India’s First CAR-T Training Launched

New Delhi: Miltenyi Biotec and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) have partnered to launch India’s first hands-on training program in CAR-T cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Signed under the aegis of BIRAC, the initiative marks a major step toward building skilled manpower in the country’s cell and gene therapy (CGT) ecosystem. The…

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Studying microalgae, muscle loss in microgravity: Shukla tells PM Modi

New Delhi:  Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday said he was studying whether specific supplements can delay muscle loss in microgravity conditions, which could help develop medicines for muscle degeneration in elderly people. In an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the International Space Station, Shukla said he was also scheduled to conduct an experiment…

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Like a Baby in Space: Shukla Speaks from Dragon

New Delhi: Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla, the 39-year-old Indian Air Force pilot and now astronaut, sent his first message from orbit on Wednesday, just hours after launching aboard the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. “Namaskar, mere deshvasiyon,” Shukla said from inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule, calling the journey “one hell of a ride.”…

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ICMR in process to procure 2 more mobile BSL-3 laboratories to bolster India’s outbreak response

New Delhi:  The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated the process of procuring two more Mobile BSL-3 (MBSL-3) laboratories to step up outbreak response capabilities and bolster public health delivery, especially in remote and inaccessible areas. Called RAMBAAN, there are currently two such laboratories — each stationed at ICMR’s two institutes, the National…

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Weather 90% Favourable For Axiom-4 Mission: SpaceX

New Delhi: After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the International Space Station on Wednesday, with SpaceX announcing that the weather was 90 per cent favourable for lift-off. “All systems are looking good for Wednesday’s launch of @Axiom_Space’s Ax-4 mission to the @Space_Station and weather is…

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