2. “If anything kills over 10 million people
in the next few decades, it’s more likely to be
an infectious virus, rather than a war. […]
We’re not ready for the next epidemic.”
— Bill Gates, TED2014
3. • This document has been prepared
by the venture fund SOSV to
provide examples, from its
portfolio and beyond, of initiatives
to combat COVID-19.
• Some of those solutions are
commercially available, others
are only local, or still in testing.
About
4. PreventTestCure
New Research & Experiments To Repurpose Existing Medication
Are Being Carried Out Worldwide
Didier Raoult
IHU Marseille
France
David Ho
Columbia University, USA
5. • Fast, low-cost portable testing
kit, based on CRISPR Cas12
• Sample to results in an hour.
• Can be done without a lab.
• Device cost <$200, strips <$10.
Testing Kit
Source: Caspr.bio
PreventTestCure
6. • Low-cost (<$10k) pipetting robot
for labs, usable in hospitals.
• 8-robot configuration can run
15,000 COVID-19 tests per week.
Lab Robot
Source: Opentrons.com
PreventTestCure
9. In Wuhan, JD Logistics uses
autonomous robots
to deliver essential
to residents stuck at home
due to the coronavirus.
• Autonomous cleaning and
polishing robots with
disinfection function.
• First units in Shanghai,
Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Sweeping
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Source: iSmart
10. In Wuhan, JD Logistics uses
autonomous robots
to deliver essential
to residents stuck at home
due to the coronavirus.
• Spraying robots for
disinfection.
Spraying
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Source: CNBC
12. • Smart helmets* with IR
sensors and AI-based face
recognition.
• Within 5m, alert if >37.3C.
• 2min to scan a line of 100.
People Scan
PreventTestCure
Source: Daily Mail
* Made by Kuang-Chi
Used in Chengdu & Shenzhen.