Bharat Biotech adds 200 million dose per annum Covaxin capacity

Bharat Biotech said on Thursday that  production volumes have been ramped up by an additional 200 million doses at Ankleshwar, Gujarat. Product availability at Ankleshwar to commence from Q4 FY2022 (Jan-March).

The company said the quick ramp up of additional manufacturing capacities for Covaxin was done at Chiron Behring Vaccines, Ankleshwar Gujarat, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Biotech.

"The company plans to produce 200 million doses of Covaxin per annum in the GMP facilities that are already operational for the production of vaccines based on Inactivated Vero Cell Platform Technology, under stringent levels of GMP and biosafety," it said.