ANNUAL REPORT - Department of Biotechnology

Public Sector Undertaking
Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals
Corporation Limited, Bulandshahr
The Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals
Corporation Limited, Bulandshahr (BIBCOL) was
incorporated in March, 1989 as a Public Sector
Company at Village Chola, Dist. Bulandshahr, Uttar
Pradesh to manufacture Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
and other immunobiologicals cGMP conditions as
specified by WHO and Federal Standards.
The company has been formulating OPV from bulk
since January, 1996 and supplied to the National
immunization programme being undertaken by
MOH&FW. BIBCOL also supplied OPV through
UNICEF. The company has settled all its outstanding
loans liability of the Government of India. Now the
company has become debt free. BIBCOL continues
to be a partner in the eradication of Polio.
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Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited, Gurgaon
The Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL)
was incorporated as a joint venture company in
March, 1989 to undertake research and
development and manufacture of viral vaccines. Due
to change in product mix policy and non-availability
of vero cell technology from Pasteur Merieux Serum
& Vaccines (PMSV), France the company was on
hold since February, 1992.
As per the decision of the Cabinet in Sept., 1998, the
promoters made concerted efforts to revive the
company with new activities for optimum utilization of
the assets created under the project. The National
Brain Research Centre (NBRC), a state of art
research centre in the area of neurosciences, has
been established at IVCOL premises.
Public Sector Undertaking