
OxVent
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OxVent
@OxVent
A team of Engineers, Clinicians & Manufacturers from @oxengsci @KingsCollegeLon @UniofOxford @SmithNephewPLC building a rapid prototype Ventilator for COVID-19.



The latest Innovation Insights publication features the collaborative efforts of 12 UK Universities, bringing together funding and ideas to accelerate and support the growth of social ventures. innovation.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/upl… #socialventure #OxfordUniversity #Impact12 #ventures #OUI


And inter-sectoral partnerships - academia, industry, public health and NGOs. Only together can we tackle the existential threat of emerging and pandemic threats.








How did @UniofOxford respond to the call for ventilators during the pandemic? With the creation of OxVent, a social enterprise capable of manufacturing affordable and high quality ventilators, and a little help from Her Majesty's personal helicopter. innovation.ox.ac.uk/about/social-e…


In March @ndorms DPhil student @RobearPierre spoke to his supervisor Prof Mark Thompson about the need for ventilators. Within a week a @UniofOxford collaboration had developed a prototype for a simple, safe & scalable ventilator for #COVID19: bit.ly/3qTsOM9
