K-One granted non-exclusive license to distribute ventilators

KUALA LUMPUR: K-One Technology Bhd (K-One Tech) has been granted a non-exclusive license agreement (NELA) by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL), United States (US) to manufacture and distribute the Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally (VITAL) ventilators worldwide.

K-One Tech said the manufacturing and distribution of the low-cost VITAL ventilator is to meet the shortage of ventilators in specific countries and also to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19 infections as countries begin to lift their respective lockdowns.