| 21 | Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates CEPI Centralized network lab at DBT-THSTI Faridabad through virtual platform | 05/01/2021 | Details |
| 22 | DBT-BIRAC supported indigenously developed DNA Vaccine Candidate by Zydus Cadila, approved for Phase III clinical trials | 03/01/2021 | Details |
| 23 | Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG) launched,coordinated by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) along with MoH&FW, ICMR, and CSIR | 30/12/2020 | Details |
| 24 | Department of Biotechnology supported GCLP Facility for Viral Immunogenicity Testing now open for operations | 05/09/2020 | Details |
| 25 | Department of Biotechnology supported efficacy trial with recombinant BCG vaccine, VPM1002 completes enrolment of about 6000 health-workers and high risk individuals | 27/07/2020 | Details |
| 26 | Department of Biotechnology supports production scale-up of test kits from Mylab | 25/07/2020 | Details |
| 27 | Rapid Regulatory Frame Work for COVID -19 | 25/07/2020 | Details |
| 28 | Department of Biotechnology provides seed funding for Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.’s novel mRNA based COVID 19 Vaccine candidate-HGCO19 | 24/07/2020 | Details |
| 29 | Department of Biotechnology supported COVID 19 Vaccine -ZyCoV-D, designed and developed by Zydus,begins Adaptive Phase I/II clinical trials | 16/07/2020 | Details |
| 30 | Department of Biotechnology and its Research Institution’s Accelerate development of COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics | 16/07/2020 | Details |
