Back in early 2020, TrendWatching launched ‘Covid Innovations’ to inspire entrepreneurs and marketers to serve their customers better in dire covid times.
With Covid thankfully no longer impacting daily life, we’re fully focused again on all innovations that make the world a little bit better - check out Daily, our free publication to stay on top of the latest trends, insights and innovations.
The jacket called ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is designed out of seven miles of copper thread, well-known for its virus-killing properties. The copper releases electrically charged ions which makes it difficult for a microbe to breathe and could completely wipe out its DNA, preventing it from developing any further.
Read MoreThe startup has launched ‘iMASQ’ (Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Services Quarantine), a bus that will have on-site doctors and nurses to provide medication stock, collection facility, remote consultation but also an inhouse quarantine berth with ventilator facilities. The bus aims to cover 3000 to 10,000 houses within a 3 km radius each day.
Read MoreThis British initiative brings together local caterers and restaurants to provide daily meals to local NHS hospitals and trusts that require it, covering the cost of every meal. They ask for donations and support to make sure they can continue to offer this service to all NHS Heroes, as long as this crisis lasts.
Read MoreThe new protective shield called ZShield Flex utilises a unique adjustable neck-mount. ZShield Flex shields are made for workers in service industries, including restaurants, retailers, salons, grocery stores, food plants and the elective medical sector, as a more functional alternative to cloth face masks.
Read MoreWith COVID, schedules and travels have been cancelled, making the opportunity to connect virtually essential for teens in high school who want to play college sports. Sports Thread helps connect these student athletes with potential colleges and funding programs.
Read MoreFitz Frames launched Fitz Protect, a line of custom 3D-printed protective eyewear designed to fit around the contours of the worker's face and provide protection against small droplets from reaching the eyes, using their manufacturing facility at the Youngstown Business Incubator.
Read MoreSunCrafter works with partners to build a plan to manufacture a large number of its solution, which develops hand sanitisers by using end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules. The technology can be used in field hospitals, refugee camps and urban slums in countries with poor energy supplies.
Read MorePeople who were tested positive for COVID antibodies will be able to get a TSA PreCheck™ style clearance. They will be directed to blood test collection centers in their areas, with results then reported straight to the app. The level of antibodies in a person's system will determine their "pre-clearance" status, with a COVID PreCheck QR code, which can then be shown to employers in order to help speed their return to work.
Read MoreATP players can choose from a variety of 4,000 courses across business, technology, data science, personal development, and mental well-being, learning new skills that will serve them throughout their playing and non-playing careers, delivered by the world’s top university educators such as Imperial College London or the University of Pennsylvania.
Read MoreWhen IKEA’s FRAKTA shopping bag became a fashion phenomenon in 2017, Zhijun Wang, also known for his sneaker masks, designed a DIY pollution mask out of it. Since then, the designer has created alternative versions using materials like italian supermarket Esselunga’s yellow bag, and even released a youtube tutorial to help people in need make their own masks during COVID.
Read MoreIn Mosul, finding essential medication can be an expensive struggle, especially during COVID. Hadeed has created a new app that directs patients and relatives to pharmacies that provide the medication they need, and indicates where products are cheapest.
Read MoreThis fitness chain pivoted quickly and adapted to the situation. Therefore, they built their own platform to provide high quality video-conferencing that would work for personalized training, coaching and small group work. The online version of Innovative Fitness was already up and running by the end of March.
Read MoreThis initiative provides posters and signages that promote best-practice standardized templates, free to download and use, easily customizable and easily printable. They cover guidelines for both the community and individuals.
Read MoreCOVID CONNECT is focused on reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation. It is available to people who do not have good social networks to address despair, fear, loneliness, and other mental health concerns.
Read MoreThis Mobile PPS is an hermetic space where doctors can treat patients in a transparent protective space. It has constant overpressure, so the air flows only toward outside of the space, not letting the virus go inside. The clean air supply is guaranteed by a ventilator located outside or in an extra decontaminated space.
Read MoreThe initiative, launched by a pediatric nurse at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco and a local restaurant, helps paying struggling restaurants thanks to donations, while feeding hungry hospital workers. Frontline Foods is now expanding to NYC and tries to prioritize hospitals that are already triaging COVID patients and dealing with a high demand.
Read MoreThe student team used their experience with biosensors to come up with the winning idea at the annual AI Health Hackathon hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine’s Clinical & Translational Science Center in New York City: a “smart” respiratory mask that prevents the spread of airborne diseases while monitoring the wearer’s vital signs.
Read MoreThe face shields were given to two 'unique cases' newborn babies as a short-term protection for the babies’ journey from hostpital to home, because their parents needed to take a taxi or public transport.
Read MoreSurrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, Surrey County Council and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation team up to support the most vulnerable and sometimes socially isolated residents remain connected thanks to a platform where they can view, register and access online activities, like virtual coffee mornings, group chat sessions and tailored exercise classes.
Read MoreLifesaver's campaign, Lifeline To The Frontline, has given 400 pre-charged power banks using 100 per cent renewable energy to NHS and frontline workers so they can stay connected whilst on shift during COVID.
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