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Bharat Biotech unveils first vaccine candidate for Zika virus

| | Feb 03, 2016, at 11:53 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): Vaccines and Bio-Therapeutic manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, on Wednesday announced breakthrough in developing world’s first, two promising candidates Zikavac vaccines for Zika infection.

Bharat Biotech claimed it began to work on the Zika Virus a year ago.

The company said it has invested over 150 million dollars since inception to build its portfolio of vaccines.

The most remarkable vaccine developments have been-

Rotavac - First vaccine from the developing world

Chikungunya Vaccine- entering Phase 1 trials shortly, first in the developing world.

Typbar TCV -Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine – successfully commercialized.

"The first thing is to be prepared for the worst," said  Ella said who along with Sumathy and the R&D team at Bharat Biotech is working in the Zika vaccine program.

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