Innovative solutions provided by the companies of the UJI Science and Technology Park to confront the Coronavirus
Various companies belonging to Espaitec have contributed their grain of sand to collaborate in the face of the health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic.
Espaitec, characterized by being framed within an innovative and business development ecosystem, has remained active in the face of this crisis through the developments contributed by its companies, with the participation of its own FabLab, as well as generating added value through the dissemination of these measures at the national level through the Association of Scientific and Technological Parks of Spain (APTE).
Free teleradiologies and volunteer service applications
Specifically, eight initiatives have been developed to try to mitigate the effects caused by this virus. So, since CurrentMed, free teleradiologies have been carried out in 30 minutes, thus reducing the diagnosis time in health centers and offering a free diagnosis of CT scans and chest X-ray, for patients with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19, defining the severity of infection and preventing deaths .
Amazing UP, has created a volunteer service for the elderly, people with functional diversity and people who cannot leave home. It works through selected people who go through a validation system with technical training on how to provide the service, creating an environment of security and complete trust. Furthermore, as they like to say, it is an initiative by everyone and for everyone, against COVID-19. Also within the platform you can provide information for laboratories and donate medical supplies among other options.
Textile antimicrobial and infrared thermal cameras for temperature control
By Nob166, a company specialized in nanotechnology research for the textile antimicrobial cleaning sector, it should be noted that among its main innovations is NOB166®, a powerful antimicrobial with a protective capacity of up to 7 days, capable of inactivating coronavirus proteins to prevent its replication in the textile, thanks to an encapsulation system that releases the active ingredient in a controlled manner and its biocidal capacity that acts at different levels. The results of the NOB166® test, carried out by an independent laboratory, for the evaluation of the activity viricide according to standard EN 14.476 against coronavirus, have been conclusive.
It is also notable that I-care has created a solution through infrared thermal cameras to detect body temperature, implementing automatic measurement of body temperature. This solution is ideal to place at the entrance to work centers and prevent access in case people are in a fever.
Quick virus detection and accessible chatbots
Biotics investigates a method to selectively concentrate the virus in order to allow accurate and reliable detection of minimal traces. Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 (proteins, RNA, DNA) and antibodies is crucial to restrict the spread of the disease, improve therapeutic outcome, and monitor healthy return to activity. The proposed method is scalable to provide throughputs of several thousand analyzes per day per machine.
Another of the companies that have joined the fight against the pandemic has been SemanticBots, which, in collaboration with researchers from the Universitat Jaume I, has created an accessible chatbot, thus solving the problem that existed in some groups, people with visual disabilities and the elderly, to access digital information related to the extraordinary situation created by the coronavirus . The chatbot contains more than 400 responses, and the entire information base is taken mainly from public organizations, the Generalitat Valenciana, the Government of Spain and other international organizations, with all information being verified.
IoT system for nursing application and 3D manufacturing of medical equipment
Four eighty, through its division in Burgos, Asintec, has contributed its IoT nursing request system for patients belonging to its intelligent service management platform CheckingPlan, adapted and operational in less than a week, which Vodafone Spain has included in the set of technological solutions available to the IFEMA field hospital in Madrid to provide it with a solid communications infrastructure and services aimed at improving health coordination and the well-being of patients affected by COVID-19.
Finally, from the Espaitec FabLab and in collaboration with hackerspace, all of its #FabLab equipment (3D printing equipment, laser cutters, milling machines), from the UJI.>LAB project funded by IVACE, has been made available to the health authorities of the Generalitat Valenciana, for the manufacture of parts for facial screens , masks and automation of manual breathing systems.
