Pharma Industry Warns Of Covid Drug Shortages As Raw Materials Prices Surge 200%
New Delhi : As India struggles with the worst surge in Covid cases since the beginning of the pandemic last year, the price of raw materials used to manufacture key Covid…
SII To Invest Rs 2,400 Crore In Britain As Part Of India-UK Initiative
LONDON : The UK and Indian governments will announce their first enhanced trade partnership on Tuesday as a precursor to a free trade agreement when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech in talks with global MNCs to make Covaxin
HYDERABAD: After sealing a deal with Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) for manufacturing its indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, Bharat Biotech is now in parleys with global pharma giants for manufacturing the desi vaccine. While the company has already…
Biocon Biologics provided 7,000 doses of Itolizumab in April
Biocon Biologics, the biosimilar subsidiary of Biocon, provided 7,000 doses of Itolizumab for treatment of Covid-19 patients in April, three times more than last year, and re-aligned its focus to deliver Covid-19 treatment drugs faster, its…
NMMC Issues Notices To Three Hospitals For Asking Patients’ Kin To Arrange Remdesivir
Navi Mumbai : The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued show cause notices to three private hospitals for allegedly asking the relatives of COVID-19 patients to arrange Remdesivir injection.…
Covid-19: Only six states to begin vaccination for 18+ from today
NEW DELHI: Only six states will be able to start vaccination for the 18 to 44 age group when the nationwide drive to inoculate the younger lot kickstarts on Saturday. All other…
Make Testing Data Available: 400 Scientists To PM Modi
NEW DELHI : Over 400 scientists from research and teaching institutes across the country have made an open appeal to the Prime Minister asking that detailed testing and clinical data…
Raw Materials Are Needed For Covovax, Serum Tells US Govt
Pune: Serum Institute of India (SII) has approached the US government to clarify that it requires the supply of raw materials for Covovax and not Covishield, as was announced by the…
WHO Publishes New Guidance To Promote Strong, Efficient And Sustainable Regulatory Systems
Geneva : The World Health Organization, (WHO) has recently published two documents that will be critical for countries’ regulatory system strengthening activities, including regulatory cooperation, convergence and transparency. Good Regulatory…
BioNTech eyes Covid vaccine for 12-15 year olds from June in EU
BioNTech said Thursday that it expected its Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with Pfizer, to be available to 12 to 15-year-olds in Europe from June. The German firm’s CEO Ugur Sahin told Der Spiegel weekly…
