Zoom Session: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Rapid Response

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now affected all of us in numerous ways, from the interruptions to our daily routines, to fears of contagion; from our concern for the medical professionals on the front lines, to escalating our sanitation practices and social distancing.

The CDC is responding to this pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This situation poses a serious public health risk. The federal government is working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, as well as public health partners, to respond to this situation. COVID-19 can cause mild to severe illness; most severe illness occurs in older adults.

Indie Labs, Executive Director, Bill Slavin has commented that, “we are uniquely positioned to shift activities to pandemic response and are working with local authorities, community members, and international scientists, engineers, and medical personnel to expand COVID-19 testing apparatus in the state. We currently have a team of 15 people locally building the effort, in addition to the expanded team from across the world.” Their work is focused on improvements to, and the availability of:

• COVID-19 Testing (qPCR systems and rapid CRISPR-based detection);
• Oxygen (PSA gas generating systems);
• Sterilization & Surgical Masks;
• Ventilators; and
• Related Logistics.

Please join us on Wednesday March 25 at 9am, Bill Slavin will walk us through their efforts and how people can assist.

• More information at the CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• To get the Zoom App - https://zoom.us/
• To access the Meeting with Bill Slavin on 3/25 9-10am - https://zoom.us/j/186598534

We want to also say a special Thank You to Sid Tanu of EnRichHER for hosting this session.

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What is 1 Million Cups?

Each week 1 Million Cups Richmond highlights entrepreneurs, and provides a great learning environment for entrepreneurs to assist one another. It is a national program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and we at RVA Works have been pleased to bring this program to Richmond. Since 2014 we have held over 250 unique networking events for entrepreneurs.

This is a setting in which business founders come to connect, inspire and educate one another. Each week an entrepreneur provides their business model and growth plans, and they benefit from questions and peer recommendations. Other founders in the audience refine their ideas, build their team, and develop local sales.