Gujarat becomes first state in India to launch Tribal Genome Sequencing ProjectGujarat has launched India's first Tribal Genome Sequencing Project, aiming to improve healthcare for tribal communities. The initiative, s...
16 Jul, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
'Undiagnosed fever' claims 15 lives in Gujarat, government issues alertThe Union health ministry has set up a surveillance mechanism. Airports, land ports, and seaports are being monitored. The government has d...
14 Sep, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
India's bio-economy grew from USD 10 billion to USD 80 billion in 8 years: Mansukh MandaviyaThe Indian biotech industry aims at growing to USD 150 billion by 2025 and USD 300 billion by 2030, he noted while virtually addressing an ...
11 Dec, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Covid Alert: Ultra infectious new Omicron variant BF.7 detected in IndiaAs fresh Covid cases are on the decline, reports suggests that a new Omicron sub type is emerging and posing a new threat to the nation.
17 Oct, 2022, 05.17 PM IST
XE sub-variant not lethal, infected man asymptomatic: Maharashtra health ministerThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that XE could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain so far. XE is a combination or a ...
09 Apr, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
Higher antibodies in Gujaratis after second wave: GBRC researchThis phenomenon took place because of mutation in the Delta variant which led to a much faster immune response in hosts triggering a rapid ...
25 Sep, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Monthly production capacity of Covishield, Covaxin planned to be increased: GovtFrom January 16 to August 5, 44.42 crore doses of Covishield were supplied by Serum Institute of India and 6.82 crore doses of Covaxin by B...
06 Aug, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Monthly production capacity of Covishield projected to increase to 120 million doses, Covaxin to 58 million doses: MinisterUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya was responding to a question on the current capacity to manufacture Covaxin and Covishield in the c...
03 Aug, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Delta variant's ability to evade antibodies could be the cause of some Covid reinfectionsA paper published by a group of researchers at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre currently being peer-reviewed, claims that the changes...
19 Jun, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Hester Biosciences jumps as company inks Covaxin pactThe scrip jumped 14 per cent to Rs 3,099 in early deals, but gave up some of those gains to trade at Rs 2,914.75 at 11:00 am.
28 May, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Pact signed between Bharat Biotech, Gujarat Covid Vaccine Consortium: Hester BiosciencesGCVC comprises Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), Hester Biosciences and Omnibrx Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd, Hester Biosciences sai...
27 May, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
Wuhan's L-strain may be behind Gujarat's high death rate: ExpertsThe dominance of the more virulent L-type coronavirus strain as compared to the S-type one could be behind the high mortality rate in the s...
27 Apr, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
606 fish species of Gujarat to be mappedThe new species were discovered in the first-ever discovered in the first-ever major exercise to map and DNA barcode all the fish species t...
25 Jun, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
First govt bio-incubator plant in Gujarat to aid small enterprisesTo address need of small enterprises in bio-tech industry, first government-run 'bio-incubator plant' in Gujarat is all set to be establish...
11 Aug, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
Biotech innovation to be available at 'one stop' in GujaratAs a part of the decadal celebration GSBTM, it is publishing a compilation on 'Milestones of Biotechnology in Gujarat'.
21 Jul, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
Gujarat plans bioincubator to help startupsTo encourage bio-related startups, the Gujarat government is planning a biotech industrial incubator at Savli near Vadodara, called BTSpiri...
16 Jul, 2014, 11.35 AM IST
- Gujarat next biotech hub, number of cos up 50%
Big pharma companies such as Zydus Healthcare plans to focus on biotech in a big way.
13 Jul, 2007, 02.08 AM IST