Virgin Orbit plans to mass-produce new medical breathing device to help fight coronavirus pandemic

Virgin Orbit plans to mass-produce new medical breathing device to help fight coronavirus pandemic

The company reached out to California governor Gavin Newsom, who put the team in touch with the California Emergency Medical Services Authority. The organization turned Virgin Orbit over to the Bridge Ventilator Consortium, which includes researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Texas, Austin. They provided guidance on what kinds of devices would most benefit the medical community right now.