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Production of COVID vaccines is being augmented, won't be difficul
Updated : 7 hours, 15 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The production of COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government is getting augmented and there is a promising pipeline of vaccine candidates and it will not be difficult to fulfill the obligation of vaccinating those over 18 years of age, a senior governm
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Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine expected to be imported by J
Updated : 15 hours, 58 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine is expected to be imported to India for "fill and finish" by June or July this year, said Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday.
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R-Day parade: Dept of Biotech showcases Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiya
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Department of Biotechnology highlighted the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and showcased the COVID-19 vaccine development process in their tableau at Rajpath on Tuesday.
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IIT Roorkee Professor's study finds Fbln7-C can delay the reprogra
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], December 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): A study conducted by Professor Pranita Sarangi from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), IIT Roorkee has found that Fbln7-C, a C-terminal fragment of the adhesion protein Fibulin7, the latest member of the fibulin family of secreted gly
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DBT's expert committee tracking developments related to COVID-19 v
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 4 (ANI): Department of Biotechnology Secretary Renu Swarup on Friday said that the ministry has set up a vaccine expert committee which will give scientific inputs on regulatory requirements related to COVID-19 vaccine.
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Sun Pharma initiates phase two clinical trial on AQCH as potential
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has started phase two clinical trial on AQCH, a phytopharmaceutical (plant-derived) drug for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Union Health Minister asks DBT, others to fastrack development of
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a video-conferencing meeting with directors of Department of Biotechnology, its 18 autonomous bodies and PSUs and asked them to fastrack the activities pertaining to the development of the vaccine for COVID-19, sa
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Combating COVID-19: DBT-BIRAC seek proposals on development of dia
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) had invited applications on COVID-19 research consortium. The first phase of the call ended on March 30 and around 500 applications were received from acade
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DBT, CSIR, DST, DAE labs can conduct covid19 testing: ICMR
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): In a significant development related to the COVID19 diagnosed testing, now laboratories under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Atomic Energ
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Various govt departments to work with ICMR to develop coronavirus
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 31 (ANI): The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Biotechnology will work with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to further the agenda of the development of a vaccine for coronavirus, said R G
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India joins global antimicrobial resistance research hub
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) hub as a new member.
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EU-India join hands to develop new Influenza vaccine
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 28 (ANI): The Indian government and the European Union (EU), on Tuesday, joined hands for Rs. 240 crore research programme to develop a Next Generation Influenza Vaccine to protect citizens worldwide. Both the EU and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) ), Government
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