India's first nasal Covid vax to be launched on Jan 26

Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the first of its kind in India, on January 26, the company's chairman and managing director Krishna Ella......

Nasal Covid Vaccine Available In Jan

The vaccine would not have production scalability issues unlike Covaxin, Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 virus vaccine. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has only been posted for representational purposes........

Bharat Biotech's nasal vax priced at Rs 800 for private markets

Bharat Biotech International Limited on Tuesday said its COVID-19 intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which is now available on CoWIN portal, is priced at Rs 800 (excluding GST) for private markets and Rs......

President Kovind presents 2nd lot of Padma awards

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister late Kalyan Singh, often termed as a Hindutva icon, and actor Victor Banerjee were among the 65 distinguished personalities who were conferred with Padma awards......

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......

What's behind Bharat Biotech's Zika 'hype'?

Bharat Biotech started work on developing a vaccine against Zika way back in 2014, but the timing of its announcement has created a flutter in the market. When Bharat Biotech recently......

Meet the man behind India's Genome Valley

This is the amazing story of Dr Krishna M Ella, a scientist who turned into a serial entrepreneur. Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd, is one of the......

Making of India's genome valley

When the Andhra Pradesh government identified biotechnology as one of the engines of economic growth for the state, it came as a surprise for many. After all, Shantha Biotech and Bharat Biotech......

Krishna claims gold as Indian boxers impress at U19 World Championships

IMAGE: India's Krisha Verma on the podium after winning Gold in the Women's 75 kg category at the World Championships. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India While Krisha notched up a......