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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 16) The country received three new COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial applications, Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said Tuesday.
The vaccine developers that applied to conduct Phase 3 trials were the West China Hospital and Sichuan University, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., and Eubiologics Co. Ltd., Guevara said in a briefing.
The undersecretary said evaluation of the applications submitted by the West China Hospital and Sichuan University, as well as Shenzhen Kangtai is underway while Eubiologics is still “completing some requirements.”
Meanwhile, the Department of Science Technology is also waiting the World Health Organization s release of its final protocol and list of COVID-19 shots for its Solidarity vaccine trials in the country. Guevara said WHO is expected to submit the documents “by the end of the month.”
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Government of India selects Chandigarh University as GATI Charter Institution to promote gender equality in Science and Technology ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 16:37 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the aegis of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GOI) has selected Chandigarh University as GATI Charter Institution (Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions) for the promotion of gender equality in the field of Science & Technology.
A total of 30 Universities and Institutions have been selected by DST for the GATI pilot project and Chandigarh University is the only private sector university of India to be selected by the GOI. Amongst the Institutions selected for the GATI pilot project in the government sector include Delhi, University of Kashmir, BHU Varanasi.
Doctor-motherâs suffering drives engineering student to design âair coolerâ for PPE kits
Nihal Adarsh, a second-year student of K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, designed a ventilation system to provide relief from heat and sweatiness caused by the suit worn by healthcare workers treating COVID patients
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Nihal Singh Adarsh has named it the âCov-Tech Ventilation Systemâ. Pic: PIB
The plight of his doctor-mother inside a PPE kit, carrying out her everyday responsibilities towards COVID patients, has prompted a Mumbai engineering student to design a small device that pumps air into a compact ventilation system, offering relief from heat and sweatiness.
Mumbai, May 23, 2021
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. For the student innovator Nihaal Singh Adarsh from Mumbai, his doctor mother’s necessity became the fount of inspiration for his invention. Named Cov-Tech, the compact and frugal innovation is a ventilation system for PPE kits, bringing much-needed relief for our healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 battle.
Cov-Tech: Promising a Totally Different and ‘Cool’ PPE Experience
A gratified Nihaal, a second-year student of K J Somaiya College of Engineering, spoke to PIB, explaining the experiential difference Cov-Tech makes to the Corona Warrior wearing the PPE: “Cov-Tech Ventilation System is like you are sitting under the fan even while you are inside the PPE suit. It takes the surrounding air, filters it and pushes it into the PPE suit. Normally, due to lack of ventilation, it is hot and humid within the PPE suit; our solution offers a way out of this uncomfortable experience, by creati