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patientMpower, the innovative app that is providing remote monitoring for those in self-isolation because of COVID-19We all know that the current direction for those who are concerned that they may have COVID-19 is to continue self-isolation and call your doctor or 111 (in the UK) for advice, not head to the hospital. While this seems counterintuitive when you are feeling ill, the reality is that...
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Hand hygiene training made easy thanks to this MedTech innovation The current COVID-19 pandemic means that we are having to learn something that those of us outside of medical and food-related professions probably never thought that we would really need to: how to properly wash our hands. Yes, we wash our hands after going to the bathroom or before making food, etc., but how to really wash them ...
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The community-driven team that's on a mission to develop an emergency-use ventilator to aid COVID-19 patients... Open Source Ventilator Ireland is a community-driven team of volunteer engineers, designers, medical professionals, and community builders working together to develop a low-cost and open-source emergency-use ventilator, producible at scale to aid the treatment of COVID19 patients....
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Coronavirus is, of course, having a big impact on how many of us keep active. 5-a-side football, OUT. Gyms, OUT. Yoga group sessions, OUT.   But, inspired by how people are giving their time and providing support for people and organisations during the current climate, Sport Tech Hub are adamant that tech products – sport, fitness, wellness and health – can have a huge and i...
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In the face of the COVID 19 pandemic, Irish startup Wellola collaborates with the Irish HSE (Health Service Executive) on an innovative portal to help both patients and clinicians...  In the wake of coronavirus, everyone is asking how can we can triage and care for patients faster, remotely and more effectively? Step forward the HSE COVID19 Portal, a simple digital tool designed t...
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WILD.AI is the health tech startup that has created an AI powered, science backed fitness app designed specifically for women... The way that women train athletically is different to the way men train; the nutrition they need for training is different. The majority of health and fitness products, however, are designed for male physiology - often due to an ignorance of the aforementioned differenc...
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Nutribuddy founder Ella McKendrick shares the knowledge she has gained since starting her natural nutritional business within the ‘Grab and Go’ Meal Market. We live in a fast-paced world nowadays. We’re stressed out and under pressure to get from A to B, whether that’s for work or running the kids to school or local events.This daily pressure has led to the creation of t...
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The child health app on a mission to become the first nationwide digital redbook, just got a step closer to making their mission a reality... Nurturey, a child health app on a mission to become the first nationwide digital redbook, just got a step closer to making their mission a reality, thanks to a £550K investment that includes investment from the Owners and Directors of Day Lewis Plc, t...
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  How do we reduce plastic in our oceans? How can we make the air we breathe cleaner? How can we grow our own food in urban cities? At one-day event Ideation NI Thon, students will get the chance to solve global and local sustainability, environmental, city and health problems.  Taking place on 13th February 2020 at the UU Magee Campus Great Hall, thanks to Major Sponsor Ulster Univer...
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Generating online sales. The lowdown on how Calming Blankets, an Australian startup generated global sales for their innovative product, "weighted blankets"... Calming Blankets is an Australian company that was founded in 2017 and has since sold over 50,000 blankets online. With blankets starting from £119.00, the product is high-end and niche – yet has gained global interest and a lo...
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