India's First Dengue Vaccine Likely To Be Ready By 2026

Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases reported last year. This year there were 19,447 cases of dengue which resulted in 19 deaths till April 2024. Kindly......

Covaxin output scaled up to 500 million jabs a year: Bharat Biotech

This apart, to further increase capacities, Bharat Biotech has partnered with Indian Immunologicals (IIL) to manufacture the drug substance for Covaxin. The technology transfer process is......

Bharat Biotech to produce 700 mn Covaxin doses annually

The Hyderabad-based manufacturer uses a proprietary adjuvant Algel-IMDG, which has now proven to be a safe and effective adjuvant, especially to stimulate memory T cell responses. Photograph: Kind......

Safe to consume milk from LSD-infected cattle: IVRI official

It is safe to consume milk from cattle infected by Lumpy Skin Disease, which is a non-zoonotic infection and not transmissible from animals to humans, according to a senior official of Indian......

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation. Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals (IIL) on Wednesday......

PayU Payment's acquisition of BillDesk gets CCI nod

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday granted its approval for the acquisition of 100 per cent equity of indiaideas.com (BillDesk) by PayU Payments. IMAGE: Anirban Mukherjee, CEO of PayU......

Covid vaccine: Pharma firms ready expansion plans

The Indian vaccine industry largely feels there are two ways in which vaccine innovation can be spurred - one, get a high price for the product and two, have the government buy a few hundred......

Covid-19 impact: Low interest loans likely for vaccine companies

While there has been no commitment from the government on the procurement of vaccines, initial volumes, or distribution plans, there is a likelihood that the low interest loans may be made......