Tag: Zika
ICMR signs MOAs with industry & academic partners to advance first-in-human...
The partnership marks a pivotal step towards establishing India’s self-sufficiency in clinical development and advancing indigenous pharmaceutical agents
IIL commits INR 150 crore to build new viral antigen manufacturing...
While a new Viral Antigen plant will be commissioned in Karkapatla, Telangana at an investment of INR 75 Crores, the Sterile Filling Facility has been commissioned with an equal investment to increase IIL’s capacity to supply lifesaving vaccines..................
New mosquito repelling molecule identified
A team of researchers at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, has synthesized several molecules from two aromatic compounds and they claim these may show insecticidal and repellent property against mosquitoes too...........................
IIT Mandi team finds the target protein for action of antimalarial...
Hydroxychloroquine found to inhibit the activity of an important enzyme of Zika virus...……...
Why does Zika spread so rapidly? An Indian researcher has an...
The conceptual framework created by Indian researcher, Nitesh Pandey not only helps in understanding the way Zika spreads but also offers some novel ways to control the disease...…………...
80 cases of Zika virus reported from Rajasthan, surveillance is on:...
In the wake of unprecedented situation in few parts of Rajasthan where huge number of zika virus cases have come to notice, the union health minister, J P Nadda chaired a high level review meeting on Zika virus and seasonal influenza...……….
IIT-Mandi professor identifies crucial regions within the protein of the Zika...
Studies of the disordered regions within the viral protein could help in understanding viral pathogenesis at the molecular level...………..
Public Health England wins award for Ebola & Zika
The Public Health England (PHE) has won the British Expertise International Awards 2018 under “international healthcare project” category for “Fast-track global collaborations to conquer emergencies such as Ebola and Zika”....................
“Indian vaccine industry needs nurturing to reach its true potential”
Mentioned Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman, Bharat Biotech in an exclusive freewheeling interaction with the Biovoice News. While Dr Ella believes that the vaccine industry has arrived, he wants the government to ease the cumbersome processes and support the indigenous innovations..............
Eliminating dengue by infecting mosquitoes with killer bacteria
Novel research involving the use of a naturally occurring bacteria which when present in Aedes aegypti mosquito reduces its ability to transmit dengue, holds immense promise as India prepares to begin trials..............