After two Indian vaccine makers, Serum Institute of India and Cadila Healthcare joined the fight against COVID-19, Bharat Biotech may follow suit. Others like Hilleman have decided against it for the moment while Panacea Biotech is weighing the pros and cons of developing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after a sour experience with H1N1.

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Codagenix, a company backed by Novartis, Merck and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has tied up with India’s Serum Institute to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, joining a heated race against the dreaded COVID-19 outbreak.

Serum Institute hopes to hear by May from Gavi on whether it will consider the firm's $2 per dose pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for immunization programs across developing countries. Its 10-valent vaccine, versus GSK’s 11-valent and Pfizer’s 13-valent vaccines, is 30% cheaper.

After lower growth in its India business and impaired operations at five manufacturing units hit by US FDA action impacted Lupin's third-quarter revenues, one-offs sent its net profit crashing. While deferring reinspection timelines for its Goa and Somerset plants, the company remains confident of adding at least 15 products to its US portfolio in FY21.

After lower growth in India business and impaired operations at five manufacturing units hit by US FDA action impacted Lupin's third-quarter revenues, one-offs sent its net profit crashing. While deferring reinspection timelines for its Goa and Somerset plants, the company remains confident of adding at least 15 products to its US portfolio in FY21.