FIRST: Bharat Biotech Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN gets DCGI nod for human trials Ruchika Sharma30 Jun 2020 1:19 PM ISTThe collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) was instrumental in the development of...
Biocon Chief condemns ICMR for not permitting Asymptomatic Testing Ruchika Sharma27 Jun 2020 11:55 AM ISTBengaluru: Biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Friday criticised the Indian Council of Medical Research for "not permitting"...
COVID 19: ICMR invites applications to validate rapid antigen test MD Bureau26 Jun 2020 1:15 PM ISTIt has also set criteria for validation which includes a minimum of 300 rapid antigen tests, minimum of 3-4 instruments, ability to provide training...
Stop advertising claims of Coronil as COVID cure until approval: AYUSH Ministry to Patanjali MD Bureau24 Jun 2020 5:37 PM ISTauthorities ordered Patanjali to stop advertising or publicizing their claims of coronil being a COVID treatment until it is fully examined and...
PGIMER activates Correction window for ICMR JRF 2020 Exam Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Jun 2020 3:46 PM IST Chandigarh: Through a recent notification, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has informed about...
COVID treatment via Plasma therapy: ICMR gives nod to GMC Amritsar Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTPunjab Medical Education and Research Minister O P Soni said that the patients infected with coronavirus would be soon treated with the plasma therapy...
Defective COVID Test Kits: Licence for Chinese kits issued only after validation, DCGI tells court Farhat Nasim16 Jun 2020 4:52 PM ISTThe court was further informed via a counter affidavit by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that clarified that the kits of Guangzhou...
DCGI-ICMR Guidelines: Manufacturer, supplier of COVID-19 diagnostic kits can directly apply for DCGI approval, Details Ruchika Sharma9 Jun 2020 4:09 PM ISTAs per the guidelines, the manufacturers and suppliers of US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved RT-PCR kits, RNA extraction kits and viral...
No COVID testing of asymptomatic patients: HC notice to Delhi Govt, ICMR MD Bureau9 Jun 2020 10:45 AM ISTThe plea said the AAP government has also issued show cause notices to authorised private laboratories for testing asymptomatic cases, alleging that...
Perspective: Covid-19 tests in India can cost low and will help widen the net to get realistic picture Dr. Ishwar Gilada6 Jun 2020 11:01 AM ISTIndia, despite being number two in population (1380 million), was considered fortunate in Covid-19 as it had advantage of learning from the successes...
COVID-19: WHO stay on HCQ trial was knee-jerk reaction, says CSIR Chief Shekhar Mande Ruchika Sharma6 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTDG CSIR said because there is a global outcry it must have put pressure on both Lancet as well as WHO and both of them now retracted from their...
Bharat Biotech CEO Expresses Satisfaction Over Progress of COVID-19 Vaccine Development Research Ruchika Sharma2 Jun 2020 2:31 PM ISTBharat Biotech CEO expressed satisfaction on the progress of the research connected with vaccine development so far, but insisted "in science, things...
