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India planning to simplify patent laws to spur R&D: Official

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India planning to simplify patent laws to spur R&D: Official

The Centre on Tuesday said it was mulling over making the Indian Patent Act, 1970 more simplified and research-friendly for product oriented results. Addressing the CII Global Science, Research and Innovation Summit, Akhilesh Gupta, senior adviser at the Department of Science and Technology, said while India grants an average of 23,000 patents per annum, it … Read more

Indian researcher in US finds immunity against Covid-19 lasts over 5 months

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Indian researcher in US finds immunity against Covid-19 lasts over 5 months

After studying antibody samples collected from 6,000 people infected with coronavirus, researchers in the United States have concluded that immunity against Covid-19 lasts for at least five months. The research led by Indian-origin Deepta Bhattacharya, associate professor at University of Arizona, has concluded that the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus last for around five months in … Read more