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Zen hospital opens dedicated cancer facility
Hospitals | March 16, 2022

Zen hospital opens dedicated cancer facility

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), there will be an estimated 12 % rise in cancer cases in India in the next five years


Dr Sheela Nampoothiri appointed as co-chair of ICMR's Rare Diseases expert committee
People | March 08, 2022

Dr Sheela Nampoothiri appointed as co-chair of ICMR's Rare Diseases expert committee

Dr Ratna Puri from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi is the Chairperson of the expert committee.


USFDA lifts clinical hold on submission of Covaxin
News | February 20, 2022

USFDA lifts clinical hold on submission of Covaxin

Covaxin is a whole-virion inactivated Covid-19 investigational vaccine candidate that uses the same vero cell manufacturing platform that has been used in the production of polio vaccines for decades


Hetero’s molnupiravir Phase III studies show 65 % reduction in hospitalisation
News | February 19, 2022

Hetero’s molnupiravir Phase III studies show 65 % reduction in hospitalisation

Early viral clearance (negative RT-PCR) and significant clinical improvement were observed within five days of administering the antiviral drug. There were no fatalities reported during the study


ICMR approves Krivida Novus RT-PCR kit
Medical Device | January 19, 2022

ICMR approves Krivida Novus RT-PCR kit

Krivida Novus can detect the Omicron variant and its sub-lineages in 45 minutes


Odisha is the first state to place order for OmiSure to detect Omicron
Medical Device | January 10, 2022

Odisha is the first state to place order for OmiSure to detect Omicron

TATA MD’s OmiSure is the only test approved by the ICMR for RT-PCR detection of the Omicron variant


Tata Medical develops OmiSure to detect Omicron
Medical Device | January 05, 2022

Tata Medical develops OmiSure to detect Omicron

The test kit is compatible with all standard Real-Time PCR machines with a test run time of 85 minutes. The result turnaround time, including sample collection and RNA extraction, is 130 minutes


ICMR invites EOI for Omicron detection kits
News | December 20, 2021

ICMR invites EOI for Omicron detection kits

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), intends to enter into non-exclusive agreements with companies


ICMR Dibrugarh designs kit to detect Omicron variant in two hours
News | December 13, 2021

ICMR Dibrugarh designs kit to detect Omicron variant in two hours

GCC Biotech is manufacturing the kits on a public-private partnership (PPP) model


Over one lakh SARS-CoV-2 genomes sequenced till November
Policy | December 03, 2021

Over one lakh SARS-CoV-2 genomes sequenced till November

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said a large number of Covid-19 bio-repositories and samples were made available to academia and industry