is it to say. soon as you hear me totally lose your mind. or the story behind the music. for the ages reducing. beethoven's 9th symphony for the world starts to simmer down t.w. . a big bullet for a small biotech firm in germany and the rest of the world. vaccine developed by bio on tech and now approved by the u.k. marks a technological breakthrough and could be a revolution for the entire pharmaceuticals industry we'll talk to one of the company's 1st investors. also on the show distributing that vaccine will be a big challenge

a look at how germany's flag carrier is gearing up to fly it around the world. and farmers in india have taken to the capital in protest over new agriculture reforms now delhi says it's ready to talk. alone welcome to the show i'm stephen beardsley in berlin and germany has extended its partial lockdown until january 10th dealing more bad news to restaurants bars and clubs the not unexpected the decision means more anticipation for a vaccine approval and hopes there are rising following the u.k.'s approval of a vaccine made by a german firm biotech and partnership with the us jug drug giant pfizer that's a breakthrough that could not only rescue economies but revolutionize the pharmaceuticals industry for years to come. it's not much to look at from the outside but what's inside is revolutionary by on tech says it m.r. any technology can eat the development of entirely new types of vaccines the 1st set their sights on cancer but then came the coronavirus and they found themselves

with a head start where they certainly a historic moment for us. to actually bring a product from concept together with our partners to. to being able to distribute a real product to. a country that's really historic. research is expensive but luckily for buy on tech founders an unusually large amount of venture capital allowed them to develop their project and their progress soon netted them a partnership with pharma giant pfizer buy on tech provided the technical know how while pfizer brought their experience in vaccine development and delivery not to mention production capacity of up to $1500000000.00 a year by on techs breakthrough with m.r.i. any technology has opened up new horizons for the company i think it introduces

a new class of technology which is very versatile and we should expect over the coming decade a number of other m.r. in a vaccine some products coming to market investors are confident in one year buy on tech valuation is growing 10 fold now it's worth $30000000000.00 us dollars. and i'm joined now by my. is a board member of venture capital firm in my g. which is backed by a tech since its founding in 2008 but it's good to have you on the show i would imagine as a pharmaceuticals investor one doesn't expect results so quickly as this vaccine has come out how much of a whirlwind has this been for your firm. good money steve in the thanks very to the media share of. this i say if you're talking about the vaccine story this has been. the most exciting journey

we has been check up to investors have taken on and what the company you've just listed was your question. i was wondering what was your firm's reaction when biotech suddenly pivoted to a coronavirus vaccine you've been with them from 2008 working on this technology that had not been proven and then they suddenly say they want to try and do a crowd of our stack scene. we need from the beginning the method so the technology that they are applying is very 1st time and then we understood that the coronavirus endemic was a not just an opportunity to contribute to. saving thousands of 100 thousands of lives but also to shed very good light on this new technology and to prove its. speed through development so we were absolutely excited when the company decided to us attack coronavirus what was it about biotech that made it worth investing in in the 1st place in 2008. well we know the founders

before from a previous investment that we may change their previous company and we were excited about it to the best tendency of this approach can be used to develop vaccines and can also be used to devise new drugs to fight cancer and you have patients with genetic diseases so it's probably the most diverse a tile to go you that you cannot lie to developing new drugs on top of that is take is a prime example of how and new technologies are now growing together so the company is more than it might take a company it's a big day to day channel it takes machine learning out summation robotics and it's a health company and this is what we found very very exciting because they've done these other fields where we invest there's been criticism in recent years that finding capital for biotech was very difficult in germany and yet now there are 2

vaccine companies care vaca as well as by attack that have candidates does that mean things are getting better and i absolutely expect these 2 developments to attract more investment by from private investors and from the public and certainly we will continue to support this financially and with their expertise you see. getting a very high risk of as much much less risk. and by chance that they had to take risk and then americans are british and there is not much in the standing that innovation is driven by venture capital but i think this is going to change now. with venture capital firm in my gene thanks very much. frank letting me thanks a lot. now the next part of that vaccine stories of course the logistical challenge that it poses german flag carrier tons of believes that it's up to the task and

says its cargo side can guarantee ultra low temperatures which the vaccine must be stored in no matter where in the world it has to be shipped. the vaccine against cove in $1000.00 could soon be transported worldwide in these special containers at temperatures of minus 70 degrees celsius. for months philip motor back has been preparing for this massive undertaking german cargo airline move tons of cargo is responsible for the transport of pharmaceutical products the thermal containers can usually maintain temperatures of up to minus 20 degrees celsius but thanks to a special procedure in which the vaccine is covered with dry ice a lot of back and his colleagues can also guarantee temperatures of minus 7 degrees celsius. you've got to know that this prepared airtight container will be delivered to the pharmaceutical manufacturers just like this it's back to the manufacturers plant and when it arrives it looked on the cargo it's already at the right temperature it's then shipped to its final destination it's also sent to the

recipient's farm or warehouse where it's finally opened at the correct temperature wise you know but of which. the temperature of the container is monitored throughout the entire journey whether it's taxiing in frankfurt in the belly of a plane or even on another continent. in order for this to work look tons of cargo c.e.o. peter galba set up a world wide network. does it provide we're ready we could start tomorrow we've been working on this intensely for months and a task force comprised of our experts as well as expert shippers and producers take our deliveries of insulin for instance we're now capable of transporting and delivering it to brazil in 18 hours it will also work for this vaccine. yet and then for but by the balcony without the close collaboration among. shippers from all over the world it would probably be impossible to guarantee a chain of support in which temperatures of minus 70 degree celsius are maintained

but live tons of cargo manages it with aplomb while also managing loading hubs worldwide that work under the same strict regulations as those at frankfurt airport . a lot of components have to work together in concert we as an airline and the shippers work hand in hand with a thermal container has many checkpoints or we test whether the temperature is still in the right range if there's still enough dry ice and if the battery still properly charged. this is all especially important when it comes to the corona virus vaccine which can easily spoil it 2 and a half tons of medication that fit into each container are not only expensive they're also expected to be in high demand to deliver it whether to africa asia or south america. let's check in now and some of the other business stories making headlines germany's financial regulator baffin expects a major wave of credit losses at german banks next year following the pandemic it's especially worried about aircraft financing to the grounds of planes and other

threat as hackers with many investment bankers working from home and using less secure id infrastructure. american airlines has completed the 1st public flight of a boeing 737 max since the plane was grounded early last year following 2 disastrous accidents more than 300 people died in those crashes american is planning to begin commercial flights with the max at the end of the month. over to india where the government there says it's resuming talks with farmers protesting a series of agriculture reforms of the disputed bills were passed in september and among other things removed government controlled buyers for farm produce letting the negotiate directly with protesters and delhi says the move will give farmers more autonomy farmers themselves said the reforms mean an end to the guaranteed minimum pricing for their crops they've taken their complaints all the way the capital. thousands of india's farmers are far from their fields and

staid taking to the capital in protest as vehement opposition to prime minister narendra modi's farm reforms proved by the day. god is going to get they're turning us into daily wage labor we are sitting here to safeguard our future we do not want elderly such here in the cold. but let's look at it is equal. despite winter closing in defiant farmers have set up camp in delhi they say the new laws that remove middlemen who cut off a vital source of finance and leave them at the massey of corporations. the middle men are like a.t.m.'s for us we can haul money from them any time if we get on well and we don't have money in our homes we just borrow from them. logue is good people are against these laws everyone is against them the government have become puppets for corporations. the government has scramble to placate the

powerful farming groups but stands by the overhaul farmers say they are not going anywhere until the law is abolished. singapore has become the 1st country to approve meat developed in the lab using animal cells to create what is called novel food that comes from u.s. firm eat just where scientists spent 4 years on the process or a handful of chicken cells are isolated and then placed in a nutrient enriched solution to multiply they're fed a mix of protein sugars and salts in a bio reactor and finally come out of the paddy all without the slaughter the company now wants to invest millions in a large local facility. that's it for me and the team here in berlin as always to check us out online thanks for watching.

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a virus spread. through the town. it's called spectrum if you would like any information on the. science topic you should really check out our podcast you can. pod cast you can also find us at. how do we get infected with the coronavirus top anees researchers have used a few per computer to simulate how viral particles move their findings show how far even the smallest droplets can spread and how moch social distancing at umich impacts the spread of covert 19. their research suggests that the use of

humidifiers may help limit infections indoors during times when regular ventilation isn't possible. until vaccines are widely available doctors suggest sticking to the 3 w.'s what's your distance wash your hands and wear a mask. dissimulation makes the invisible threats visible could help people to evaluate risk of infection. this is developing is covert $900.00 special i'm take for you from thanks for joining me the united kingdom has become the 1st country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by germany's buy on tech u.s. pharma giant pfizer russia's regulatory authorities say the job can be delivered in the coming days the vaccine which has been found to be 95 percent effective in trials uses an r. and a technology to train the body to create antibodies against the disease but

until a vaccine is rolled out around the world the usual rules that wash your hands keep your distance where a mosque remain the only way to guard against the virus here in europe many countries are still struggling to deal with surging infection numbers in spain a nighttime curfew is in place across the country. the reporter philip schultz discovered not everyone is sticking to the rules. every week and some moderate police have been knocking on hundreds of doors to shut down illegal parties meetings of up to 6 people who are not related but police have broken up parties of more than 200 who are keen as a business student in madrid he only wants to speak briefly and anonymously as he regularly goes to such parties he himself recently helped organize one. of the we just rented a place so we could drink and smoke inside just

a few visitors even but that didn't last long honestly young people's biggest fear is having to pay a fine that's why this place is need to be well insulated so the neighbors and the police won't detect anything if you don't know. keane and his friends seem unfazed by the statistics furred of spaniards become infected with the coronavirus at private parties police chief javier friend mundus is especially troubled by the new business model being developed. bars that are actually supposed to be closed certainly do take money in exchange for letting people in there's a clear economic incentive for it apart from that we have discovered private homes that were charging entrance fees right at the front door this isn't just about a few friends meeting up psychiatry's geography gara is calling for more empathy with a young people even if you support strictly abiding by the hygiene measures experts

are starting to acknowledge the consequences of such drastic restrictions on young people socialites right now we have finding out that young people's mental health problems have increased dramatically as a result of the springs locked down as suicide safe increased by 22 percent so far and attempted suicides have even increased by 35 percent on top of that there's been a major increase in the consumption of alcohol in psychoactive drugs young spaniards are now confronted with new rules all bars in madrid must close at 11 pm and curfew begins at midnight after a year of the pandemic has mess of any effect at the quality of life of young people all over the world at the same time experts keep emphasizing how dangerous partying can be in the current situation. just even directly charged with and asked them to refrain from parties at the moment. even so business student who are

keen doesn't want to be forbidden from partying he says he can decide for himself what risk he's willing to tolerate even if it means partying in private homes until 6 am for the duration of the curfew. let's bring in professor lydia murawski from the science and engineering faculty at the queensland university of technology in brisbane professor oscar welcome to the show you've been warning about the dangers of airborne transmission of covered 1000 for months now how does that make you feel to hear the young man in the report we just saw say he simply doesn't want to be forbidden from partying something which i come truly understand that at this stage of pandemic someone can say something like this of course that person can individually take up take a risk and say i'm going to be infected it's my business but it's not it's really a super responsibility top consider this if you are infected and you are going to

go around infecting others who potentially died because of this it's not just your personal issue now at the beginning of the pandemic the prevailing advice that's just wash your hands and keep your distance but you are among those early on who recognise that this may not be enough to prevent infection what's the latest research telling us. everybody's asking about their latest research about is this is not about what was just discovered it is something which we knew all i mean sundays for a long time and seems science one we've been warning that something needs to be done in terms of proper accommodations and proper record nutrition of the risk of transmission and it's not just copy not just the pandemic but all respect or ear infections transmitted this week somehow no one was interested to listen you during

australian or internationally so when this pandemic came we really put all our ports to bring this mode of transmission into ford focus. and we're certainly listening now let's talk specifically about a distance we've been told to stay one and a half to 2 meters away from each other but these small airborne particles they can travel much farther than that. well of course if you are close to somebody somebody who is infectious and somebody who is a source of this mall particles smaller bigger part that goes of course in the proximity to the person you are likely to incur a lot and particles of all sizes smaller because. bigger particles will potentially drop on the ground big enough but the smaller one will stay india will linger india like see about. cigarette smoke smoke or. something those.

particles from cigarette smoke are smaller than the particles we stick barrels but nevertheless the got a spark because can stay in the pore long time and travel long distances so it's not enough to be a way that we don't have from somebody infected it can be. need those tens of meters or even hundreds of meters away from the infected person where developed latent particles linger in the air and can be inhaled and smiles are really a perfect way to explain how this works now people who oppose strict coronavirus measures argue that everything in life involves taking a risk how do you personally weigh up the odds of being infected versus say the need to maintain social contact and a relationship with the i side world. this is true that every of us think involves 36 but the reste in getting infected being in a place where people aren't poked at

a very high and i often say for example if this kind of priests were related top car travel would you jump into the car if you all had their risk of being in being having an accident off if you burst sent you'll think about this twice this can be compared to the their respects which we are taking or not or not taking so way no reason is. a risk which would you don't quite understand can't quite quantify your really have to take all possible precautions to avoid taking this risk and i certainly wouldn't jump into that car professor maraca from the university of technology in princeton thank you so much for your expertise thank you for having me on the program. time now to answer one of your questions about the car on a virus over to our science correspondent stare aquariums.

with the expected protection period for a new m. or n. a vaccines how long does it need to be for herd immunity we don't yet know how long these new vaccines will protect people who receive them because not enough time has passed since large numbers of people have received them trials have only been going on since the end of july we know that that when you catch other coronaviruses it provokes an immune response that lasts for anything from for months to a year or 2 both but we've never developed vaccines for those coronavirus so we don't really have anything to compare these new vaccines to or or a yardstick for guessing how long they might provide protection add to that the fact that if they do receive emergency use authorizations then it will be the 1st time that m r n a vaccines have ever seen widespread use and it all becomes even more of

a guessing game but almost all the experts i read do say they don't expect them to provide lifetime protection the question of how long the period of protection needs to be to provide herd immunity is trickier because it could easily turn into a moving target the most estimates you read say we should have the situation under control when 60 to 70 percent of the population acquires immunity through through vaccination or sickness if one of more vaccines provoke long lasting immunity to cope at 19 say say 10 years that would be fantastic basically because it would give us the time we need to vaccinate large chunks of the population and trust that they wouldn't be in danger again for a. for a good long while but if that scene provoked immunity as much shorter say just 6 months or a year it makes the logistics of large scale vaccination programs

a lot harder because in addition to trying to get everyone their 1st shot we have to also start giving people who got up and out booster shots and in pretty short order so a lot will hinge on the question of how long the various vaccine candidates protect people. and not follow from us for the latest on the pandemic go to g.w. dot com this last covert 900 until next time frame the team if they die and take a. month

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