A consortium of Global Bio Supply Chain Associations of Life Sciences, Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries and Academic Institutions is organizing an International Virtual Conference on November 20, 2020, from 10am to 3pm, to fight this war on the apocalyptic pandemic.

The Supply Chain challenges of delivering vaccines to the 1.35 billion people of India and more in other parts of the world are unprecedented. The “Call to Action” is a unique opportunity for the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries of India to restore the health of the citizens while gaining its rightful share in the world vaccine market.

The consortium consists of Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) Hyderabad, Bio Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) USA and Europe, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), ICT-IOC Bhubaneswar, SOA University Bhubaneswar, NITIE Mumbai, Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) and Indian Oil Corporation.

The event involves patrons such as Padma Vibhushan Professor Man Mohan Sharma, Former Director, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai Padma Vibhushan & Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology; Former Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)