Serum Institute of India

Serum Institute of India is a manufacturer of immunobiological drugs including vaccines in India.[1][2] It was founded by Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966.[3] The company is a subsidiary of the holding company Poonawalla Investment & Industries, founded in 1966 and controlled by billionaire Cyrus Poonawalla.

Serum Institute of India Private Limited
FounderCyrus S. Poonawalla
HeadquartersPune, India
Key people
Adar Poonawalla (President)
Revenue US$595 million (2015)
US$295 million (2015)
Websitewww.seruminstitute.com/ 

The company is the world's largest vaccine producer by number of doses produced.[4] The company produces around 1.3 billion doses of vaccines each year. In 2020, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca; in collaboration with Oxford University, is contracting for 1 billion doses of the Institute's capacity for it's COVID-19 vaccine. [5] The products developed include tuberculosis vaccine Tubervac (BCG), Poliovac for poliomyelitis, and other vaccinations for the childhood vaccination schedule.[6] [7] [8]

As of 2009, the institute was developing an intranasal swine flu vaccine.[9] In 2016, with support from US-based Mass Biologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, it invented a fast-acting anti-rabies agent, Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb), also known as Rabishield.[10]


References
  1. "Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.: Private Company Information". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details". zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "About Us". Serum Institute of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. "Cyrus Poonawalla on Forbes Lists". Forbes. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "AstraZeneca & Serum Institute of India sign licensing deal for 1 billion doses of Oxford vaccine". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. "Serum Institute Tubervac (BCG)". Serum Institute of India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. "Serum Institute Poliovac". Serum Institute of India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. "Vaccination Schedule". Vaccination as per the National Immunization schedule by Government of India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. "India developing indigenous swine flu vaccine". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. "Fast-acting anti-rabies drug set for India launch - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2016.


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