Back in early 2020, TrendWatching launched ‘Covid Innovations’ to inspire entrepreneurs and marketers to serve their customers better in dire covid times.
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Formia has launched a collection of products for travels post-COVID, including a flexible plastic (OPP) pouch, an EVA foam mask, sanitising wipe packet and rubber gloves. Premium additions and options include a polyester, satin or drawstring pouch, a cotton or jersey mask and a sanitising gel tube or spray.
Read MoreRound21 collaborates with artists to create handcrafted ping pong racquets printed with their art. As part of the Brand x Better coalition, Round21 will be donating 10% of net proceeds of all products sold in April to the Public Art Fund to help artists affected by COVID.
Read MoreA young couple in Columbus, Ohio, came up with a unique way to clean and reuse critically needed N95 masks. This breakthrough system rolling out across the country provides some relief for health care workers struggling with a lack of personal protective equipment.
Read MoreThe non-profit platform has been launched by a psychologist and a psychotherapist who are committed to self-help and support. The card set consists of 40 INNER cards and 40 LIFE cards, which combine to produce up to 1,600 strengthening and clarifying sentences that people can simply download and print to stimulate their mental health and well-being during lockdowns.
Read MoreThe goal of Avida Health is to improve kids´ immunity amid COVID. According to the company this new product was already in the pipeline and then expedited due to the current situation.
Read More#WorkForDoctors is designed to help doctors and hospitals procure essential supplies such as N95 masks and PPE kits. Any hospital in need can directly contact the website that will then arrange delivery from its warehouse.
Read MoreQuarano offers health authorities an open source web application for process automation. The documentation of the progress of infected persons and their contact persons in quarantine is mapped and can be quickly integrated into the existing processes of health authorities.
Read MoreLumi’s mobile air and surface disinfection lamps can be used in waiting rooms, doctors' offices, corridors, operating theatres, laboratories, biological waste rooms and intensive care units, among others.
Read MoreThe planning and architecture company and its designers invented the Hotel2Hospital concept that would relieve hospital bed shortages and help hoteliers weather an economic storm by converting a hotel into a hospital on a short-term basis.
Read MoreThe 'Maseczkomat ' appeared in the communities of Metropolis over the last week. By using the vending machine, locals get a cashless opportunity to purchase protective masks, gloves and hand sanitiser.
Read MoreThe app is sharing stories of different medical frontline heroes who lost their lives fighting COVID or caring for COVID patients. The app lists people from all around the world and also has a news section with stories from news publications around the world honouring frontline heroes.
Read MoreSALUT is a video-platform for at-home fitness featuring live fitness workouts users can participate in together, various on-demand fitness videos and a fitness professionals community supporting you to get in shape.
Read MoreCare Assistant allows users to find continually-updated information on COVID, check their symptoms and receive advice and a Care Plan with daily notifications, reminders to measure their vital signs, information for the 14-day isolation and general tips for their physical and mental wellbeing.
Read MoreThe organization works with charities and organisations in need of urgent PPE items and matches them with suppliers who have stock available in the UK and can offer fast delivery.
Read MoreThe MAP-1 coating, developed by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) protects surfaces for up to 90 days from viruses, including clothing.
Read MoreTo prevent the spread of COVID-19, this 3D printed device is placed directly on top of the door handle to remind people to open the door with their elbows. It is also advised that it is cleaned regularly.
Read MoreClear Electron is a maker of natural antibacterial agents that saw an exponential rise in demand for hand sanitisers but lacked the means of distributing it, while Ohishiya manufactures and refills fish-shaped portable soy sauce containers but experienced a collapse in demand. The two companies consequently formed a partnership and repurposed soy sauce containers for hand sanitisers.
Read MoreThe free public health app Triumf Health (Open) has been made available to all children aged 7-14 in Estonia and the UK, irrespective of their health condition, to offer immediate psychological support and deliver validated information on the virus in a gamified way.
Read MoreMIT has developed a new type of lightweight sensor to provide constant monitoring of vital signs including body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate, that can be integrated into flexible fabrics that appear totally normal on the outside.
Read More29 states in the US and the District of Columbia mandate sex education in schools. But as they are closed, many apps like Roo, Real Talk or JuiceBox, which let students ask questions about sexual health getting answers from experts andr other users, could serve as a virtual alternative to sex ed.
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