PLI schemes should focus on firms making pharma products: Bharat Biotech
NEW DELHI: Production-linked incentive schemes should also focus on companies providing packaging materials and other services in addition to manufacturers of branded pharmaceutical items to reduce import dependence, according to Bharat Biotech Executive Director Sai Prasad. He also emphasised on shifting the focus towards innovative pharmaceuticals products in order to enhance the margins for industry […]
Bharat Biotech’s partner Ocugen seeks approval for Covaxin in Canada
HYDERABAD: Ocugen Inc., Bharat Biotech’s partner for USA and Canada for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has initiated a rolling submission to Health Canada for the jab, the US company said in a regulatory filing. The move follows the release by Bharat Biotech of Phase 3 clinical trial results, which demonstrated efficacy and safety in nearly 25,800 […]
Modi government approves Rs 4,500 crore credit to Covid-19 vaccine makers Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech to ramp up production
NEW DELHI: Looking to ramp up supplies ahead of the opening of Covid-19 vaccination to all citizens over 18 years of age, the government has approved a payment of about Rs 4,500 crore as advance to vaccine makers like Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech against future supplies, sources said. SII will supply […]
Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute pledge for smooth rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
NEW DELHI: Vaccine makers Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said both the companies jointly pledge for smooth roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and the world. In a joint statement posted on their respective twitter accounts, the companies said Serum Institute Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech […]
Covid-19 vaccine had robust immune response in Phase 1 trial: Bharat Biotech
NEW DELHI: The interim findings of phase 1 clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ICMR, showed that it was was well tolerated in all dose groups with no serious or adverse events. The vaccine induced robust binding and neutralising antibody responses which were comparable to those […]
Narendra Modi’s visit to Bharat Biotech is strong motivation: Chandrababu Naidu
AMARAVATI: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bharat Biotech as a strong motivation and recalled that Genome Valley in Hyderabad was his brainchild. “The Prime Minister’s visit would serve as a strong motivation for Bharat Biotech to take […]
Narendra Modi reviews COVID-19 vaccine development in Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi held a 3-city tour to Serum Institute of India in Pune, Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad and Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad today, to personally review the development and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine. The PM’s visit aimed at getting a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap […]
Covid-19 vaccine review: Narendra Modi to visit Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute and Zydus Biotech Park on Saturday
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit vaccine maker Bharat Biotech’s facility here on Saturday, the Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said. Modi will be arriving at Hakimpet Air Force station in an IAF flight from Pune in the afternoon as s he is also visiting the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, […]