Biological E eyes 1 billion doses of non-Covid vaccines in 5 years

Hyderabad-based Biological E is eyeing a capacity to produce 1 billion non-Covid vaccines per annum in the next five years, and aims to be the largest vaccine maker in India by volume.

At present, the firm has a capacity to make 1.5-2 billion Covid vaccines and 600 million non-Covid vaccines per annum. Currently, Pune’s Serum Institute of India (SII) is not only India’s but the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume.

It has an annual capacity to make 3 billion vaccines (Covid and non-Covid put together).

Speaking to Business Standard, Lakshminarayana Neti, chief operating officer (COO), vaccines division, Biological E,