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More scientific data required on mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses: Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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India working on developing Pan-Corona shot: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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DBT-NII receives Trademark for India's first indigenous tumour antigen SPA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): India's first indigenous tumour antigen, SPAG9 discovered by Dr Anil Suri, head of Cancer Research Program at Delhi based National Institute of Immunology (NII), an Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in 1998 has received the trademark
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Production of COVID vaccines is being augmented, won't be difficult to mee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months 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 June-July
Updated : 4 years, 11 months 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 Abhiyan throug
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 reprogramming pr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months 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 vaccine:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months 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 treatme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months 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 COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months 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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