Manufacturing — COVID-19

2-year Backlog in Biologicals Manufacturing Hinders Medical R&D, Development of New Therapies for COVID-19 A shortage of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) has put a severe strain on treating COVID and other post-viral syndromes; especially for products developed for regenerative medicine. Dr. Ian White, President and CSO of Neobiosis, explains how this shortage has caused a 2-year backlog on desperately needed medical technologies. The demand for biologicals skyrocketed so quickly that supply has not been able to keep pace. There is a gap between research and manufacturing that has been highlighted by COVID-19. America is in desperate need of...

8 risks and 8 opportunities that COVID-19 brings for the environment The health crisis may lead to cuts in environmental investments but, at the same time, it may help reduce pollution and naturalize cities The COVID-19 health crisis brings multiple risks and opportunities for the environment. Researchers Mar Satorras and Isabel Ruiz-Mallén from the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) and Professor Hug March from the Faculty of Economics and Business – all three members of the UOC-IN3's Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA Lab) research group – have identified eight challenges and eight opportunities posed by this new situation. The sixteen points...

The COVID-19 crisis to cause turbulence in the airline sector until 2024 UOC researcher Pere Suau pointed out that the next few years will see a significant reduction in air traffic and that some airlines run the risk of folding The coronavirus pandemic has suddenly emptied once-bustling airports. The pandemic has left business plans throughout the entire airline industry up the air, leaving the vast majority of its fleets grounded and empty. According to Pere Suau Sánchez, professor and researcher at the UOC's Faculty of Economics and Business, it might be years until we see airports like Barcelona-el Prat return to...

How is Covid-19 impacting supply chains in Mexico? While the Covid-19 pandemic has broken 720,000 cases and led to almost 34,000 deaths globally as of 29th March, Mexico – which has the world’s 10th-largest population, at 127m – has reported 993 cases and 20 deaths.   To date the country’s response has been one of tempered caution. Domestic and international flights continue to operate, albeit less regularly, and inbound travellers from countries with high levels of infection, such as the US, China and Italy, are still permitted to enter.   Social and economic restrictions vary by state, but on March 23 the...