It’s still hard to believe and accept that it’s been a year since the COVID 19 pandemic changed our lives forever. As painful as the last 12 months have been, it’s important to reflect on some of the great strides we’ve made by working together to end this virus and get the world back on track.

On March 30, 2020, we launched Crisis ColLAB, VCC’s effort to contribute to the cause in the best and most valuable ways possible — by donating our design services for medical and PPE companies supplying the frontlines, including:

Since its inception, Crisis ColLAB has been a multi-team, multi-pronged initiative. Here’s a recap of our efforts in this fight:  

Donation of design services for mission-critical medical device

VCC’s primary focus for Crisis ColLAB was to put our design and light pipe expertise to work in combating the virus. One vaccine delivery device manufacturer enlisted our free design services to optimize an existing product — and fast.

It definitely seemed like the odds were stacked against us, with challenges including:

The issues listed above were only part of our mission — we also had to work within the design constraints of an existing device. 

While the original scope was to optimize the design of the three status indicators, the scope evolved once the client realized VCC’s capabilities.

To help those companies whose production came to a screeching halt due to shutdowns in China and supply chain disruptions just about everywhere, our CEO, Andy Zanelli, participated in interviews and panel discussions along with other experts:

While we are still battling coronavirus, the end is in sight. We’re proud of the contributions we made to helping frontline workers, clinical researchers, vaccine producers, and manufacturers throughout this crisis.