Suchitra Ella is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Limited, a company that has provided over 5 billion vaccination doses to the world’s most impoverished and underprivileged communities. Ella provided strategic leadership in the development of COVAXIN®, the first vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 produced in India.
About
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About
Primary Job Title
Co-founder and Managing Director
Primary Organization
Bharat Biotech International Limited
Established
1996
Industry
Biotechnology
Region
Hyderabad, Telangana
Nationality
Indian
Quotes
Since childhood, I’ve always been a daredevil. I’ve never restrained myself, and gender has never been an issue for me. Grey matter is the same, irrespective of gender. Nothing stops us from doing what we can do.
About their Startup
With its headquarters located in Hyderabad, India, Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) is a multinational biotechnology firm that specializes in drug development, drug discovery, and the production of medicines, vaccines, biotherapeutics, and healthcare products.
The National Institute of Virology of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) authorized and supplied the viral strains needed to create a COVID-19 vaccine that is entirely indigenous in May 2020. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Government of India, gave the company approval on June 29, 2020, to carry out Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials in India for a COVID-19 vaccine that is still in the development stage and is called Covaxin.
Awards & Achievements
- Padma Bhushan-India's 3rd highest Civilian Award
- South Indian Business Achievers Award 2016
- Zee TV Best Women Entrepreneur Award
- SAARC Women Entrepreneur Award
- Women in Healthcare Award
- FICCI FLO Influential Women Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Biotech Industry
- Andhra Chamber of Commerce – Business Excellence Award
- AP entrepreneurship Award
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