IIL-Griffith Univ Readying Reasonably Priced COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine Launch Expected In 18-24 Months

The entry of India’s state-owned Indian Immunologicals and partner Griffith University in the COVID-19 vaccine race could potentially disrupt pricing dynamics. The alliance is developing a live-attenuated, single dose vaccine, which it hopes will be ready for launch in 18-24 months.

Independent
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Indian Immunologicals Ltd has tied up with Australia’s Griffith University to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. While this by itself might not draw much attention given that nearly 60 vaccines are currently in the works to tackle the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the partnership’s capacity to disrupt potential pricing is noteworthy.

State-owned Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) is one of India’s leading companies in human and veterinary biologicals and is known to...

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