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My biotech plants are dead
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Six weeks ago, I pre-ordered the “Firefly Petunia,” a houseplant engineered with genes from bioluminescent fungi so that it glows in the dark. After years of writing about…
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Bharat Biotech founder is new IVMA president
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech founder chairman Dr Krishna Ella has taken over as the president of the Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association (IVMA) for a two year period from April 2024-2026. Dr Ella takes over as IVMA president from Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawala, who was helming the body from 2019 to March 2024.For the two year term, Biological E Ltd managing director Mahima Datla will be the vice president of the vaccine manufacturers’ body, while Bharat Biotech CFO T...
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Bharat Biotech stresses on Covaxin’s safety record
Hyderabad: Days after AstraZeneca’s admision in a UK court on its Covid-19 vaccine causing a rare side-effect — Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Thursday issued a statement stressing on the safety of its indigenous vaccine Covaxin to allay public concerns over Covid vaccines.AstraZeneca’s vaccine was manufactured under the Covishield brandname in India by Pune-based Serum Institute of India. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech developed the...