Where research transforms COVID-19 treatment

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Professors Mervyn Singer and Becky Shipley explain how they got a mechanical breathing support machine from idea to reality in a month, and helped protect the NHS during the first COVID surge. GUESTS Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL Becky Shipley, Professor of Health Care Engineering, UCL Dr Neil McGuire, former Director of Medical Devices, MHRA Hiten “Rup” Ruparelia, COVID hospital patient who used UCL-Ventura CPAP Access the transcript here: www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep-5-where-research-transforms-covid-19-treatment Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

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Professors Mervyn Singer and Becky Shipley explain how they got a mechanical breathing support machine from idea to reality in a month, and helped protect the NHS during the first COVID surge. GUESTS Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care...

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