The latest developments

To keep everyone informed of our progress, we keep a blog here.

OperationAIR is looking for a partner for further development and international distribution

Approximately two months ago our student team started with the goal to prevent potential shortages of ventilators that could occur in the Netherlands due to COVID-19. After design…

08 jun. 2020
A visit from the Prime Minister and a decrease in new hospitalisations

Last Wednesday (April 15th) we received a visit from a very special guest. The Prime Minister came to the university to see the AIRone. Due to the measures to control the spread o…

22 apr. 2020
Tests, tests, tests and a special guest

Last week has been all about testing and further development of the AIRone. On Friday, 3rd of April, medical professionals from the Leiden University Medical Center and the Erasmu…

14 apr. 2020
We managed to create a functional prototype: the AIRone!

Our first functional prototype is a fact: the AIRone. Last week the AIRone has been a subject to various tests. Using a mechanical phantom of the lungs we were able to do the func…

05 apr. 2020
Prototype in delevopment and testing fase

The last few days there have been a lot of developments within the team of OperationAir. We have been working hard on different prototypes for which we have received all the neces…

26 mrt. 2020
The first week

The first week went by in no time. It has been amazing to receive so many positive reactions. On top of that, there have been experts who have helped us tremendously via email, ph…

20 mrt. 2020
OperationAIR has started!

The first day, the team (mostly through Skype) met up under the supervision of Jaap. Creating structure was the highest priority. The interested students were split up in 3 teams …

16 mrt. 2020