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Researchers at UC San Diego Evaluating Potential “One-Hour” COVID-19 Diagnostic Test
Physician-scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are the first to evaluate a new covid-19 diagnostic test system designed by Irvine, CA-based Fluxergy, that holds promise for identifying the SARS-CoV-2 virus (also known as the novel coronavirus) in as little as 45 minutes and typically within one hour.
Radiation Shield Technologies Offers Patented Demron Apparel Providing Healthcare Workers and First Responders Unique Anti-Coronavirus Protection
Demron, manufactured solely by RST, is the world’s first and only CBRN fabric that provides chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear protection, while also enabling external temperature monitoring.
In Africa: Jumia and Reckitt Benckiser Partner to Provide Consumers Access to Hygiene Products
Reckitt Benckiser is financing free shipping nationwide on all listed products. Consumers will be able to access all products from the “Stay Safe” page on Jumia, co-owned with Reckitt Benckiser.
Coronavirus and Telehealth Support Groups
XRHealth, the leader in extended reality and therapeutic applications, announced the first Virtual Reality telehealth support groups for people in isolation due to the coronavirus, where patients with similar ailments can gain support from each other and from doctors associated with the XRHealth telehealth clinics.
Novacyt: Coronavirus Test Update
Following the completion of Public Health England’s formal evaluation of Primerdesign’s COVID-19 test, announced March 12, 2020, the government agency has commenced ordering the test.
PreCheck Health to Exclusively Distribute Coronavirus COVID-19 Test in Ecuador
PreCheck Health Services through its Latin American Division, entered into an exclusive agreement with Co-Diagnostics, Inc. to distribute Co-Diagnostic’s Logix Smart™ Coronavirus COVID-19 Test in Ecuador. PreCheck has ordered an initial 30,000 COVID-19 tests and will be registering the product in Ecuador.
LumiraDx and Chembio announce COVID-19 Strategic Partnership
The agreement builds on the strengths of both companies in delivering novel point of care test solutions.
Simpleware AS Ortho Now Available as Machine Learning-Based Auto Segmenter Module for 3D Image Processing
Highlights: Automated 3D image segmentation module powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology using Machine Learning (ML) algorithms and more.
Herta Launches a New Technology That Allows Facial Identification Even With a Mask
Herta, is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear facial masks. The company had been working on the issue of partial occlusions for some time and, following the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), development has been accelerated to launch a version of the software that helps provide an accurate identification under these conditions.