Bhubaneswar:18/2/24: Chairman 5T & Nabin Odisha, Kartik Pandian visited the Sapigen Biologix Vaccine plant at Odisha Biotech Park in Bhubaneswar. The plant, which is in its final phase of commissioning, will have a capacity to produce 2.4 Cr doses of different vaccines per day.
Shri Pandian visited the subunits & interacted with management & employees and instructed Govt agencies to assist in the commissioning of the plant within 3 months. This state-of-the-art plant is coming up with an investment of ₹1,500 Cr & creating 1,500 direct employees. At its full capacity, this facility will be the biggest vaccine-producing plant in the country.
The plant will produce 15 plus different vaccines for diseases like cholera, malaria, etc. The variety of vaccines produced will be supplied to many parts of the world & will strengthen the name of Odisha in the field of biotechnology. This project is in complete sync with the motto of CM Shri Naveen Patnaik & Govt that ‘Every Life is Precious’.
During the visit, Shri Pandian assured Govt’s help & informed about the Biotechnology Policy which has been approved by OdishaCabinet. He expressed confidence that with this plant, many other complementary biotech-related product companies will get attracted to Odisha Biotech Park bringing major investments & creating jobs in this specialty field.