Weekly Refresh: COVID-19 Testing Push, Pushnami Offers Free Services, and More

Wheel and Astrotech are among the Austin startups pushing for COVID-19 testing innovations, plus more trending Austin tech news.

Written by
Published on Mar. 30, 2020
Weekly Refresh: COVID-19 Testing Push, Pushnami Offers Free Services, and More
Weekly Refresh: COVID-19 Testing Push, Pushnami Offers Free Services, and More
austin
Photo: Shutterstock

Astrotech developing a breath testing device for COVID-19. The Austin research and development company announced the BreathTest-1000. It would screen for COVID-19 or pneumonia using just a patient’s breath. [Built In Austin]

Pushnami offering free services for six months. Its push notification platform helps businesses run cost-effective campaigns. Due to challenges posed by the pandemic, the company will offer free use of its platform and also will donate $10,000 to the Central Texas Food Bank. [Newswire]

Wheel and imaware partnered on COVID-19 testing. The digital health startups plan to bring virus testing to people’s homes, but trained clinicians will administer the testing. Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved this testing method. [Built In Austin]

Diligent Robotics raised $10M. The startup creates nurse assistant robots for hospitals. DNX Ventures led the Series A funding round. [Built In Austin]

CodeWizardsHQ announced The Dragon Quest. It’s a free 21-day coding challenge for kids ages eight to 18. The challenge focuses on Python and JavaScript. [PRNewswire]

Explore Job Matches.