Aurobindo Enters Fray For COVID-19 Vaccine

Generic to Teva’s Qvar Filed?

Building on assets acquired from Profectus BioSciences, Aurobindo Pharma has thrown its hat in the ring for a COVID-19 vaccine. Amid speculation it has filed for a generic to Teva’s asthma product Qvar in the US, the company hopes a healthy product pipeline will help it maintain growth despite pandemic-led challenges.

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Aurobindo Pharma: Late Starter In The COVID-19 Vaccine Race • Source: Shutterstock

Using assets acquired from the purchase of US clinical stage viral vaccine development firm Profectus Biosciences, Inc., Aurobindo Pharma Limited has entered the fray for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Though India’s second-largest pharmaceutical company is a late starter, it expects to begin Phase III trials of its vaccine contender...

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