J&J’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine shows promising signs against Delta variant
New Jersey (US): Johnson & Johnson on Thursday (local time) announced that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed promising signs of protection against the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the US and other…
Zydus Cadila conducts clinical trials on 300 children in Nashik
Nashik: Indian drug-maker Zydus Cadila, in association with the Nashik-based HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, performed clinical trials of its plasmid DNA vaccine ZyCoV-D on 300 children in the 12-17 years age group in Nashik city. A company official told…
Fake Medical Equipment Manufacturing Factory Busted In Agra, 1 Arrested
Agra : A fake medical equipment manufacturing factory was busted in Agra on Thursday, police said. A number of medical devices, syringes, gloves, sanitary pads, and other surgical equipment were seized…
Health Ministry Designates Pune Based NCCS For Testing & Approval Of Covid Vaccines
Mumbai : In a bid to facilitate smooth supply of Covid vaccines in the country, the Union health and family welfare ministry has designated National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS),…
Govt Job for Ph.D, M.Pharm, M.Sc at NIMR
ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research was established in 1977 as ‘Malaria Research Centre’, which was renamed as ‘National Institute of Malaria Research’ in November 2005. ICMR-NIMR is one of the institutes…
Covishield will get EMA approval in a month, says Adar Poonawala at Indian Global Forum 2021
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India is confident of receiving approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield in a month, the company’s CEO Adar Poonawalla informed on Wednesday. This comes after reports that travellers…
India’s Zydus Cadila applies for emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine
Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila said on Thursday it has applied to the country’s drug regulator for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine and that it plans to manufacture up to 120 million doses…
Dr Reddy’s Labs denied approval for final trial of Russian-made Sputnik Light
India’s drug regulator on Wednesday denied permission to Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s to conduct phase-3 trials on the Russian vaccine Sputnik Light in India. The subject expert committee (SEC), a body under the drug…
Tit for tat: Accept CoWin cert for India green pass, EU told
New Delhi: In a diplomatic retaliatory move against vaccine nationalism, India has said it would recognise EU’s digital Covid certificate on a reciprocal basis and would not accept it until EU does…
Govt Job for M.Pharm at Institute of Chemical Technology
Established on October 1, 1933 as University Department of Chemical Technology (popularly called UDCT) of the University of Bombay (now Mumbai), with the noble intention of advancing India’s knowledge reserves…

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