Bharat Biotech, IVI get Rs 106 crore funding from CEPI for developing Chikungunya vaccine
The consortium will be further supported with a grant of up to USD 2 million from the centre''s Ind-CEPI initiative which will fund the set-up of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing facilities for the vaccine in India, and the subsequent manufacture of clinical trial materials, it said.;
Hyderabad: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will provide a fund of USD 14.1 million to a consortium, comprising Bharat Biotech and International Vaccine Institute (IVI), for vaccine manufacturing and clinical development of a two-dose live-inactivated vaccine (BBV87) against Chikungunya.
CEPI is an innovative partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil organisations, launched at Davos in 2017, to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics.
This grant is supported by the European Unions (EU) Horizon 2020 programme through an existing framework partnership agreement with CEPI, a press release from the city-based vaccine manufacturer said on Wednesday.
The consortium will be further supported with a grant of up to USD 2 million from the centre''s Ind-CEPI initiative which will fund the set-up of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing facilities for the vaccine in India, and the subsequent manufacture of clinical trial materials, it said.
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