German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Walter J Lindner, announced that the government of Germany recognized WHO-listed Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine, COVAXIN, for travel to the country starting June 1. In November last year the World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing for Covaxin, adding to a growing portfolio...
India’s Health Ministry Clears Two New Vaccines, Anti-Viral Drug
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), drug regulator for India's Health Ministry, approved two more Covid vaccines, Corbevax and Covovax, as also the anti-viral drug Molnupiravir to treat adult patients with COVID-19 as also those who have a high risk of progression of the disease. Corbevax: This vaccine is...
India's drug authority approved paper-strip Covid-19 test that could return results within hour
India's drug authority has approved a paper-strip test for Covid-19 that shows results in less than an hour, the head of the government institute that invented the test told CNN. The test, called FELUDA—an acronym for FNCAS9 Editor-Limited Uniform Detection Assay—was named after a popular Indian fictional detective. It intends to "address...
India's Syringe, Vial Makers Ramp Up
If the Covid-19 vaccine is ready for roll-out in early 2021, it will give rise to a huge demand for syringes and glass vials. India has an annual capacity to make about 1.08 billion 0.5 ml AD (auto-disable, or those that are automatically disabled after a single use) syringes. The...
Indian Pharma Maker Runs Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine
Drugmaker, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., announced its partnership with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, for advisory support on clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India. The partnership will allow Dr. Reddy's to identify and use some of BIRAC's clinical trial centres...
11 BILLION GROWING AT 15% ONLY COMES TO $22 BILLION IN FIVE YEARS
The PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a Technical Session on Medical Devices Sector: Self Sufficiency (Atma-Nirbhar Bharat) in Medical Technology. The panelists were Dr. Praveen Gedam, Addl. CEO, Ayushman Bharat, Dr Jitender Sharma, Managing Director, AMTZ (a medical device technology park), Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escort Hospitals. ...