Ella Foundation Wins $100,000 Grant To Develop Polio Vaccine

Ella Foundation, the Hyderabad-based scientific research group, has received $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a vaccine against polio.

"Such a vaccine could carry the beneficial effects of an oral polio vaccine - namely safety, efficacy, ease of manufacture, distribution and administration along with the safety profile of an injectable polio vaccine by eliminating vaccine derived polio virus (VDPV)," said a statement from Ella Foundation.

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"Vaccines play a crucial role in the eradication of diseases that affect millions of lives worldwide. The grant will help us accelerate the pace of research programs and explore new solutions in global health priority areas," said Krishna Ella, co-founder of the Ella Foundation.

GCE funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that help solve persistent global health and development challenges.

It is a $100 million initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Launched in 2008, over 600 people in 45 countries have received GCE grants.

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Located in Genome Valley in Hyderabad, Ella Foundation - founded by Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella - is an independent scientific and industrial research organization. Set up in 2002, its research activities focus on infectious diseases.

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