Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 poses additional challenges for patients with Gaucher
Access to enzyme replacement therapy big challenge for Gaucher patients. Covid-19 has brought with it little to no access to hospitals for patients suffering from Gaucher......................
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine applies for WHO vaccine prequalification
The Russian Federation has become one of the first countries to apply to WHO for prequalification of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection....................
India records lowest daily new cases after 3 months
Total Active Cases stand at 6.25 lakh, lowest after 11 weeks.....................
Surveillance, Containment & Collaboration are crucial to create a pandemic resistant...
India’s leading healthcare experts emphasize on data and building of an enabling environment with biology, bytes, and bandwidth...............
MedTech sector likely to recover to pre-COVID levels in H2-2021: MTaI
As per the Medical Technology Association of India, a nuanced policy approach is required to ensure recovery happens. It has cited 5% health cess, rupee depreciation, cost escalation, pricing restrictions as major hurdles in recovery and future investments................
India crosses the milestone of 10 crores COVID-19 sample testing
With the number of Covid-19 testing laboratories reaching 2000, the last 5 crores sample testing was achieved in a record time of 45 days..................
IAVI, Merck & Serum Institute join forces to develop monoclonal antibodies...
Partners aim to provide potent neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19 pandemic response. The approach is complementary to future COVID-19 vaccines.........................
Syngene Q2 operations revenue stands at INR 519 Crore, up 12%...
The company posted quarterly total revenue of INR 533 Crore compared to INR 485 Crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. EBITDA for the quarter was up 6% to INR 169 Crore while PAT was up 2% to INR 84 Crore..................
COVID pandemic has provided a steep learning curve for us :...
While addressing the virtual World Bank- IMF annual meeting 2020, Dr Harsh Vardhan stated on a positive note that the COVID pandemic apart from creating disruption has also provided a steep learning curve for us to be more resilient and prepared for future.........................
IIT Kharagpur’s COVID-19 test, ‘COVIRAP’ gets ICMR certification
This new testing method implements a highly reliable & accurate molecular diagnostic procedure, conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable device unit and costs only around Rs. 500 per test...................................