<p>The Centre has sanctioned funds from the PM Cares Fund for setting up a vaccine-testing laboratory here, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday.</p>.<p>I thank Honble PM Shri narendramodi Ji for sanctioning funds for setting up of Vaccine Testing Lab at Hyderabad. A big step forward towards comprehensive development of pharma sector in Hyderabad, which will also boost production of Covid-9 vaccines, Reddy, a Lok Sabha member from Secunderabad, tweeted.</p>.<p>The increased focus on vaccine production against the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated more vaccine- testing laboratories in the country, Reddy said in a press release. At present, there are two vaccine-testing laboratories in the country -- the Central Drug Laboratory at Kasauli and National Institute of Biologicals at Noida, he said.</p>.<p>Funds have been released from the PM Cares Fund on March 6 for establishing two more such laboratories -- one at National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, and the other at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, under the Department of Biotechnology, he said.</p>.<p>The laboratory in Hyderabad is expected to commence operations in the next one month, he said. The setting up of the new laboratory is a big step towards the comprehensive development of the pharma sector in Hyderabad as the city is home to many pharma majors, Covid-19 vaccine production companies and other R & D institutions, he said.</p>.<p>It would also boost the production of Covid-19 vaccines, Reddy said.</p>
<p>The Centre has sanctioned funds from the PM Cares Fund for setting up a vaccine-testing laboratory here, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday.</p>.<p>I thank Honble PM Shri narendramodi Ji for sanctioning funds for setting up of Vaccine Testing Lab at Hyderabad. A big step forward towards comprehensive development of pharma sector in Hyderabad, which will also boost production of Covid-9 vaccines, Reddy, a Lok Sabha member from Secunderabad, tweeted.</p>.<p>The increased focus on vaccine production against the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated more vaccine- testing laboratories in the country, Reddy said in a press release. At present, there are two vaccine-testing laboratories in the country -- the Central Drug Laboratory at Kasauli and National Institute of Biologicals at Noida, he said.</p>.<p>Funds have been released from the PM Cares Fund on March 6 for establishing two more such laboratories -- one at National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, and the other at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, under the Department of Biotechnology, he said.</p>.<p>The laboratory in Hyderabad is expected to commence operations in the next one month, he said. The setting up of the new laboratory is a big step towards the comprehensive development of the pharma sector in Hyderabad as the city is home to many pharma majors, Covid-19 vaccine production companies and other R & D institutions, he said.</p>.<p>It would also boost the production of Covid-19 vaccines, Reddy said.</p>