-19 within minutes.
Vivavax has developed an antiviral coating material called Shieldav that can eliminate microbes/viruses within 30 minutes of contact and can last on surfaces such as glass, plastics, metals, ceramic, and textiles for five years indoors and three years outdoors.
Warnerpatch (formerly M2JN) has developed a non-invasive chip sensor that can be embedded in a non-invasive IOT medical device, allowing continuous measurement of tissue health to provide information on respiratory distress episodes.
Worldchanging Ventures is developing modular, rapidly deployable facilities for housing, health and educational purposes. The team has pivoted its current offering away from rapidly deployable field hospitals and towards modular sustainable housing.