LA BRECHA TECNOLÓGICA REGIONAL Y EL CASO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE VACUNAS EN ARGENTINA Y BRASIL

Lautaro Zubeldia; María José Haro Sly

doi:10.38116/rtm30art9

THE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY GAP AND THE CASE OF VACCINE PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL

Authors

Lautaro Zubeldia National University of José C. Paz
María José Haro Sly Johns Hopkins University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38116/rtm30art9

Keywords:

Mercosur, sanitary sovereignty, technological dependency, vaccines, medicines

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the region developing the case study of the vaccine production in Argentina and Brazil in the context of Latin American biotech. The article will present data on the asymmetry in STI in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and comparing the region with the greatest contemporary technological powers, the United States and China. It analyzes the technological dependency in the framework of the covid-19 pandemic in the region and develops the cases of Argentina and Brazil regarding the production of vaccines. Finally, it proposes the need to advance with the implementation of a regulatory agency for medicines of Mercosur looking for sanitary sovereignty to facilitate the production of medicines, supplies and vaccines in the region.

Author Biographies

Lautaro Zubeldia , National University of José C. Paz

PhD in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional de José C. Paz; and researcher at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

María José Haro Sly, Johns Hopkins University

PhD in Sociology candidate at the Johns Hopkins University, she works at the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Argentine Republic.

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Published

2023-04-14

How to Cite

Zubeldia , L., & Haro Sly, M. J. (2023). THE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY GAP AND THE CASE OF VACCINE PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL. Revista Tempo Do Mundo, (30), 253-287. https://doi.org/10.38116/rtm30art9