Cadila Healthcare, Enzychem Lifesciences ink pact for DNA Covid-19 vaccine

Speaking on the development, Dr. Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Ltd., said "We are very happy to partner with Enzychem Lifesciences and provide access to the technology behind the needle-free, Plasmid DNA vaccine technology which is the first of its kind in the world. Our aim is to provide new innovations and novel technologies that can support people with better approaches to healthcare. This agreement enables people in South Korea and other key markets of Enzychem, the access to a safe, well tolerated and efficacious vaccine with a novel platform to fight COVID-19."

Mr. Ki Young Sohn, Chairman of Enzychem Lifesciences said: "Today marks an important milestone for our vaccine consortium as we embark on the manufacturing of the world's first in-class DNA vaccine for humans. This technology allows vaccines to be produced at affordable costs in record times, and DNA vaccines are considerably stable. ZyCoV-D is administered without needles and can be deployed more readily, especially in resource-poor populations where these are urgently needed". "With state of-the-art manufacturing facilities and a qualified workforce dedicated to manufacturing high quality products, we are very eager to partner with Zydus in addressing the global demand for COVID vaccines, especially in low-medium income countries."

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