THE MICHEL CREMER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHYSICIANS, ENGINEERS, DESIGNERS TECHNICIANS AMONGST OTHER SCIENTISTS. THIS COLLABORATION STEMS FROM THE “ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE BRUXELLES”, “FABLABS” FROM THE “UNIVERITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES” AND THE ST-PETER’S HOSPITAL, WHO ALL WANTED TO ANSWER THE CURRENT NEED FOR PROTECTIONS.
Together, these teams have conceived devices and made them available to the medical staff as well as other categories of people at risks, particularly on their work place.
these devices aim to allow them to protect themselves and reduces the risk of infection. From the launch of the project, the Foundation took charge of all the supplying logistics as well as the distribution of the masks to the people in need.With the support of a research team, students, alumni and from all the charity workers, we have distributed more than 140.000 faceshields within 3 moths (from March to June 2020).
The Foundation covers the expenses of the collaboration and takes care of the logistics support needed for the manufacture and distribution of the faceshields and aprons. This material has been given to numerous hospitals ( St-Peters, ULB Erasmus, UZ Brussels, ZN Antwerpen, Bordet, Brugman, Huderf, CHU Epicura of Mons…). In addition, demands keep growing in every regions of Belgium whether from hospitals, palliative care centers, abortion centers, rest homes, general practioner, nurses, kinesitherapists, dentists, Youth Service centers, townhall, nurseries, police stations, jailhouses, psy and now schools.
Today, we are able to manufacture 3.000 reusable “faceshields” and 5.000 aprons a day.
Our teams have also been asked to produce swabs and respiratory valves. Other companies are already taking care of it, and in particular Endotools Therapeutics, the Biomedical engineering service of the Polytechnical School of Brussels spin-off.
We want to sincerely thank people that helped us by making donation and gave raw material as well as means of production (3D Printers, laser cutting machines).
However, the fight has not ended yet. Numerous needs and demands are not answered to. We need your support to allow us to continue: by making a donation following this link or on the account of the Foundation BE 35068910986237 as well as material and 3D printers.