Startup Success: Hyderabad based startup Arvi has built AI thermal kiosks for contactless COVID-19 screening

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Hyderabad-based healthtech startup arvi has reinvented itself and developed #AI thermal kiosks for COVID-19 screening

Founded in July 2019 by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay alumni Sushant Reddy and his friend Avinash Lavangal, the startup initially came up with a platform to help senior citizens with its smart medical alert system. It enabled senior citizens to access emergency and non-emergency medical assistance at their doorstep at the push of a button.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a new opportunity for the startup. It has developed an unmanned contactless thermal scanning kiosk using AI technology with deep learning to combine facial recognition and thermal screening. It can detect people with high temperatures as well as those violating requirements to wear masks.

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Pivot and Persist: this startup has built AI thermal kiosks for contactless COVID-19 screening

The coronavirus pandemic has posed challenges as well as opportunities for healthcare startups in India. According to IBEF, the healthcare sector in India is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors, and has seen rapid transformation on the backdrop of technological advancements in the recent past.

Covid Research: IIT Delhi, National Chemical Laboratory working on home-based testing kits for COVID-19

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Home-based COVID-19 testing kits could soon be a reality with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune working on an alternative testing method which can not only be performed by individuals at home but will also deliver quick results.

The collaborative project with the NCL, which comes under the aegis of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has also received financial support from Microsoft India and is expected to be ready in a month's time.

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IIT Delhi, National Chemical Laboratory working on home-based testing kits for COVID-19

Home-based COVID-19 testing kits could soon be a reality with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune working on an alternative testing method which can not only be performed by individuals at home but will also deliver quick results.

Forbes: We’re About To See The Golden Age Of Drone Delivery – Here’s Why

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The way the world views drones is changing. Once a nuisance buzzing around our heads, drones are now life-saving tools in the battle against Covid-19. Instead of nuisance or novelty, drones are becoming necessary.

New aerial technologies are set to play a major role in an economy looking for innovative ways to meet the demands of the coronavirus crisis – and looking toward a global reset.

The times call for new technologies that connect the disconnected, provide resilience to at-risk supply chains and promote social distancing in last-mile delivery.

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Europe's most valuable fintech startup Klarna sees surge in its revenues during coronavirus pandemic

Klarna, Europe’s most-valuable private fintech, has seen its top line swell during the global lockdown, as retailers and shoppers flock online.

Klarna is one of several ‘buy now, pay later’ companies that give customers the option to pay for online purchases belatedly, either in a single repayment or in instalments. This can help fuel retail sales and, in return, each new retailer pays Klarna an upfront contractual fee, as well as commission on each transaction (and loan).

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Klarna revenues surge during coronavirus | Sifted

Klarna, Europe's most-valuable private fintech, has seen its top line swell during the global lockdown, as retailers and shoppers flock online. Klarna's commercial vice president, Luke Griffiths, told Sifted in an interview that the Swedish 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) provider had profited from the disruption of recent months.

How Llama Antibodies May Help us Fight Coronavirus

A study by Wrapp et al. just published in Cell shows antibodies from llamas block SARS and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (Wrapp et al., 2020). While this may pave the way for a potential treatment for the global coronavirus pandemic, it has left many people with a curious question:

Why llama antibodies?

Researchers investigated accidentally and then deeply, and found that all camelids (including dromedaries, llamas and alpacas) have unusual immune systems (Gross, 2000).

Camelid immune systems generate smaller antibodies that are both simpler and more compact than the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies found in all mammals.

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How Llama Antibodies May Help us Fight Coronavirus

A study by Wrapp et al. just published in Cell shows antibodies from llamas block SARS and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (Wrapp et al., 2020). While this may pave the way for a potential treatment for the global coronavirus pandemic, it has left many people with a curious question: Why llama antibodies?

Livinguard Technologies launches face mask to inactivate 99.9% of COVID-19 virus

Swiss hygiene company Livinguard, with operations also in India, as well as Germany, USA, Singapore, Japan and South Africa, has come up with a revolutionary and first of its kind face mask, that can directly inactivate bacteria and viruses, including 99.9 percent of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Available in three versions - Livinguard Face Mask Street for Rs 1,490, Livinguard Face Mask Pro priced at Rs 1,750 and Livinguard Face Mask Ultra at Rs 1,990, the masks will soon be available across the top e-commerce platforms in the country.

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Livinguard Technologies launches face mask; claims to inactivate 99.9% of COVID-19 virus

After conducting more than 65,000 experiments and filing over 100 patents, Swiss hygiene company Livinguard, with operations also in India, as well as Germany, USA, Singapore, Japan and South Africa, has come up with a revolutionary and first of its kind face mask, that can directly inactivate bacteria and viruses, including 99.9 percent of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.