Indian Institute succeeds in isolating and culturing Omicron strain in labExperts at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), an autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology...
25 Dec, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
India destined to be global leader in science: Jitendra SinghSingh also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal indulgence in promoting every pursuit in the field of science. The union min...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.55 PM IST
View: How Department of Biotechnology coordinated India's Covid-19 fightFrom its initial mandate to identify priority development areas in biotechnology, it has been instrumental in creating an academic ecosyste...
12 Jun, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
Efforts being made to study impact of vaccines, diagnostics on UK variant of virus: DBT secy Renu SwarupShe said the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), formed to ascertain the status of new variants of the virus through genome sequ...
05 Jan, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
Dr Reddy's partners with Department of Biotechnology for Sputnik V vaccine clinical trials in IndiaChairman of Dr Reddys Laboratories, Satish Reddy said, "We are pleased with the collaboration with BIRAC as an advisory partner for clinica...
29 Oct, 2020, 02.05 PM IST
Fighting the Covid battle: India gets sites ready for Phase-3 vaccine trialsCurrently India has six different vaccine platforms that target different mechanism, and each have benefits of their own mostly in terms of...
20 Jul, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Harsh Vardhan launches mobile laboratory for coronavirus testingThe mobile lab, also called I-Lab or Infectious Diseases Diagnostics Lab, can run 50 RT-PCR and about 200 ELISA tests in a day.
18 Jun, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Global vaccines to get faster approval: Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of BiotechIndia is in discussions with global health agencies to start a solidarity trial for vaccines, on the lines of the drug trial that the WHO s...
25 May, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
Government picks IIT, Bennett University proposals in war on CovidIn order to urgently develop “safe and effective biomedical solutions” against Covid-19, the department of biotechnology (DBT) under scienc...
11 May, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Union health minister reviews COVID-19 sampling, testing strategyThere should be no comprise in the quality of testing kits procured by the government or private labs, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan direct...
31 Mar, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
India to launch its 1st human genome cataloguing projectDepartment of Biotechnology to rope in 22 partners for project that will help develop better therapies.
22 Jul, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
Hilleman Laboratories receives Swedish grant for oral cholera vaccineThe World Health Organisation estimates that there are nearly every year there are roughly 1.3 to 4 million cases Cholera cases globally an...
28 Sep, 2017, 04.51 PM IST
- Floating labs to boost innovation in North-East
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday announced three initiatives to boost innovation, awareness and...
20 Sep, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
Department of Biotechnology to participate in Bharat Innovation FundThe DBT will engage with the Bharat Fund and invest Rs 50 crore over the next 3 years mentoring startups in the healthcare, agri-tech, and ...
15 Jan, 2016, 11.00 PM IST
PM Modi's US visit: 7 MoUs signed to boost startups in IndiaAimed at giving a big boost to startups in India, as many as seven MoUs have been signed between various organisations of India and the US.
28 Sep, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
India, Japan to set up lab to promote researchThe two countries established a joint research laboratory in 2003, the new lab will come up in India to give a further boost to scientific ...
04 Mar, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
- WB soon to have a world class research facility for cancer
West Bengal will soon house a world-class research facility for cancer.
25 Jul, 2009, 09.48 PM IST