Poonawalla's clear shot at access for all via route socialCyrus S Poonawalla, chairman of Serum Institute of India, has created a legacy where business and social impact go hand in hand. His vaccin...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Serum Institute joins CEPI network for vaccines against unknown pathogens (Disease X)Serum Institute of India (SII) has announced its partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) network, based...
23 Jan, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
SII's Poonawalla makes clarion call for global certification of vaccines"Multilateral organisations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation should take it upon themselves to harmonise the cer...
27 Sep, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Covovax approval to strengthen immunization efforts in India, lower and middle income countries, says SIIHe was responding to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's announcement that the Central Drug Authority, the Central Drugs Standard Con...
28 Dec, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
DCGI seeks more data from SII over its application seeking emergency authorisation for CovovaxSerum Institute of India (SII) had sent an application to the DCGI in October for the grant of market authorisation of Covovax for restrict...
23 Dec, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
Biocon unit plans 15% stake sale to Serum Institute for access to vaccinesThe deal with Serum Institute Life Sciences values Biocon Biologics at about $4.9 billion and will solely focus on COVID-19 vaccines in the...
17 Sep, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
What price your vaccine? SII says India private price among cheapestBharat Biotech on Saturday said it has priced Covaxin at ₹1,200 ($16) for the private market, while the Russian Development Investment Fund...
25 Apr, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Fire at Serum Institute of India: Production of BCG, Rotavirus vaccines impactedApart from financial loss, the mishap will impact the production of BCG and Rotavirus vaccines, the company said in a statement.
23 Jan, 2021, 07.20 AM IST
Serum pegs losses due to fire at over Rs 1,000 crore; Maha CM says probe in blaze onThe chief minister visited the SII on Friday to take stock of the damages. He later addressed a press conference, where Adar Poonawalla, Ch...
22 Jan, 2021, 09.05 PM IST
Covishield dispatch for vaccine drive a historic moment: SIISerum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said the real challenge lies in taking the vaccine to the "common man, to the vulnerable group...
12 Jan, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Serum Institute gets 'Covishield' purchase order from CentreThe SII vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca was cleared for emergency use along with Bharat Biotech's indigenous "Covaxin" earlier this...
11 Jan, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
Bangladesh on track to receive Covid vaccines from IndiaThe PM has said that India will make vaccines for all humanity and that is a commitment at the highest level, highly placed sources told ET...
05 Jan, 2021, 08.20 AM IST
DCGI may await UK nod for AstraZeneca's Covid shot before approving SII vaccineOfficials said both the Pfizer and the SII emergency use applications are being reviewed on an accelerated basis. But as the trials for Ser...
08 Dec, 2020, 09.57 AM IST
Serum Institute-ICMR finish enrollment of participants for phase 3 trial of Covid-19 vaccineSII has already manufactured 40 million doses of the vaccine, under the at-risk manufacturing and stockpiling license from DCGI, the compan...
13 Nov, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Bangladesh’s top pharma group & Serum Institute of India join hands for Covid-19 vaccineThe investment amount will be treated as an advance and once the vaccine receives regulatory approvals, SII will include Bangladesh among t...
28 Aug, 2020, 03.35 PM IST
Serum Institute looking for a $1 billion shot to fight covid, talks on with Blackstone, KKR and othersThe company, privately owned by Cyrus Poonawalla and his son Adar Poonawalla, plans to float a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for its vaccin...
18 Aug, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
Serum Institute of India acquires Czech Republic's NanotherapeuticsSII, Pune is currently one of the largest manufacturers of MMR group of vaccines and Pentavalent group of vaccines in the world, present in...
25 Apr, 2017, 10.40 AM IST