Tag: Dr Renu Swarup
COVID-19: Supported by DBT, Serum Institute’s rBCG vaccine efficacy trial enrolls...
Serum Institute of India has been supported under the Department of Biotechnology’s National Biopharma Mission for conduct of a multisite randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial of a recombinant BCG vaccine candidate, VPM1002.............................
Mylab scales up its COVID-19 test kit production with DBT support
Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions has scaled up its production and development of COVID-19 path detect testing kit with the help of strategic funding under National Biopharma Mission of Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.......................
Govt releases guidelines for evaluation of nano-based Agri-input & food products
These ‘Guidelines’ would help policy makers and regulators to frame effective provisions for future novel nano-based products in the agri-input and food sectors of India.....................
India’s first mobile COVID-19 diagnostic unit, I-Lab created in record 8...
This mobile testing facility that has biosafety facility and is capable of performing RT-PCR as well as ELISA tests, will be deployed through the DBT testing hubs to remote regions of the country.....................
COVID-19: DBT’s NBRIC emerges as key convergence platform to fuel Made-in-India...
Within a month of its inception, the National Biomedical Resources Indigenization Consortium constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, has seen active engagement from several major stakeholders of Indian biomedical resources innovation community
Sun Pharma initiates Phase II clinical trial of first phytopharma drug...
Clinical trial of the drug that has shown anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects in in-vitro studies conducted in collaboration with ICGEB will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients; results expected by October 2020.............................
UNHIE, BIRAC & Social Alpha announce ‘India Accelerator Platform for Healthcare...
Initiative to fast track adoption, ease access and market entry to enable universal healthcare. Platform will lead to successful adoption of at least 100 Indian innovations in 5 years; leading to creation of new market opportunities worth $500 million for India’s MedTech start-ups....................
Mega biotech show, Global Bio-India concludes in New Delhi
The three-day first of its kind mega event featured an investors meeting, an exhibition, webinars, hackathons, and business to business meetings and showcase key biotechnological innovations, products, services, and technologies
Chiron Behring re-launches its rabies vaccine as Chirorab
Earlier marketed under the trade name Rabipur®, this vaccine is presently manufactured using the same technology at the same site..................
Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs
The document, which covers all the aspects of evaluation from the definition and categorisation of nanopharmaceuticals to pharmacovigilance of the new set of therapeutics, has been prepared as a joint project by various government agencies..............