FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Accelerating Solutions for COVID-19 Response
Access over 60 solution providers pitching their innovations in the areas of Oxygen delivery and SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Diagnostics. Based on TechConnect Venture's COVID Sprint Series, this program is designed to accelerate emerging technologies addressing key challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Connect through one-on-one video chats with these innovators, and help us move their solutions into the marketplace and society.
COVID SPRINT INNOVATIONS - (Confirmed Pitches as of Jan 27, 2021)
COVID DIAGNOSTICS
- 12-15 Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (12-15MD), East Haven, CT, US
Veralize - Universal Nucleic Acid Detection Platform - Callaghan Innovation and SYFT Technologies Ltd, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
COVID-19 detection using an ultra-fast breath test - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh, PA, US
A 10-second COVID-19 Antibody Test - Cleveland Diagnostics, Inc., Cleveland, OH, US
Whole Virus Detection As Direct Marker For Infectivity Potential - Cotton Mouton Diagnostics Ltd, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings - ELISHA Systems Ltd, Wakefield, United Kingdom
Biosensor based system for detection of viruses - Flexbiotech Inc, Tempe, AZ, US
An at-home highly sensitive PCR based COVID diagnostic test - GeneTiger, Austin, TX, US
GeneTiger - Instanosis, Inc., Wynnewood, PA, US
Ultra-sensitive Microbubbling SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection with Smartphone - Jadoo Technologies Inc, Berkeley, CA, US
COVID-19 Detection using Nanotechnology Based Devices - Kephera Diagnostics, LLC, Framingham, MA, US
Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19 Diagnosis at the Point of Care - Khyron Technologies, Goleta, CA, US
Vyrionix™ Real-Time, Smart Infection Monitoring System - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, US
FastPCR for portable, rapid disease detection - midge medical GmbH, Berlin, Germany
15 minutes to result with consumer grade SARS-CoV-2 molecular self-test at home - Nanoplasmas P.C., Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
A Point-of-Care device for fast and cost-effective molecular testing of SARS-CoV2 in nasal samples - ni2o, inc., Providence, RI, US
Rapid COVID-19 Diagnostic Platform Using Saliva - Novus XYZ Scan, Research Triangle Park, NC, US
PCR Virus Scanner for Rapid and Accurate COVID 19 Test - OmniVis Inc., San Francisco, CA, US
A Rapid Handheld Diagnostic Device for SARS-CoV-2 in Patient Saliva Samples - OptDx Inc., Los Altos Hills, CA, US
Biosensing for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 from saliva samples - Phoenix Biometrics, Inc., Tucson, AZ, US
A Biosensor that can Rapidly Detect Airborne Viruses and Bacteria - Rapid Molecular Diagnostics, Richardson, TX, US
Rapid and Inexpensive Ellipsometry-based Diagnostics - Raytheon BBN, Cambridge, MA, US
C-FAST: Rapid point-of-care molecular test in test strip format for COVID-19 - RFIC Bio Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
Ultra-sensitive and re-usable graphene-modified double inter-digitated capacitive (DIDC) sensing chip to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus at femtomolar level - Salcit Technologies Private Limited, Hyderabad, India
Point-of-care technology to provide risk assessment for Covid-19 - SiPhox, Inc., CAMBRIDGE, MA, US
Disposable Integrated Photonics Diagnostics Platform for Next Generation Biosensing (i.e. COVID-19) - Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US
Rapid, multiplexed detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections with high-quality-factor (high-Q) nanophotonics - Tissue Click Ltd, Brighton, United Kingdom
A rapid, inexpensive and operator-friendly kit for SARS-COV-2 detection in saliva samples - Transversal Therapeutics, Haverhill, MA, US
Rapid Saliva Detection for Covid-19 Virus - TTP, MELBOURN SG8 6EE, United Kingdom
CoTest - Cohort Testing at the point of highest impact - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
New diagnostic tests for rapid, early and massive pandemic viruses detection in real samples. - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, US
A CRISPR-based rapid and sensitive test for COVID-19 - University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
CONQUEST (COroNavirus QUick and Easy Saliva/swab Test) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US
Low-cost Biosensor for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 at the Point-of-Care - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, US
HIGH-PRECISION SARS-COV-2 MOLECULAR DETECTION AND COVID-19 DIAGNOSTICS - Z-Field Technologies LCC, Los Angeles, CA, US
Rapid identification of Coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2 and detection of its mutations
COVID DETECTION
- Advanced Silicon Group, Lowell, MA, US
Photo-electric ELISA Using Silicon Nanowire Arrays - Aerosol Devices Inc, Fort Collins, CO, US
Bioaerosol Collector: concentrated, ready-to-analyze samples of structurally intact, viable or genomically-preserved viruses and microorganisms. - Agile Biodetection, Inc., Birmingham, AL, US
IoT device to rapidly detect pathogens from environment samples in a non-laboratory setting - Caltech, Pasadena, CA, US
Membrane-Based in-Gel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification System (mgLAMP) for Rapid Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 Particles in Environmental Waters - InnovPrep LLC, Drexel, MO, US
Shipboard wastewater-based epidemiology for rapid detection of COVID-19 and other pathogens - Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
A simple colorimetric on site COVID 19 detection kit from environmental samples - Kromek Ltd, Sedgefield, United Kingdom
Automated In-Situ Detection of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses - Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS-e.V., Dortmund, Germany
Plasmonic sensor for label-free detection of individual SARS-CoV2 particles and acompanying bacterial pathogenes in liquid samples - Levi Diagnostics, Inc., Fall River, MA, US
Device for rapid and accurate detection of CoV-2 virus from environmental samples. - NanoBio Devices Inc. (NBD), Hsinchu, Taiwan
Air-borne SARS CoV-2 detection and Identification - Roboscientific Ltd., Littleport, Ely, United Kingdom
Non-Invasive Super-Rapid Automatic Viral Infection Detection - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US
Novel concentrator to capture airborne viral particles - SINHATECH, Oxford, MS, US
Immediate Covid-19 Screening and Control of Airborne Spreading - University of Houston, Houston, TX, US
Detecting SARS-CoV2 using a Novel Real-Time Bioluminescent Assay - weeDetect LLC, Fayetteville,, AR, US
Rapid Identification and Detection of Virus from Environmental Sample - Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc., N Bethesda, MD, US
Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 using handheld NMR of shape-defined magnetic particles
OXYGEN DELIVERY
- Advanced Interactive Response Systems (AIRS), Newaygo, MI, US
Portable Oxygen Concentrator with remote monitoring and flow adjusting - American Oxygen, West Valley City, UT, US
Solid State USP-Grade Oxygen Generators - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Roboventilator - Department of Physics Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Oxygen Swing Absorption - ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Local production of oxygen concentrators - Hemotek, LLC, Plano, TX, US
Ox66™ - a Novel COVID-19 Therapeutic - InnAccel Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
Saans NIV: A low cost, fully automated, multimode, skill independent non invasive ventilation system. - Kestrel Labs, Inc., Boulder, CO, US
HemeOx™: The First Clinically-Accurate Total Hemoglobin Pulse Oximeter – The Complete Oxygen Monitoring Picture! - Lean Med Innovation, Greensburg, PA, US
Solar Powered Supplemental Oxygen Production System - Legacy US, Inc, Boise, ID, US
Vespirator-New Class of Breathing Device for COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Care - MetCel LLC, Edmond, OK, US
Portable Controllable High Flow Rate Sterile Air System - National Services Scotland, GLASGOW, United Kingdom
High flow Oxygen Concentrator with remote Adjustment - Rapid Oxygen Company, Deep River, CT, US
Portable, chemical oxygen generator for emergency use - Respirogen, Inc., BOULDER, CO, US
Therapeutic Supplemental Oxygen Delivery in COVID-19 - Shifa Technologies, Loughborough, United Kingdom
ShiVent: A Simple, Low-Cost, Non-Electric and Non-invasive Ventilator. - Stackpoint Technology Solutions (LLC ready to launch), Corning, NY, US
Multi-powered ventilation or oxygen delivery apparatus - University of Granada, Granada, Spain
High Flow Non-Invasive Oxygen Therapy System - GranFlow - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, US
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