TORONTO The Ontario government is investing $2.5 million in wearable contact tracing technology that will alert users if they may have been exposed to the COVID-19 in the workplace and will beep or vibrate if they are within six feet of another person. In a news release issued on Thursday, the government said it is providing Facedrive Inc., a technology company founded in 2016, with the funding through the Ontario Together Fund. The money will be put towards the deployment of TraceSCAN a wearable tracing technology for people who work or spend time in facilities where smartphone use and therefore access to the COVID Alert app is limited. This can include places such as airlines, schools, construction sites and long-term care homes.
Ontario Government Investing in TraceSCAN Wearable Contact-Tracing Technology to Help Protect Workers from COVID-19
Innovative Made-In-Ontario technology will help stop the spread of COVID-19 while creating skilled jobs Facedrive Inc. a Canadian “people-and-planet first” technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade has endorsed and agreed to provide CAD $2,500,000 in non-dilutive funding to TraceSCAN, the COVID-19 wearable contact-tracing solution developed … Innovative Made-In-Ontario technology will help stop the spread of COVID-19 while creating skilled jobs Facedrive Inc. (” Facedrive “) (TSXV:FD) (OTCQX:FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” technology ecosystem, is pleased to announce that the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (the “
Patented Technology proven to KILL COVID-19
TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2021
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AEROBIOVAC Canada is now exclusively distributing nationally the only Air Decontamination System (ADS) proven to KILL the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. The Patented AEROBIOTIX UVC Light technology has been clinically tested on live SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) aerosols and scientifically proven to KILL 100% of airborne viruses including SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on a single pass through the Air Decontamination System (ADS).
GermZone Air Decontamination Systems are currently being used in hospitals and medical facilities in the USA and around the globe.
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The Ontario government is providing Mississauga-based McRae Imaging with $332,000 to support the production of inclusive personal protective equipment. The company is making face masks featuring an innovative lip-reading lens. This new mask will create a unique solution for the Deaf and hard of hearing community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding is being provided through the Ontario Together Fund.
The My Access Mask was designed by the Como Foundation, a not-for-profit enterprise also based in Mississauga. Through a partnership with the Como Foundation, McRae Imaging plans to produce 1.4 million My Access Masks, making sure more people in Ontario can comfortably use this essential piece of personal protective equipment. The My Access Mask will carry the Ontario Made logo as part of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters program to highlight quality made-in-Ontario products.