Italian startup Isinnova's staff showing valves produced with a 3D printer for hospitals, near the northern Italian city of Brescia, in Chiari, Italy. — Handout/Cristian Fracassi/Reuters
MILAN: Italian Cristian Fracassi heard about the shortage of valves used in respirators at his local hospital by word of mouth.
The founder of Isinnova, a startup with a staff of 14 people, offered his company's services to help ease the shortfall of equipment that has been in huge demand since the coronavirus outbreak struck Italy.
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