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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: clinical trials

Sanofi-GSK get approval for Phase 3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine candidate in India

According to Sanofi, the Phase 3 study will include over 35,000 volunteers aged 18+ across sites in the US, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Recruitment for Covaxin clinical trials in 6-12 age group to start at AIIMS from 15 June

The Drugs Controller General of India had granted permission for conducting the phase 2/3 clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin among children aged two to 18 years on 12 May.

AIIMS Delhi begins screening children between 2-18 years for Covaxin trials

The trial is to be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers, in which the vaccine will be given by intramuscular route in two doses at day 0 and day 28.

Who was James Lind? The man behind the first clinical trial held over 250 years ago

On the International Clinical Trial Day, here’s a look at the man behind the first clinical trial, who was prompted to launch the survey by his need to study Scurvy.

RECOVERY trial finds plasma doesn’t improve survival in hospitalised Covid patients: Lancet

The study cautions against the use of plasma therapy due to insufficient evidence on its efficacy.

Modi govt expert panel green lights clinical trial of tapeworm infection drug to treat Covid

The drug niclosamide was earlier used on patients with SARS during the 2004 outbreak, and is considered a promising option for Covid-19. 

Scientists oppose placebo trials for Covid vaccines, call them ‘unethical, inappropriate’

An expert group of WHO may have advocated for the continued use of blinded placebo-controlled studies for ‘reliable evidence’, but scientific community thinks otherwise. 

Mumbai drugmaker Lupin gets Modi govt nod to test arthritis drug Etanercept to treat Covid

The subject expert committee has granted permission to conduct phase 2 clinical trials on auto-immune drug Etanercept in Covid-19 patients. 

India’s cancer problem — not enough clinical trials and lack of access to those being done

Experts say more clinical trials are needed in India for those who’ve exhausted available treatment, and to help establish therapies that work best for Indians. But hurdles remain.

Why India’s expert panel rejected Pfizer plea for emergency use nod to its Covid vaccine

The Drug Controller General of India has in the past rejected several applications from other drugmakers, including Dr Reddy Laboratory and Natco Pharma.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.