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Bharat Biotech donates 2 lakh Covaxin doses to Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that it will donate two lakh doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to Vietnam.
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US puts trade curbs on 37 entities in countries including China, Turkey
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): The United States on Thursday placed Chinese biotechnology companies on a trade blacklist for their alleged role in assisting in high-tech surveillance on the Uyghur community.
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US warns companies, universities about risks of working with Chinese entit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): US officials warned companies and universities about the risks of working with Chinese entities in key emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum computing.
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Nicaragua to start production of Russia's CoviVac vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Managua [Nicaragua], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mechnikov Institute of Biotechnology in Nicaragua will produce the Russian vaccine against COVID-19, CoviVac, trials have already begun, Laureano Ortega Murillo, Nicaraguan presidential adviser on investment, trade and cooperation, said duri
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Climate change: "India needs to set up solar manufacturing units, prioriti
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India is at the forefront of making serious efforts towards achieving climate change targets, said Dr Shailja Vaidya Gupta, former Senior Adviser at the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, Adviser Department of Biotechnology and
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Jaishankar, Colombian counterpart agree to focus on health, pharmaceutical
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Colombian Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez on Saturday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and held wide-ranging discussions on the expanding partnership.
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More scientific data required on mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses: Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Dr Renu Swarup said that Drugs Controller General of India has given permission to Christian Medical College, Vellore to start a trial on the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines while adding that th
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Covid pandemic brought strength of our science and technology to forefront
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges, but the country has responded extremely well to all of them, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology on Tuesday.
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Genes can identify, respond to coded information in light signals: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): A recent study by the North Carolina State University showed how a single mechanism can trigger different behaviours from the same gene -- and has applications in the biotechnology sector.
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India working on developing Pan-Corona shot: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Dr Renu Swarup, Director of the Department of Biotechnology on Monday said that the Government Of India (GOI) is working on vaccines with the needed modification to fight against any strain of COVID-19 i.e Pan-Corona Vaccine.
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Third Covid-19 wave will come if we invite it: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The third Covid-19 wave will come if "invited" by the human behaviour and that of the virus, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, on Monday.
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Adolescents likely to get ZyCoV-D COVID vaccine after four weeks
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved Zydus Cadila's DNA vaccine for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above.
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