Bharat Biotech Limited Current Affairs, GK & News
SII’s Covishield gets emergency-use nod from DGCI
The Subject Expert committee that is advising the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) recommended restricted Emergency Use Authorisation for COVISHIELD. COVISHIELD vaccine was developed by Serum Institute of India. Who manufactures COVISHIELD? The COVISHIELD the vaccine is developed by the University of Oxford and the British Pharmaceutical major Astra Zeneca. In India, the vaccine ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AstraZeneca • Bharat Biotech Limited • Clinical trials • COVAXIN • COVAXIN Vaccine • COVID-19 vaccine • Covishield • Director controller General of India • Serum Institute of India
Indigenously Developed ‘COVAXIN’ gets DCGI approval for Human Clinical Trials
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval for Phase I and Phase II human clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine ‘COVAXIN’. In association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), COVAXIN is developed by Hyderabad based vaccine & bio-therapeutics manufacturer-Bharat Biotech. At NIV Pune, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Bharat Biotech Limited • Chikungunya • COVAXIN Vaccine • COVID-19 • Drug Controller General of India • Hyderabad • National Institute of Virology • Polio • Rabies • Rotavirus
Gagandeep Kang awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), UK
Gagandeep Kang becomes first Indian woman scientist to be awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), United Kingdom. Gagandeep Kang She is a clinician scientist, who is well known for her key role in development of Rotavac. She currently appointed as executive director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, which is an ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Bharat Biotech Limited • Fellowship of the Royal Society • Gagandeep Kang • Immunisation Programme • Isaac Newton • Rabishield • ROTAVAC • Scientist • Serum International • Vaccine • WHO