Low-cost ventilators being developed in Argentina

National Institute of Industrial Technology – INTI

Shared by: Maria Eugenia Suarez, Deputy Manager, National Institute of Industrial Technology – INTI (ACE Leader)

Vecino Salud App provides health information to help prevent Covid-19 spread in Cordoba, Argentina

Municipality of Cordoba

Shared by: Guillermo Acosta, Secretary of Economy and Finance, Municipality of Cordoba (ACE Ambassador)

Production and Deployment of Fast Diagnostic Covid-19 Tests

Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) and Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology on Theranostics and Nanobiotechnology (INCT-TeraNano)

Shared by: Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Director, INCT-TeraNano (RIAC Partner)

Quick deployment Ambu-bag ventilators

University of São Paulo

Ask: Technical assistance, components supply and funding for manufacturing

Shared by: Marcondes Araujo, Science & Technology Liaison, SUDECO (ACE Leader)

Overview of Inventions, Technologies, and Tools to Address Covid-19’s Impact

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Online Platforms and Mobile Apps to Address COVID-19

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Call for Research Proposals to fight Covid-19

Brazilian Innovation Agency – FINEP

Shared by: Newton Hamatsu, Advisor to the President, Brazilian Innovation Agency – FINEP (ACE Leader)

Disinfectant Created with Nanotechnology that Could Eliminate the COVID-19

Aya Tech

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Public-Private Partnership to Develop an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Brazilian Company of Research and Industrial Innovation and Braile Company

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Decontamination Technologies

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Free Transport Services for Donations to Hospitals and Medical Assistance Initiatives in Brazil

Truckpad

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Tech-Based Medical Devices for Treatment of COVID-19 Patients

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Identification and Sequencing of COVID-19 Genome

National Laboratory for Scientific Computing – LNCC and Oxford University

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Support for Research on Medicines to Treat Respiratory Symptoms of COVID-19

The São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Quick Test for COVID-19 Diagnosis

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Personal Protective Equipment

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Foreign Ministry of Brazil through the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the OAS

Reusable modular mask being developed by Chilean entrepreneurs

Copper3D Global

Shared by: Michel Marfil Rivero, General Manager, R+D+I Hub Mexico (ACE Leader)

Covid-19 home diagnosis kit

Genosur 

Ask: Partners, customers, and investors to scale up production

Shared by: Sofía del Sante, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ProChile

Mobile App that helps identify Covid-19 patients based on Artificial Intelligence

Cognitiva

Shared by: Luis Guerra, Adjunct Professor and Advisor, Autonomous University of Chile (ACE Leader)

Free software for hygiene control of health institutions

Fracttal

Ask: Components supply and funding for manufacturing

Shared by: Sofía del Sante, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ProChile

Free App for occupational health management to mitigate Covid-19 contagion

Zyght Sanitary

Ask: Components supply and funding for manufacturing

Shared by: Sofía del Sante, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ProChile

Digital platform to gather information about needs and donations in Chile

Movidos por Chile

Shared by: Gonzalo Larenas, CEO, Clyc.me

Platform to support SMEs in Chile

Clyc.Me, Dadneo, Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Shared by: Gonzalo Larenas, Executive Director, Clyc.Me (ACE Leader)

Open source low-cost ventilators being developed in Medellin

InspiraMED

Ask: Partners, customers, and investors to scale up the solution

Shared by: Santiago Acosta, CEO, Reflejarse (ACE Leader)

3D printed masks being developed in Bogotá

Makers Colombia

Ask: Technical components such as elastic plastic bands, printing filaments, and acetate sheets

Shared by: Ana Muñoz, Founder and Director, 1/4Tech Lab (ACE Leader) 

Call for Development projects on personal protective equipment in Colombia

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Shared by: Ana Muñoz, Founder and Director, 1/4Tech Lab (ACE Leader)

Fast Deployment Ventilators Manufactured in Bogota

University of Sabana and Colombian Military Industry (INDUMIL)

Shared by: Marcela Rueda, Deputy Director, Connect Bogota (ACE Leader)

GeoVisor of Vulnerable Index to Identify High-Risk Population in Colombia

Statistics National Administration (DANE) and National Planning Department (DPN)

Shared by: Lorena Aristizabal, Specialist, Council for Competitiveness and Innovation (RIAC Partner)

Open Innovation Project to manufacture medical devices

Ministry of Science, Technologies and Telecommunications (MICITT), National Education Institute (INA), Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica (CICR) and Partners

Shared by: Carlos Mora, Vice Minister of Economy (ACE Leader)

3D Printed Face Masks and Ventilators Manufactured in Dominican Republic

Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University and Santo Domingo Technology Institute

Shared by: Sandra Marina González, Director of Planning and Development, Superintendence of Securities (ACE Leader)

Information Technologies and Data Analytics Tools to Support Health Services

Multiple Entities

Shared by: Sandra Marina González, Director of Planning and Development, Superintendence of Securities (ACE Leader)

Mobil App that notifies users who were in contact with Covid-19 patients in Ecuador

Hyperlabs

Shared by: Roberto García, Research Coordinator, Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (ACE Leader)

Low-Cost Disposable Artificial Respirator Developed in Ecuador

University of Cuenca and Salesian Polytechnic University

Ask: Seed funds to advance applied research projects between the university and companies

Shared by: Villie Morocho, Researcher, University of Cuenca (ACE Leader)

Interactive Platform that Centralizes Measures Taken Prevent the Dissemination of Coronavirus

Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion

Shared by: Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the OAS

Virtual Platform that Manages Donations to Deliver Food Baskets for Vulnerable Communities

Dar una Mano Sin Dar la Mano

Shared by: Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the OAS

Fundraising to purchase Covid-19 tests

Foundation for the Development of Guatemala – FUNDESA

Shared by: Juan Carlos Paiz, President, Foundation for the Development of Guatemala – FUNDESA (ACE Leader)

Network Simulator to Analyze Infection Patterns

Universidad Francisco Marroquin

Shared by:Leonel Moreales Díaz, Professor, Universidad Francisco Marroquin

3D printed masks developed in Haiti

Alpha Haiti

Shared by: Clifford Nau, Economic Advisor, Office of the President

Virtual Health Clinic platform in Honduras

Central American Technological University - UNITEC

Shared by: Marlon Breve, Academic President, UNITEC

Artificial Intelligence Platform and X Rays to Facilitate Diagnose COVID-19

Klustera

Shared by:Carolina Agurto Salazar, Partner and Directo of Innovation, Idea Foundation (ACE Leader)

Open call to apply for access to the Swiss Synchrotron to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Council of Science, Technology and Innovation in Hidalgo State – CITNOVA

Shared by: José Alonso Huerta Cruz, CEO, Council of Science, Technology and Innovation in Hidalgo State – CITNOVA (ACE Leader)

Emergency ventilators and 3D Face Shields manufactured in Jamaica

Bludot

Shared by: Ancel Bhagwandeen, Founder, ProtoFABTT (ACE Leader)

Covid-19 quick diagnostic tests and non-invasive ventilators

CIBNOR

Ask: Supply of reactive for diagnostic tests

Shared by: Dr. Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales, IP and Tech Commercialization Coordinator, RIAC Partner

Digital Platforms That Centralize Information About Medical Devices to Treat COVID-19 Patients in Mexico

The United States-Mexico Foundation for Science - FUMEC

Shared by: Carlos Martínez, CEO, TechBa Colombia (ACE Leader)

COVID-19 Test Taken at Home in Peru

EsSalud

Shared by:Jonathan Moscoso, Doctor, EsSalud

Telemedicine Services Through Video Call to Optimize the Triage Process of Potential COVID-19 Patients in Peru

Ministry of Health and Smart Doctor

Shared by:Roberto Vargas, Global Advisor, SmartDoctor (RIAC Partner)

Open Source Low-Cost Ventilators Kit That Can Be Assembled

FreeBreathing

Shared by: Reina Raveles, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Suriname (ACE Leader)

Online training to implement copper coating

Caribbean Industrial Research Institute

Shared by: Ancel Bhagwandeen, Founder, ProtoFABTT (ACE Leader)

3D Printed Face Shields and Masks for Health Professionals

Florida Institute of Technology – Florida Tech

Shared by: Tristan Fiedler, Director of Federal & Faculty Engagements, Florida Institute of Technology (ACE Leader)

Face Shields and Intubation Chambers Under Development in the United States

Georgia Institute of Technology

Shared by: Lynne Henkiel, Director of Innovation Ecosystems, Georgia Institute of Technology (ACE Leader)

Low-cost sequencing equipment for Covid-19 routine diagnosis (under development)

Ithaka Innovation Center, Catholic University

Shared by: Maria Magdalena Giuria, Director of Ithaka Innovation Center, Catholic University of Uruguay

Open Call for proposals of low-cost fast-manufacturing ventilators

Research and Innovating Agency of Uruguay – ANII

Shared by: Sara Goldberg, COO, Research and Innovating Agency of Uruguay – ANII ACE 8 leader)

Open-Source Automatically Controlled Medical Ventilator

AmboVent

Shared by: Eitan Eliram, Doctor, AmboVent

Government Response Trakcer

Oxford Universiry

Shared by: Carolina Agurto, Partner and Director of Innovation, IDEA Foundation (ACE 12 leader)

Labor Public Policies Repository of the Organization of American States (OAS)

Inter-American Network for Labor Administration

Rolling Updates on Covid-19

World Health Organization – WHO

Online report on Covid-19 global cases

Worldometer

Shared by: Ancel Bhagwandeen, Founder, ProtoFABTT, Trinidad and Tobago (ACE Leader)

Interactive map that tracks Covid-19 cases

Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University

Online platform to track Covid-19 global cases

Students at Carnegie Mellon University

Shared by: Guillermo Pou Mount, General Manager, Business Group Pou Munt, Bolivia (ACE Leader)

Open Source Low-Cost Ventilators Kit That Can Be Assembled

FreeBreathing

Shared by: Reina Raveles, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Suriname (ACE Leader)