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Athropus t1_j5j9avm wrote

Oh... am I the only one who thought they were melting down storage containers for some reason? Like, to turn into vaccines.

What the fuck is wrong with my Brain?

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roboecho t1_j5je01w wrote

Nope. Missed factory AND read “what the fuck is wrong with my Brian?”

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Bringbackdexter t1_j5jj7hf wrote

Nah it’s intentional click bait phrasing, would have been so simple to say “made in shipping containers”. Part of the problem with the media, it’s more interesting in ratings than communicating information. They want confusion, they want arguing even about trivial subjects because that = engagement.

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tonymmorley OP t1_j5hxchv wrote

New mRNA vaccine factory is made from shipping containers — Each “BioNTainer” can produce 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per year. Kristin Houser for Freethink, January 22nd, 2023

>"German biotech company BioNTech is sending a modular mRNA vaccine factory to Rwanda to allow the country to produce more COVID-19 shots for Africa, in Africa — and perhaps one day help the continent easily vaccinate its citizens against other deadly diseases, too."

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>"This factory consists of two modules, each made from six shipping containers. In the first module, mRNA is produced and purified. In the second, it is made into a vaccine. Local partners can then package the mRNA vaccine into doses."

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AltCtrlShifty t1_j5jqe6y wrote

New containers. This isn’t upcycling, just shipping containers are hot news apparently.

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iSoinic t1_j5jhxpn wrote

Amazing. I always picture how modular factories like this could be the keystone of a truly sustainable chemical/ biotechnological industry. Of course it's tricky to downscale the process engineering, without losing too much quality and scaling effects, but I am sure it's worth it. Imagine every city being able to produce multiple essential pharmacies, ground chemicals, etc. without being dependent on some mega factories on the other side of the planet.

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vorpal_potato t1_j5lcoe2 wrote

That sounds more resilient, but what about it is more sustainable?

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cAtloVeR9998 t1_j5ivy8u wrote

I remember reading about them 2 years ago. Glad they are getting approval.

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FuturologyBot t1_j5i0xn2 wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/tonymmorley:

New mRNA vaccine factory is made from shipping containers — Each “BioNTainer” can produce 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per year. Kristin Houser for Freethink, January 22nd, 2023

>"German biotech company BioNTech is sending a modular mRNA vaccine factory to Rwanda to allow the country to produce more COVID-19 shots for Africa, in Africa — and perhaps one day help the continent easily vaccinate its citizens against other deadly diseases, too."

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>"This factory consists of two modules, each made from six shipping containers. In the first module, mRNA is produced and purified. In the second, it is made into a vaccine. Local partners can then package the mRNA vaccine into doses."

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Maori-Mega-Cricket t1_j5nma3p wrote

This could be a big step to hospital made custom dugs

mRNA medicines developed for specific patients, then produced and administered on site. Patient cancer cells analyzed, a custom mRNA sequence generated, sent to the on site drug factory.

This is a vaccine factory for a huge class of treatments, that could fit in the space of a dozen car parks, quite possibly the biggest breakthrough in hospital equipment since the X-Ray machine.

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