Indian scientists found live monkeypox virus, vaccine and test kit will be made

ICMR Scientist: Scientists at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (INIV) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have isolated the monkeypox virus from a patient’s sample, which can be used as a test kit and vaccine against the disease. can pave the way for development. The officials said this on Wednesday 27 July. A team of scientists was formed to isolate this virus. The advantage of isolating this virus will be that now scientists will be able to prepare test kits related to it.

With India isolated the virus, ICMR has received Expression of Interest (EoI) from experienced vaccine manufacturers, pharma companies, research and development institutions and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) kit manufacturers for joint collaboration in vaccine development and testing kits. also invited.

Vaccines will be easy to find

NIV’s senior scientist Dr. Pragya Yadav said that isolating the virus enhances India’s ability to conduct research and development in many other directions. This news has come amid the arrival of four cases of monkeypox in India. Dr. Yadav said, “National Institute of Virology has successfully isolated monkeypox virus from a patient’s test sample which may help in the development of diagnostic kits and vaccines in the future.” “The recent outbreak has affected many countries, leading to a worrying situation, which is due to the West African nature, which is less severe than the Congolese pattern previously encountered,” it said. The cases reported in India are also less serious and related to West African nature.

Royalty will be available on test kits and vaccines

The EOI document states that ICMR will provide monkeypox virus forms/isolates for manufacturing work under joint collaboration in public-private partnership mode for vaccine development and test kits against monkeypox disease. ready for. The document states that ICMR reserves all intellectual property rights and commercialization rights on monkeypox virus isolates and and related legal protocols.

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