Bharat Biotech CEO Expresses Satisfaction Over Progress of COVID-19 Vaccine Development Research
Bharat Biotech CEO expressed satisfaction on the progress of the research connected with vaccine development so far, but insisted "in science, things can change".;
New Delhi: The Covid-19 vaccine development is moving in a positive direction, next one month is very crucial, said Dr. Krishna Mohan Ella, Chief Executive Officer of Bharat Biotech. The company has formed a collaborative framework with the University of Wisconsin, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and the Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia to develop a vaccine for Covid-19.
Talking to IANS, Mohan said: "The vaccine development is moving in a positive direction. The next one month is very crucial. I am a scientist and I believe in science."
Queried on Bharat Biotech''s plans on vaccine production against the backdrop of the statement by The Serum Institute of India, which said it plans to produce 60 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine by year-end, Ella said insisted he is a scientist and the company is working very hard on the development of the vaccine.
He expressed satisfaction on the progress of the research connected with vaccine development so far, but insisted "in science, things can change". "If things were not to be moving positively, I would not be talking to you... we are at a very crucial stage, cannot comment on the number of doses (like The Serum Institute), etc," Mohan added.
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