Our main focus at the moment is the development of our low cost, super scalable respirator / ventilator device. This device has been developed using our more than 20 years of product development experience in Africa to create a product design that caters exclusively for the constraints found when developing and manufacturing products in emerging market spaces.We are currently engaged with our local government resources as well as international partners for countries such as Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana and the DRC.Once we are through our current beta testing and have completed our next build round we will start formalising the commercial offer to parties.We have developed the product so that it can be manufactured using various supply types for the the critical items like motors and sensors and the design is such that it is easy to manufacture with very limited requirements for special equipment.The product can also be supplied in a kit format so that in-country manufacturing customers are able to put the product together and keep the required medical equipment standards intact.The product adheres the to the FDA emergency respirator specifications and will also adhere to the FDA emergency ventilator specifications.The product will be launched initially as a respirator device and once the mechanics have been field tested, will be software updated to provide emergency ventilator functionality.

Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.

I have a prototype or a simple version I can show my customers

I have run my own product development companies in various forms over the past 30 years. I am electronics engineer with extensive experience in all aspects of product development and manufacturing with my previous company having supplied more than 300,000 of various products developed and manufactured in South Africa into Africa.I do have limited medical equipment experience but I do not believe this is an inhibiting factor with regards to our current product development strategy.I have a very strong network that is used for production support and compliance testing and am able to quickly scale as needed.I have already received interest from a very large manufacturing company involved in the production and distribution of electricity pre-paid meters to engage in some of collaboration for production and sales to the multiple markets in Africa where they sell and have support offices.

South Africa

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