CCMB ties up with Meril to produce dry swab-based RT-PCR test kitsMeril is currently equipped to manufacture 2 crore kits a month where each kit suffices for 100 tests. Each test will cost Rs 45-60, the co...
08 Jul, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
'Delta variant prominently found in COVID-19 cases in Varanasi'Among the variants of concern (VoC), the most predominant variant we found in our study was B.1.617. This variant was also reported to be o...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.25 PM IST
8 lions in Hyderabad zoo test positive for Covid, 1st such case in IndiaSources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests ...
04 May, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
N440K coronavirus variant spreading more in southern states: CCMB studyA comprehensive analysis of coronavirus variants in the country and their evolution during the pandemic by the scientists presented in a re...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.42 PM IST
Coronavirus can be transiently air-borne but masks can keep one safe, says CCMB studyThe scientists worked with hospitals -- three in Hyderabad and three in Chandigarh -- to find if the virus particles can be found in air sa...
05 Jan, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
COVID-19: Ayurveda formulations to be tested by CCMB for checking anti-viral efficacyStandardised Ayurveda formulations provided by AVS in Kottakkal would be tested on the lab-grown coronavirus in the cell culture system, th...
01 Jan, 2021, 06.45 PM IST
Anglo-Indian women who reached Andhra Pradesh escaping isolation tested positive for UK strain of COVIDAs per official data Andhra Pradesh administration has traced 1,406 persons out of 1,423 persons who came from the UK to the state.
30 Dec, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
CSIR-CCMB, Apollo Hospitals to jointly produce, commercialise COVID-19 test kitsThe rapid DArRT-PCR tests, which allows for rapid, safer and more cost-effective SARS-COV-2 testing, will be available nationally through t...
10 Dec, 2020, 06.57 PM IST
CCMB develops new, low-cost testing method for covid-19; ICMR nod awaitedIt eliminates the time-consuming RNA extraction in testing and imported viral transfer medium (VTM), required to transfer the swab samples ...
17 Jun, 2020, 02.33 PM IST
Ahimsa mutton? India’s 1st lab-meat project takes offThe clean meat, CCMB scientists said, is nutritionally equivalent to conventional animal meat and it tastes, smells, looks and feels the sa...
26 Apr, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
HSI/India, CCMB join hands to promote lab-grown meatThe effort to develop clean meat has emerged due to the unsustainable methods of large-scale industrial animal agriculture, said the joint ...
29 Mar, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
- CCMB mourns loss of Lalji Singh
Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) expressed grief over the death of its former director Lalji S...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
- Top scientist P.M. Bhargava dead
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) One of India's top scientists and founder-director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Pushpa ...
01 Aug, 2017, 08.57 PM IST
CCMB signs MoUs with four startupsOncosimis is planning to establish their innovative processes in the production of biosimilars and is looking forward for such an opportuni...
03 Jan, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
Indian scientists' discovery can lead to development of new antibioticsThe scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have identified a potential area where new antibiotics can be develo...
26 Sep, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology to get CSIR award for developing blight-resistant riceThe award under the category of Science and Technological Innovations for Rural Development will be presented by Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
28 Oct, 2014, 09.29 PM IST
CCMB may grow apples in Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh soonKnown as the Kashmir of Andhra, Araku is blessed with a temperate climate and low temperatures that is suited for growing apples; at least,...
18 Jan, 2014, 12.50 PM IST