Apr 12, 2020

Health Digest - Who will be the next Newton?

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Health

The latest news and information about innovations in healthcare.

Hi there,

I hope that you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy.

These times are surely uncertain and very particular. However, it is worth remembering that the best innovations are born in times of crisis. Now is the time for all of us, engineers, doctors and entrepreneurs, to work on ingenious solutions and show unprecedented solidarity. Newton modeled gravity during the black plague pandemic, and Turing thought of the computer during WW2. It is in these tough times that creativity and genius can expand their potential.

Stay safe and #StayHome,

Alaedine

Less-covid news

> It’s quite difficult to find non-covid-related news at all (we really tried!).

How the U.S. Ended Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags | The New Yorker

A Silicon Valley C.E.O., Jared Kushner, and the race to get P.P.E. for America’s hospitals.

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Companies Are Partnering To Address The Threat Of New Pathogens - CB Insights

Across industries, companies are forging partnerships aimed at diagnosing and treating Covid-19. We highlight some of these initiatives and what this trend could mean for future emerging pathogens.

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Fighting covid 101

> How can we fight back against a 20 nano-meters enemy that spread within air? Answer: together.

How Facebook and Google are helping the CDC forecast coronavirus - MIT Technology Review

And their help is crucial. Google and Facebook alone are able to reach out to more people on earth than any government, public or private organization, or even the medias.

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We Mapped How the Coronavirus Is Driving New Surveillance Programs Around the World - OneZero

It’s a complex trade-off: Governments need information to create containment strategies and know where to focus resources. At the same time, governments have a way of holding onto tools that undermine citizens’ privacy long after the moment of crisis has passed.

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The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape - Nature

Currently, there are 78 confirmed COVID-19 vaccine candidates, 5 of which have already entered clinical trials.

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Book of the week

Reprogramming the American Dream, by Kevin Scott

In this essential book, Kevin Scott tackles one of the most critical issues facing society today: the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be realistically used to promote growth, even in a shifting employment landscape.

Read this comment by Dina Bass, from Bloomberg.

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Techstars Startup Digest Health is curated by:

Alaedine Benani - MD PhD Trainee - MSc in Data Science & Entrepreneurship
alaedine.benani@startupdigestmail.com

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