The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on June 20 announced that the Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova was supported under the Mission Covid Suraksha.
After getting the nod from India's drug regulator, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is now aiming for WHO approval for its mRNA vaccine
HDT Bio filed a lawsuit in a Seattle court earlier this week, accusing Emcure of misappropriating trade secrets that it had licensed to unit Gennova and seeking $950 million in damages.
The senior health official highlighted that Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has also developed a vaccine candidate using mRNA technology, which will work against the Omicron variant.