We can make over 1.5 bn doses in 2021: Biological E MD & CEO Mahima Datla

Though our target is a billion doses, we may have an upside as we are evaluating various doses in the phase-1 and -2 studies, said Datla

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Biological E | Coronavirus

Sohini Das 

Hyderabad-based Biological E is readying a billion vaccine doses for Texas-based Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), and about 500 million doses for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) unit Janssen Pharmaceutica.

Despite planning for such huge capacities (the world's largest vaccine maker Serum Institute of India made 1.5 billion doses in FY20), the company feels risk-sharing for clinical trials, and manufacturing infrastructure is a must. Mahima Datla, MD & CEO of Biological E, who is also a board member of Gavi, tells Sohini Das that vials, adjuvants, and cold chain may result in a supply ...

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First Published: Fri, October 09 2020. 06:05 IST
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