India’s indigenous solution to COVID-19 in progress
To fight the Novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2, the virus behind the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease, a Nagpur based Indian biotechnology company, GeNext Genomics (GNG), is...
Continue ReadingMessenger RNA gave us a COVID-19 vaccine. Will it treat diseases, too?
The dramatic success of two COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials last month marked a triumph for a previously unproven medical technology. The vaccines, one of...
Continue ReadingHyderabad emerges as the COVID-19 vaccine capital of the world
Amid the gloom caused by COVID-19, one sector which provided a ray of hope was life sciences and turning the challenge into an opportunity, Hyderabad...
Continue Reading29,000 cold chain points, 41,000 deep freezers: How India is prepping for Covid-19 vaccination
As the Indian government prepares for a mega Covid-19 vaccination drive in the coming months, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today informed about...
Continue ReadingVaccination drive in India may start in January, says Adar Poonawalla as Serum Institute hopes to get nod by December
Pune’s SII is preparing to manufacture enough vaccines for the government as well as private makers. Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla has said...
Continue ReadingBiological E’s typhoid vaccine gets WHO prequalification
Biopharma player Biological E Ltd said its Typhoid Conjugate vaccine (TCV) TYPHIBEV has received World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification, making BE one of the only...
Continue ReadingAtmanirbhar Bharat: This woman entrepreneur’s company is offering RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 at an affordable cost of Rs 499
Certified by ICMR and NABL, aviation company Spicejet’s subsidiary SpiceHealth recently launched affordable RT-PCR testing for COVID-19, priced at Rs 499. Nearly a year after...
Continue ReadingMany Indians are sceptical of taking COVID-19 vaccine: LocalCircles survey
LocalCircles recently conducted a survey to gauge acceptance for COVID-19 vaccines in the country which reportedly received 25,000+ responses from citizens across 262 districts of...
Continue ReadingIndia becoming pharmacy of the world;Rs 900 crore Mission Covid Suraksha launched to accelerate vaccine development
As the world races to develop the vaccine for Covid-19, India is looking to be self-reliant in both its development and production. While at least...
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