Joel Montané, SAFE research group at Blanquerna-URL
The well-known 3 "P's" (protection, prevention and promotion) are basic pillars of public health in our society and have been the focus of European governments throughout the coronavirus health crisis. What could we have improved?
Ã’scar Mateos, URL Rector's Delegate for Impulse Agenda 2030
African countries have extensive experience in health crisis management, so why don't we follow their example? Dr Mateos explains what makes the African Union and the African CDC referents and what we can learn from African societies.
Roger Mallol, GTM research group of La Salle-URL
Bioinformatics has become an essential field for tackling the pandemic, achieving goals such as the sequencing of the virus genome, which has made it possible to study its biology and function. Mallol explains the opportunities of this discipline.
Jaume Abella, Cybersecurity master coordinator at La Salle-URL
The increase in teleworking during the pandemic forced personal computers that were not sufficiently protected to be put on the corporate network. Cybercrime tripled and, according to Dr Abella, could soon cost 11 trillion dollars a year.
Cristina Fornaguera, co-responsible for Covinanovax at IQS-URL
Can cancer vaccine research be adapted to create a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection in healthy patients? Cristina Fornaguera explains the peculiarities of this vaccine and how to adapt it to new SARS-CoV-2 variants.