DST sets up COVID-19 Task Force to map technologies by start ups

• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science and Technology set up COVID-19 Task Force for mapping technologiesto fund nearly market-ready solutions in the area of diagnostics, testing, health care delivery solutions & equipment supplies.

Key Points

• The technologies are mapped from Research and Development(R&D) labs, academic institutions, start-ups & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)
• The market solutions include masks, sanitizers, affordable kits for screening, ventilators, oxygenators among others and data analytics to track, monitor & control the outbreak by artificial intelligence(AI) & Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions.