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BioWorld - Friday, February 26, 2021
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T.V. Padma

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India looks to AI to tackle TB, COVID-19

Jan. 8, 2021
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – India, which has the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the world and the second highest of COVID-19, is looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect and classify cases of both and lower the cost of diagnosis.
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India approves first COVID-19 vaccines, including domestically developed Covaxin

Jan. 5, 2021
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted its first emergency conditional approvals Jan. 3 for a pair of COVID-19 vaccines, including Covishield, developed abroad by Astrazeneca plc and Oxford University and manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII).
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India approves first COVID-19 vaccines, including domestically developed Covaxin

Jan. 4, 2021
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted its first emergency conditional approvals Jan. 3 for a pair of COVID-19 vaccines, including Covishield, developed abroad by Astrazeneca plc and Oxford University and manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII). The DCGI also approved Covaxin, which was developed locally by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd. in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, and is still in phase III trials.
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India pushing forward with at least 10 COVID-19 vaccines

Dec. 22, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – India is taking a multipronged approach to developing and distributing vaccines against COVID-19, with at least 10 different products under development, domestically or through collaborations with foreign developers. Vaccinations are likely to begin early next year but, with a population of around 1.2 billion, it is unlikely India will be able to vaccinate everybody it needs to before the end of 2022.
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Indian rules pave way for mandatory registration, but patent concerns remain

Dec. 9, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – Recent changes to India’s rules on medical devices have evoked mixed reaction among industry and legal experts with concerns over their impact on patenting of innovations tinged with a welcome reception of a new clause for mandatory registration and licensing of medical devices in the country to improve adherence to quality requirements. 
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In India, health tech startups booming

Oct. 20, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – Indian health care technology startups have gained ‘significant momentum’ over the last five years, fueled by a government push towards digitization, the uptake of technological advances and a spurt in health care apps. “The Indian health tech startup landscape has now come of age and includes a robust pipeline of ventures across both ends of the spectrum,” Sathguru director Pushpa Vijayaraghavan told BioWorld.
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COVID-19 pandemic fuels India’s telemedicine growth

Oct. 12, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – India’s digital health market is poised to grow rapidly over the next five years propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two new reports.
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Earth infected with pandemic

India speeds up production of test kits as COVID-19 cases top 2 million

Sep. 1, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – A COVID-19 diagnostic test kit developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi is the latest to join a growing pool of low-cost kits domestically developed in a country where the number of cases topped 2 million in August and continues to rise. The push to develop test kits domestically is part of a national effort to shake off a heavy dependence on imports of medical devices, including diagnostic kits.
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Covaxin vial

Indian deadline for COVID-19 vaccine raises doubts

Aug. 4, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – If India’s government has its way, the country could launch a vaccine for COVID-19 in mid-August, an extremely short deadline that has caused controversy and pushed companies to speed up their development and the trials of prospective vaccines.
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Covaxin vial

Indian deadline for COVID-19 vaccine raises doubts

July 31, 2020
By T.V. Padma
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NEW DELHI – If India’s government has its way, the country could launch a vaccine for COVID-19 in mid-August, an extremely short deadline that has caused controversy and pushed companies to speed up their development and the trials of prospective vaccines.
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