Sumitomo Chemical funding development of COVID-19 scent sensor

Sumitomo Chemical Co. is providing some 100 million yen ($934,000) to an Israeli startup working to develop a sensor that can detect novel coronavirus infections by scent recognition.The Japanese company recently announced the decision to shoulder some 70 percent of the funds needed for NanoScent Ltd. to develop the sensor.The diagnostic sensor uses the startup's scent detection technology to detect viral infections from nasal exhalations within 30 to 60 seconds, it said. The Israeli company is seeking to attain 90 percent precision.The sensor is being tested at hospitals in Israel and Euro…READ FULL ARTICLE