The Translational Health Science And Technology Institute, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, has been chosen by the international non-profit, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, as one of the ‘Global network of Laboratories for centralized assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines’. “This will greatly harmonise the vaccine trial process and allow different vaccine candidates to be compared and speed up …
A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots. Speaking to Reuters ahead of announcing the labs involved, Melanie Saville, director of vaccine R&D at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, said the …