Category: Medicine

With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials SII chief executive Adar Poonawalla said that vaccine production can be ramped up if the Biden administration lifts the curb on the export of critical raw materials. Article by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times Serum Institute of India (SII) chief executive… Continue reading With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials

We are informed of the appointment of Mahrukh Bamji, MD as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the NYCHHC/Metropolitan Hospital. Dr. Bamji has had a versatile career at Metropolitan as a senior clinician, an able administrator, a researcher, and an educator. She is the Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at New York Medical College, Board-certified… Continue reading Dr. Mahrukh Bamji Appointed Chair of Department of Pediatrics at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital

Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, on vaccines, regulation and what comes next Adar Poonawalla, 40, is the chief executive of the Serum Institute of India (SII), the Pune-based, family-owned vaccine manufacturer that is producing more Covid-19 vaccines by dose than any other in the world. For now it’s the Oxford/AstraZeneca… Continue reading ‘We took a huge risk’: the Indian firm making more Covid jabs than anyone

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine, ‘PNEUMOSIL’ manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

All the risks taken by Serum Institute have finally paid off, tweeted Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer, shortly after the country’s drug regulator cleared its Covishield vaccine for emergency approval in India. Mr Poonawalla reiterated that the Covishield vaccine — developed by Serum Institute of India in partnership with the… Continue reading "Happy New Year, All Risks Paid Off": Adar Poonawalla On Vaccine Approval

The Serum Institute of India is aiming to have 100 million doses ready by December for an inoculation drive and the country will be given first priority for delivery of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. Article on Yahoo UK With British–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca reporting that its Covid-19 vaccine is 70% effective without any serious side effects,… Continue reading India plans immediate production of Oxford vaccine to combat Covid-19

Stanford Health Care recently did a spotlight on Dr. Zara Patel Dr. Patel is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at Stanford. As an Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgeon, Dr. Zara Patel’s surgical work and research has helped thousands… Continue reading Stanford MedStaff Spotlight: Dr. Zara Patel

Heart Vascular and Vein of Tampa Bay proudly announces that Dr. Hoshedar Tamboli will be joining the practice, starting Aug. 31, 2020. Dr. Tamboli has been in the practice of interventional and consultative cardiology in Tampa for 28 years. Recently, he was awarded “Top Cardiologist 2020” in the area by Florida Magazine on the recommendation… Continue reading Dr. Hoshedar P. Tamboli Voted Top Cardiologist 2020 by Florida Magazine

▲ Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute, and his wife, Natasha, at their ranch in Pune, India. Photographer: Subhash Sharma for Bloomberg Businessweek The Serum Institute of India is preparing to crank out a billion doses. And that’s just the beginning. By Ari Altstedter | Bloomberg As chief executive officer of the Serum Institute… Continue reading The World’s Best Hope for Enough Covid-19 Vaccine Comes from India