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An MVM ventilator shown during development.

Ventilators co-designed by a Canadian team led by Queen’s Nobel Laureate ready to go

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Ottawa orders 10,000 ventilators developed by team led by Art McDonald and global collaborators in fight against COVID-19.

An international ventilator design team, led in part by Queen’s Nobel Laureate Art McDonald, reached a new milestone today, with the Government of Canada announcing an agreement with global manufacturing firm Vexos to produce 10,000 Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) units that will help assist the country’s efforts to confront COVID-19….

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/ventilators-co-designed-canadian-team-led-queen-s-nobel-laureate-ready-go

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