First-ever phase-three clinical trial for dengue vaccine initiated in IndiaThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have launched the first phase three clinical trial for an indigenous dengu...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
CDSCO panel gives nod for continuation of phase-II clinical trial of SII's dengue vaccineAn expert committee recommended continuation of phase-II clinical trial of Serum Institute of India's vaccine against dengue after successf...
06 Jun, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Takeda to soon start trials in India for dengue vaccineTakeda Pharmaceuticals' dengue vaccine assumes significance since the first vaccine ever licensed for dengue, developed by French drugmaker...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Japan's Takeda in regulatory talks to launch dengue vaccine in IndiaThe Japanese drugmaker plans to scale up the production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga through a partnership with Indian vaccine maker Biolog...
28 Feb, 2024, 02.00 AM IST
What is the Dengue Prevention Pill by Johnson & Johnson? Understanding how the drug operatesJohnson & Johnson's recent announcement heralds a promising breakthrough in combatting dengue fever, often known as "breakbone fever" due t...
21 Oct, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
IISc's computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in IndiaCases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in the South-East Asian coun...
01 May, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Sun Pharma partners ICGEB to develop safer, cheaper dengue vaccineThis is the Mumbai-based company’s second collaboration focussed on the mosquito-borne virus, the first being its pact to develop a botanic...
20 Oct, 2016, 12.15 AM IST
Sun Pharma, ICGEB tie up to develop dengue vaccineSun Pharma will fund and support further development of the vaccine candidate and existing ICGEB knowhow and patents.
19 Oct, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
Why India is struggling to introduce dengue vaccinesThe ICGEB plans a larger vaccine trial on monkeys in America; the full-fledged human trial after that could cost more than Rs 100 crore.
09 Oct, 2016, 02.38 PM IST
Where are we faltering when it comes to countering deadly dengueThe mosquito-borne disease can be controlled only by the participation of the community as a whole, not just by an individual or a group.
25 Jun, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
India waives large-scale clinical trials for Sanofi's dengue vaccineAn expert consultative committee of the Indian drug regulatory agency has waived a large-scale clinical trial for a dengue vaccine develope...
16 Jan, 2016, 09.57 PM IST
Government may exempt Sanofi’s dengue vaccine from large-scale clinical trialsIf cleared, the step may eventually pave the way for Dengvaxia's availability via the wide government distribution system and private chann...
22 Dec, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
World's first dengue vaccine gets nod after 20 years of researchThe injection can thwart all four types of the virus, which has appeared in Portugal, France, Florida and Japan recently, according to WHO.
10 Dec, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
No immediate plans to use vaccines to treat dengue: JP NaddaAsked whether there are plans to use vaccines to cure dengue, he said for dengue and swine-flu, medicines would continue to be used.
04 Dec, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
World's 1st dengue vaccine likely by 2015: SanofiCountry Head, Sanofi Pasteur, Stephan Barth, said dengue is a serious health concern in India, causing a significant but under-reported bur...
04 Nov, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
Dengue vaccine tested on Indian adults, found safeThe study showed that 87% of Indian adults in trial were positive to dengue at enrolment, confirming the significant endemic nature of the ...
03 Nov, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
Scientists claim breakthrough on first vaccine against dengueScientists have announced a major dengue vaccine breakthrough, with a candidate vaccine showing a 60 to 90 pc protection rate.
11 Sep, 2012, 12.11 PM IST