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Serum Institute to begin Sputnik V vaccine production from September

Serum Institute of India (SII) will start production of the Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V in September. SII aims to produce 300 million vaccine doses annually.

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Serum Institute of India (SII) will start production of the Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V in September. SII aims to produce 300 million vaccine doses annually.

On July 4, the drugs controller general of India (DCGI) granted a test license to SII for manufacturing small batches meant for examination, test, and analysis at SII’s licensed Hadapsar facility in Pune. Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) states in a statement that, “The first batch of Sputnik vaccine is expected to be produced at SII’s facilities in September. The parties intend to produce over 300 million doses of the vaccine in India per year. As part of the technology transfer process, SII has already received cell and vector samples from the Gamaleya Center. With their import approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the cultivation process has begun,”

The official report stated that SII is currently manufacturing  Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Covovax that is the local name for the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine. The executive officer (CEO) of SII  Adar Poonawalla said, “I am delighted to partner with RDIF to manufacture the Sputnik vaccine. We hope to make millions of doses in the coming months with trial batches starting in the month of September. With high efficacy and a good safety profile, it is critical that the Sputnik vaccine is accessible in full measure for people across India and the world. Given the uncertainty of the virus, it is important for international institutes, and governments to collaborate and further bolster up our fight against the pandemic,”

He further said, “RDIF is delighted to cooperate with Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. This strategic partnership is a major step to substantially increase our production capabilities demonstrating a perfect example of joining forces and expertise to save lives both in India and around the world. With technology transfer underway we expect the first batches of the vaccine to be produced jointly with SII in coming months,”

India is the leading production hub for the production of the Sputnik vaccine, with RDIF having reached agreements with a number of pharmaceutical companies in India for manufacturing and looking at about 850 million doses to be produced annually. The companies RDIF has tied up with are Gland Pharma, Hetero Biopharma, Panacea Biotec, Stelis Biopharma, Virchow Biotech and Morepen for the production of the Russian vaccine.

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO RDIF said in an interview, “RDIF is delighted to cooperate with Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. This strategic partnership is a major step to substantially increase our production capabilities demonstrating a perfect example of joining forces and expertise to save lives both in India and around the world. With technology transfer underway we expect the first batches of the vaccine to be produced jointly with SII in coming months,”

However, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has been registered in 67 countries with a total population of over 3.5 billion people.

 

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