Several organisations in our community are directly engaged in the crisis response, from the development of critical medical equipment, potential vaccines and treatment to remote monitoring and patient support and donation of emergency supplies. We’re posting the latest examples of innovative solutions being developed and rolled out across the EIT Health network here.
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Philips ultrasound OK'd for COVID-19 lung, cardiac care
FDA approves use of firm's ultrasound portfolio to manage COVID-19-related…
Find out moreBacked by EIT Health Alumni, DAP aids care facilities
Digital Aid Project seeks to aid nursing homes, rehabilitation centres…
Find out moreAstraZeneca to cooperate on Oxford's vaccine effort
Firm ready to facilitate distribution of Oxford University team's vaccination,…
Find out moreTrinity College, NUI Galway COVID-19 projects funded
Teams from EIT Health Partners running some of the 26…
Find out moreLeyden Academy researches experiences of elderly
Interviews focus on how the pandemic is impacting the lives…
Find out morePlatform lets Dutch seniors exchange COVID-19 stories
Exchange helps older people who have to remain in isolation…
Find out moreVentilator from museum seen as low-tech solution
Scientists from TU Delft seek to mimic the simple design,…
Find out moreTU Delft team designs easy-to-produce ventilator
Made of standard parts, the device would be easy for…
Find out moreImperial College team alters device to test for virus
To solve need for greater testing, they converted a sensor…
Find out moreEIT Health-backed firm fights aerosol-borne infections
Astradentium’s innovation helps protect dentists and their patients from infections…
Find out morePatients can add to database to help study COVID-19
Austrian Institute of Technology cooperates in a system to gather…
Find out morePortal lets Dutch hospitals share COVID-19 data
EIT Health Partners Philips and Erasmus Medical Center in effort…
Find out morePhilips makes more respirators, adds new model
Seeking to fill the need with 4,000 units a week…
Find out moreLA LIGNE C telephone support line launched
La Ligne C will support people living with chronic diseases…
Find out moreProduction of surgical masks is scaled up
Healthcare company Essity has partnered with the Research Institute of…
Find out moreLabs repurposed for mass COVID-19 testing service
Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology supporting Government testing Programme
Find out moreSant Joan de Déu hospital creates app to support nurses
The app, created by a team of nurses, will provide…
Find out morePortal allows Irish GPs to treat patients remotely
Wellola, a company supported by EIT Health, partnerd in making…
Find out moreScanner provides quality control of handwashing
EIT Health-supported start-up HandInScan helps ensure sanitation against COVID-19
Find out moreCytaCoat antibacterial coating helps patients in ICU
EIT Health backs start-up making an innovation that can effectively…
Find out moreTorTex uniforms monitor exposure to infection
EIT Health-supported start-up is already making face masks for use…
Find out moreEIT Health-backed firm gives free remote-care tool
Platform provided free during crisis allows treatment and monitoring of…
Find out moreErgotrics positions patients for optimal ventilation
EIT Health-supported start-up's innovation provides optimal position for COVID-19 patients…
Find out moreAres Genetics brings Chinese testing tech to Europe
2019 recipient of EIT Health support expects to provide next-generation…
Find out moreWeekly surveys of 135,000 people to help identify risks
University of Groningen and UMCG collaborate on research into hereditary…
Find out moreUniversity of Barcelona bioethics body gives guidance
"Recommendations for ethical decision making on the access of patients…
Find out moreEmergency ventilators developed to fill need
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and University of Barcelona join in…
Find out moreDTU boosts Rigshospitalet’s COVID-19 testing capacity
As Denmark seeks to undertake more tests, EIT Health Partner…
Find out moreEIT Health France supports hotline for chronically ill
First hotline on COVID-19 to help people living with a…
Find out moreAdapter could turn snorkel into mask for medics
Team at TU-Delft developing converter that can be produced by…
Find out moreLeitat develops 3D printed emergency ventilator
Spanish tech company developed the 3D model for the medically…
Find out moreInserm coordinates French research effort
REACTing consurtium unites several EIT Health Partners and other organisations…
Find out moreAir Liquide to boost production of medical oxygen
EIT Health Partner will strive to meet US need for…
Find out moreEIT Health partners propose remote care during pandemic
Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris and INSERM recommend platform…
Find out moreSanofi and partner expand tests of coronavirus drug
Trials of the rheumatoid arthritis drug Kevzara for coronavirus treatment…
Find out moreUniversity of Tartu professor working on better diagnosis
Estonian researcher says his team's less-expensive more accurate test could…
Find out moreAstraZeneca giving 9M face masks to healthcare workers
Italy first in line for donations; this EIT Health Partner…
Find out moreKU Leuven, Janssen work on Johnson & Johnson's vaccine
Pharma firm's lead candidate for innoculation against corona virus identified…
Find out morePartners aim to have vaccine ready and tested in a year
University of Copenhagen and LUMC join four other partners in…
Find out moreUniversity of Barcelona part of effort to speed testing
Developing a point-of-care platform to provide more rapid diagnosis and…
Find out moreTU Delft works on reusable surgical masks
University develops a way to test reused sterilised surgical masks…
Find out morePhilips ramps up health tech production
Technology company increasing production of critical care products and solutions
Find out moreEindhoven predict growth of new infections
Latest update: Researchers predict considerable increases in number of deaths
Find out moreRapid interaction profiling to aid drug discovery
Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt and INSERM join consortium using…
Find out moreTU Delft partners in research to improve response
Providing guidelines for improved crisis governance, with a focus on…
Find out moreI-MOVE collects clinical and epidemiological information
Oxford and Sorbonne universities in Europe-wide influenza research that's expanded…
Find out moreETH Zürich researchers track virus spread
Researchers are analysing public genome data using their statistical model…
Find out moreDFKI produce masks using 3D printers
DFKI has begun a limited production of protective masks, that…
Find out moreMaster’s students developing ventilators
TU Delft Master’s students have started an initiative for quickly…
Find out moreFree access to clinical data platform
Climedo is offering free access to its clinical data platform…
Find out moreCEA project selected by research accelerator
Their project, an experimental infection model to better understand COVID-19,…
Find out moreCap Digital launches dedicated crisis unit
Cap Digital has launched a dedicated crisis unit to help…
Find out moreBeiersdorf starts producing disinfectants
Beiersdorf has started serial production of medical grade disinfectants to…
Find out moreBoston Scientific launches donation scheme
The employee match donation programme supports Project HOPE, a global…
Find out moreFraunhofer IME joins EU-funded consortium, E4C
Fraunhofer IME joins EU-funded “Exscalate4CoV” consortium, searching for compounds inhibiting…
Find out moreEurecat to open laboratories for mask trials
Their facilities will be available for manufacturers to use to…
Find out moreCuretis test kit available for use
The rapid real-time test is now available across Europe. It…
Find out moreAmgen supports relief efforts with up to $12.5M
The funding will support global relief efforts addressing critical needs…
Find out moreUG AND UMCG investigate COVID-19 inhaler
University of Groningen is investigating a drug that may be…
Find out moreTechnion confirms improved patient testing method
The pooling method enables simultaneous sample testing and could greatly…
Find out moreOxford's COVID-19 research receives funding
New funding from the UK government will support University of…
Find out moreCambridge researchers work on COVID-19 vaccine
Cambridge University researchers are using technology developed for influenza and…
Find out moreNovo Nordisk dedicates R&D laboratory for testing
Novo Nordisk aims to test hundreds of samples every day…
Find out moreNovo Nordisk donates hand sanitiser supplies
Novo Nordisk is donating 20 tonnes of ethanol in response…
Find out moreKIT’s interactive site tracks infections
Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie’s interactive website shows the spread of…
Find out moreKarolinska Institutet closer to finding a vaccine
Three COVID-19 projects from Karolinska Institutet have progressed to the…
Find out moreJanssen helps develop a preventive vaccine
Janssen and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, aim to soon…
Find out moreRoche initiates Phase III clinical trial
Roche has initiated a clinical trial to study Actemra/RoActemra for…
Find out moreRoche’s COVID-19 test made available to hospitals
Roche’s COVID-19 test has received FDA Emergency Use Authorisation, increasing…
Find out moreIPN supports COVID-19 learning game
Mindflow, based at Instituto Pedro Nunes, has created a game…
Find out moreIBEC works on preventing virus from replicating
IBEC is researching how to stop COVID-19 from infecting other…
Find out moreIrsiCaixa joins group to develop new vaccine
IrsiCaixa has joined a team of researchers to develop antibodies,…
Find out moreICS launches symptom monitoring app
Citizens can report their symptoms to Institut Català de la…
Find out moreESSILOR donates protective items
Over 200,000 masks, protective goggles and supplies have been donated…
Find out moreBiocat renews focus on solutions for COVID-19
Design Health Barcelona is finding medical solutions that can help…
Find out moreBD and CerTest Biotec announce diagnostic test
New COVID-19 Detection Kit is available to clinical laboratories in…
Find out moreBayer donates €1million to hospitals in Lombardy
Bayer has donated one million euros to help procure urgently…
Find out moreBaxter sets up product donation programme
Donation of continuous renal replacement therapy systems, masks and protective…
Find out moreProject launches to diagnose COVID-19 in 30 minutes
The CONVAT project will develop a device for rapid diagnosis…
Find out moreAstraZeneca research COVID-19 neutralising antibodies
Research begins to find novel coronavirus-neutralising antibodies as a potential…
Find out moreAP-HP and Sanofi join forces to accelerate clinical research
AP-HP and Sanofi join forces to create scientific committee to…
Find out moreAmgen’s free online platform supports home schooling
Free online platform with resources to help parents and teachers…
Find out moreNew app launches to track spread in Catalonia
Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia launched app…
Find out moreInserm trials four upcoming treatments
Clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of four…
Find out moreInserm accelerates research through consortium
20 projects will unite to fight COVID-19 through a new…
Find out moreImperial College London tests a new vaccine
Researchers are currently testing a candidate vaccine which they aim…
Find out moreImperial reviews impact of public health measures
ICL has analysed the impact of multiple public health measures…
Find out moreIESE offers businesses change management support
Helping businesses respond by giving access to resources such as…
Find out moreGE Healthcare increases manufacturing capacity
Increasing manufacturing capacity for equipment important in the diagnosis and…
Find out moreISGLOBAL hosts myth dispelling webinar
Free webinar addresses provenance, taxonomy, transmissibility and lethality of the…
Find out moreFundació Clínic launches fundraising campaign
Fundació Clínic are raising €150,000 to help fund research into…
Find out moreIMEC helps teachers continue their work online
Providing freely available tools for teachers as well as launching…
Find out moreUniversity experts helping with app development
Infectious disease experts provide evidence for an instant contact tracing…
Find out moreUniversity of Copenhagen given EU grant
Researchers receive €2.7 million to develop a COVID-19 vaccine
Find out moreProfil supports vaccine development
Profil is supporting vaccine developers to navigate regulation, early phase…
Find out moreMedtronic supports relief efforts
Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation have committed $1.2 million to…
Find out moreHospital Clínic de Barcelona supporting the front line
Hospital has launched a campaign so citizens can send messages…
Find out moreCelon initiates therapeutic programme
Company is in initial stages of testing existing and approved…
Find out moreBioM calls on community to solve crisis
BioM has launched a project call to solve the COVID-19…
Find out moreBoehringer Ingelheim screens entire molecule library
Scientists are screening one million compounds to help identify novel…
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