Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), founded by Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966, is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, which produces over 1.5 billion doses and immunises over 65 per cent of the children worldwide. Serum Institute made headlines globally after it launched three critical initiatives for defeating COVID-19 virus - one with UK's Oxford University, one with US-based biotech company Codagenix, and its own recombinant BCG vaccine
Adar Poonawala, son of Cyrus Poonawala and CEO of Serum Institute of India, says he is taking the risk of initiating production even before the vaccine has reached advanced clinical trials and will sell the vaccine, if developed, for just Rs 1,000 per dose.
Source : Business Today
I trust and wish that Poonawalas in collaboration with Oxford should succeed in developing vaccine for COVID 19 pandemic which caused immense loss/suffering to humanity.
7 Replies
Ayyarnet said ...
02-May-2020
All the best and good luck in your good endeavours Poonawalasir.
Ayyarnet
Hp++ said ...
02-May-2020
Mar 13 share price was Rs85/
April 28 rose to over Rs210/
Anil Xk said ...
02-May-2020
I may be the first person to write about their Intiative in a separate thread.Rs 1000 for 130 crore is not a joke. In believable sum.
My own firm also in research to develop vaccine in liquid or tablet form. If succeeds we will float in 100 Rs price. After all humanity is first and business next
Raj Singh said ...
01-May-2020
Best of luck poonnawalla sir
A Khan said ...
30-Apr-2020
If they sucess by making corona vaccine,hope there horses run all club of india and allover world,like late ramaswamy the great,good luck
S C Sharma said ...
30-Apr-2020
I congratulate Adar Poonawala and the entire team for their hardwork for trials of Covid '19 vaccine and initiating manufacturing / production process and hope they will get necessary recognition from our health ministry and other government recognised national and international medical research councils and world health organisation for sale of the same. They are doing excellent job in service of humanity and the nation in particular. Their past work in crisis and in difficult situation and contribution is always remembered with proud and respect. Good luck and God bless you them.
Pds said ...
29-Apr-2020
Dear Mr. Adar Poonawalla,
Wishing you and Poonawalla family all the best of luck and offer very special prayers to God Almighty to grant you perfect early success in your most noble and most required cause of manufacturing the vaccine for countering the deadly covid 19. May you succeed in completely completely over powering and erradicating it from the face of our planet. God bless you, help you and guide you and all associated with this noble project.Amen