Vice President Dhankhar visits Bharat Biotech facilities at Hyderabad
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Hyderabad: The Honourable Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar has paid a visit to facilities of Bharat Biotech located at Genome Valley, Hyderabad, which focused on innovation, research and development, and large-scale manufacturing facilities for vaccines.
The Vice-President was accompanied by Shri. C. P. Radhakrishnan, the Honourable Governor of the State of Telangana. The visit commenced with a welcome from Dr. Krishna Ella, Executive Chairman of Bharat Biotech and Mrs. Suchitra Ella, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, who expressed gratitude for the Vice-President's interest in the company's mission.
The Vice-President’s visit reaffirmed the vital contribution and role of Bharat Biotech in the nation's ongoing immunisation programs and is ready to combat the pandemic.
Soon after reaching the facility, the Vice-President Shri. Jagdeep Dhankar was briefed in detail about the manufacturing facility, the intricate processes involved in vaccine production, and the company's initiatives to develop new molecules and vaccine candidates to fight neglected diseases that affect the developing world, specifically focused on malaria, cholera, tuberculosis, and chikungunya.
The Vice-President was taken on a virtual tour, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of the production facility. From the state-of-the-art equipment to precise quality control measures, the virtual tour provided a fascinating insight into the meticulous process involved in researching and developing each vaccine dose rolled out from the facility, such as the Rotavirus Vaccine, Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine and Hepatitis Vaccine.
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