COVID-19 and its accompanying economic downturn posed a crisis of confidence for America’s economy and the state of affairs worldwide. Here's what some entrepreneurs are doing about it.
is an industry coalition of leading American medical testing companies, healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs — currently 20 companies working together — who are bridging resources and working together to find real solutions for accessible and comprehensive testing.
They’re creating rapid tests accessible at home, work, drive-ups, and labs, that are inclusive of nasal, finger pricks, saliva, and antibodies. Even better, the testing will offer tele-health access to board-certified physicians, and work as a data aggregation that can be reported to civic and business authorities.Some companies already have the products and the consumer access to help with the information aggregation through existing technology — specifically, medical tech companies.
Oura Ring is another wearable tech device: a smart ring to track activity, sleep, and other markers of health such as heart rate and temperature.with the University of California San Diego and the University of California San Francisco on a study to determine if they can track early signs and symptoms of the virus.
And, some of the Tory Burch Foundation’s own entrepreneurs are giving back at this time, too. Ira Green, the founder of
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