Drug major Cipla inks pact with SII
Q. Which drug and pharma major has inked a pact with Serum Institute of India to supply vaccines in S. Africa on 8th October 2015?- Published on 09 Oct 15a. Ranbaxy
b. Sun
c. GSK
d. Cipla
ANSWER: Cipla
Pharma major Cipla through its subsidiary Cipla Medoro Pty has entered into an exclusive agreement with the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer SII to supply vaccines. Diploma will use the partnership to address national vaccine storage. Pune based SII has presence in 140 countries and 1.3 billion doses have been manufactured and sold by it. Agreement holds that the Cipla subsidiary will become the holder of MCC regulatory approvals with respect to product registrations and marketing authorizations.