Covaxin Human Trials: Delhi’s Dr Dangs Lab To Partner With Bharat Biotech

New Delhi:

A Delhi-based personal laboratory, Dr Dangs Lab, has claimed that it has been chosen because the central lab for human medical trials of Covaxin, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The vaccine is being developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology(NIV) Pune.

Dr. Dangs Lab mentioned on Wednesday that it has partnered with Bharat Biotech for conducting the trials. 

“We are extremely privileged to announce that Dr. Dangs Lab, New Delhi has been provided the opportunity to serve the nation by being selected as the central lab for the Human Clinical trials of Covaxin; India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine being developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ICMR, NIV,” Dr Dang’s Lab mentioned in an announcement.

This is a “randomised, double blind, placebo controlled multi-centric clinical trial in India”, it added.

“Dr. Dangs Lab is currently processing all samples for screening and safety for the various phases of this clinical trial, whereas all the efficacy studies will be performed in NIV,” the assertion mentioned.

The lab has already began receiving samples from 50 to 100 topics per day from numerous trial websites for security testing and will likely be growing operations as per assigned timelines to cowl 12 websites throughout the size and breadth of the nation over this month.

“Stringent quality norms driven by good clinical laboratory practice (GCLP) guidelines are being followed as mandated by regulatory authorities. The lab has renowned experts in each field who are working tirelessly and collectively to provide quality and timely results to fulfil the imminent need of an effective and safe COVID19 vaccine,” the assertion mentioned.