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March 2, 2020

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.


Kitty Knowles

6 min read

Priya Lakhani, founder and CEO at Century Tech.

Some daft tech is being proposed to help combat the spread of coronavirus, from a facepalm-inducing advice bot in Times Square to personalised face masks that promise to help you unlock your smartphone.

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Baroness joanna Shields, ceo BenevolentAI
Baroness Joanna Shields, chief executive of BenevolentAI.
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UVD Robots are operating in China.
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Sonovia makes protective fabrics from nanoparticles.
Sonovia makes protective fabrics from nanoparticles.
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SkyCell is helping send drugs to China.
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Priya Lakhani, founder and CEO at Century Tech.
Priya Lakhani, founder and chief executive at Century Tech.
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Derk Arts, founder Castor.
Derk Arts, founder of Castor.
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