Vaccine development partners include the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER - a centre of the United States Food and Drug Administration for conjugation technology, and Serum Institute of India Limited (SIIL) for vaccine manufacturing, a company release said here today.
IGATE CRI was awarded a five-year contract by Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) for clinical trial services spanning Phase I to Phase III testing that will include seven clinical trials.
The new meningococcal A vaccine is manufactured by Serum Institute of India Limited (SIIL).
IGATE CRI commenced monitoring Phase I trials in September 2004 in India and expects to initiate work on Phase II trials this year. The Phase I trial of the new vaccine was conducted in 72 subjects across three sites in India, the release said.
Source:PTI News