Karnataka to tie up with IISc to develop low-cost oxygen concentrators
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Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 02:58 PM IST
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Rangarajan briefed the minister about research activities centered on Covid-19 IISc teams were engaged with, which included designing a more efficient oxygen concentrator and also vaccine for Covid-19 which can be stored at room temperature upto 30°.
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IISc has developed an oxygen concentrator of 10 LPM capacity which is being tested for it s clinical validation at Bangalore Medical College.
Health and Medical Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday interacted with Govindan Rangarajan, the director of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to seek the premier science institute s support in battling Covid-19 pandemic.
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IISc has also developed an oxygen concentrator of 10 LPM capacity
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are developing a new Covid-19 vaccine that is expected to be more effective with a better neutralising effect than the existing vaccines.
The institute’s vaccine is also to have capabilities of storing at room temperature up to 30 degrees, said Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director IISc.
Interacting with Karnataka Health and Medical Minister Dr K Sudhakar, after the State government sought the institute’s support in handling Covid-19 pandemic, the director further apprised the minister that IISc is also working on designing a more efficient oxygen concentrator.
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IISc developing oxygen concentrator, vaccine for Covid patients
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Bengaluru, May 13 : The premier Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is developing a low-cost oxygen concentrator and anti-Covid vaccine, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Thursday. IISc researchers are designing a low-cost and efficient oxygen concentrator and developing a vaccine for treating Covid patients, said Sudhakar after a virtual interaction with the state-run institute s Director Govindan Rangarajan.
The institute s prototype oxygen concentrator of 10 litres per minute (LPM) capacity is being tested for clinical validation at the Bangalore Medical College.
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