Over 100 experts from friendly nations trained for clinical trials of Indian COVID-19 vaccine: Official
PTI, Dec 17, 2020, 9:06 AM IST
New Delhi: Over 100 experts from friendly neighbouring nations have so far been trained to strengthen capacities in their countries for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official of the department of biotechnology said on Wednesday.
Addressing a webinar organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Alka Sharma, an adviser with the Department of Biotechnology, said the partnership for advancing clinical trials (PACT) initiative is being carried out in association with the external affairs ministry.
“…The PACT is under the initiative of the Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of External Affairs to strengthen capacities for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian COVID vaccine in friendly neighbouring countries,” she said.
Under this initiative, so far two training modules have been successfully completed.
“More than 100 participants from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka took part in this training programme,” she said.
The plan is to have the next round of training programme with more number of participants, she added.
She said currently 30 groups are actively involved in the development of the coronavirus vaccine.
Six vaccines are in various stages of clinical trials, of which four are being indigenously developed she said.
Sharma said the clinical trails by Bharat Biotech are in phase-3, while the one which is being developed by Zydus Cadila is in phase-2 clinical trial.
Vaccine candidate of Biological E is in it phase-1 clinical trials while Gennova biopharmaceuticals is in the process of getting approvals at various levels.
Serum Institute of India (SII) is also conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine.
Similarly, Dr Reddy”s Laboratories is conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for Russian vaccine Sputnik V, she said.
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