July 2020

Vacancy for M.Pharm, M.Sc as Junior Research Fellow at THSTI
4 July 2020

Vacancy for M.Pharm, M.Sc as Junior Research Fellow at THSTI

Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) is an autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt, of India.

4 July 2020
Career for B.Pharm, M.Sc as Junior Research Fellow at IIT

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995. At present the Institute has eleven departments and five inter-disciplinary academic centres covering all the major engineering, science and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc and PhD programmes.

Post : JRF

4 July 2020
GBRC Research Fellow Recruitment | 08 posts

Zydus an innovation-driven, global pharmaceutical company, announced that it’s plasmid DNA vaccine candidate for COVID-19 (ZyCoV-D) developed indigenously at its Vaccine Technology Centre in Ahmedabad, India has successfully completed the preclinical phase and has now received permission from the Drug Controller General of India - Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trials in India.

In animal studies the vaccine was found to elicit a strong immune response in multiple animal species like mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits. The antibodies produced by the vaccine were able to completely neutralize the wild type virus in virus neutralization assay indicating the protective potential of the vaccine candidate. No safety concerns were observed for the vaccine candidate in repeat dose toxicology studies by both intramuscular and intradermal routes of administration. In rabbits, up to three times the intended human dose was found to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic.

Zydus has already manufactured clinical GMP batches of the vaccine candidate and plans to initiate the clinical trials in July 2020 across multiple sites in India in over 1000 subjects.


With ZyCoV-D, the Company has successfully established the DNA vaccine platform in the country using non-replicating and non-integrating plasmid carrying the gene of interest making it very safe. Further, no vector response and with absence of any infectious agent, the platform provides ease of manufacturing the vaccine with minimal biosafety requirements (BSL-1).

The platform is also known to show much improved vaccine stability and lower cold chain requirements making it easy for transportation to remotest regions of the country. Furthermore, the platform can be rapidly used to modify the vaccine in couple of weeks in case the virus mutates to ensure that the vaccine still elicits protection.


Company intends to now rapidly ramp up the production capacities of ZyCoV-D at multiple sites and facilities to cater to Indian and global demand.

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3 July 2020
Recruitment for Pharmacists (25 posts) in PMC - Government Jobs

Applications are invited from experienced candidates for the following temporary posts under the Health Office for a period of 6 months, on contract basis, on a honorarium basis.

Post : Pharmacist

ICMR has partnered with Bharat Biotech lnternational Limited (BBIL) to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID Vaccine) and its clinical trials were approved by DCGI by end of June.

 

3 July 2020
Recruitment for Pharmacists(10 posts) in Government Hospital

Applications in the prescribed proforma are invited from the eligible candidates for recruitment of posts noted in the annexure on contract basis in the various institutions (Hospitals) of S.P.S.R. Nellore District (APVVP).

Post : Pharmacist Gr-II

3 July 2020
Opportunity for M.Pharm as Senior Research Associate at PGIMER | Salary Rs 60,000/- pm

3 July 2020
Career for Pharmacist at State AIDS Control Society

HIV/AIDS turned out to be a major Public Health Problem in Goa, in order to take multi pronged interventions, the Goa State AIDS Control Society (Goa SACS) was created and got registered in 1999 to function under the guidelines of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), keeping in view the national pattern. The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and the Goa State AIDS Control Society (Goa SACS) are the wings of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at Government of India and State level respectively. Today, Goa State AIDS Control Society is functioning under the present Project Director,  monitored by the Executive Body under the Chairmanship of Pr. Secretary (Health), Government of Goa.

Post : Pharmacist (ART Centre)

3 July 2020
Job in Regulatory Affairs, Purchase, Marketing Procurement, Production at Pulse Pharmaceuticals | Fresher M.Pharm, M.Sc can apply

Pulse is a fast-growing Pharmaceutical company with a vertically & diagonally integrated business model, focused on providing innovative product solutions to a large number of people around the world, to help them manage their health better & lead a quality life.