Central Drug Laboratories (CDLs). The funding support for the same was provided under the PM-Cares funds. The department of biotechnology, ministry of science and technology, Government of India, continues its support to scale up the vaccine development and manufacturing ecosystem.
The setting up of facilities for vaccine testing at NCCS, Pune and NIAB, Hyderabad, is a step in this direction. With support from PM Cares funds, the laboratory of the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), has been upgraded as Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) for covid-19 vaccine testing facility at Hyderabad.
The facility at NIAB, Hyderabad, has now been notified as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing and lot release of covid-19 vaccines vide.