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CSIR to take sepsis drug to clinical trials for Covid-19 treatment

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is initiating a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a drug.

Apr 22, 2020

By : Team ABLE

Technology Development Board approves financial support to MyLab to scale-up production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits

Mylab Discovery Solutions is the first indigenous company to develop real-time PCR based molecular diagnostic kit that screens and detects COVID-19

Apr 22, 2020

By : Team ABLE

Novartis to sponsor large clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a Phase III clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 disease

Apr 22, 2020

By : Team ABLE

Merck boosts commercial viral vector and gene therapy manufacturing capacity

Merck's new, 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will support viral and gene therapy production at the 1000-liter scale using its Mobiussingle-use equipment.

Apr 22, 2020

By : Team ABLE

3 Biotech companies, Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech & Cadila to get DBT funds for COVID-19 vaccine development

DBT secretary Dr Renu Swarup said the government is taking a multifaceted approach to ensure that vaccine companies utilizing different platforms and at different stages of development are fast tracked through a research consortium under funding from the National Biopharma Mission, an initiative launched in 2017 to support development of vaccines and drugs.

Apr 21, 2020

By : Narayanan Suresh