{"id":5247,"date":"2021-11-25T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-itc-covid-prevention-spray\/"},"modified":"2021-11-25T15:16:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T09:46:41","slug":"biz-itc-covid-prevention-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-itc-covid-prevention-spray\/","title":{"rendered":"ITC starts clinical trials of nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-2280847280\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Cigarette-to-FMCG conglomerate ITC on Thursday confirmed that it is developing a nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention for which it has initiated clinical trials.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-593022022\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div><p>ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC) is an unlisted subsidiary of ITC.&nbsp; It is engaged in science-led product innovation to support and build its wide range of product portfolios.<\/p><p>ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre, Bengaluru plans to market the nasal spray for COVID-19 under the Savlon brand once it gets all the requisite regulatory approvals, according to sources.<\/p><p>When contacted for comments, a spokesperson of ITC said, \u201cWe are unable to share more details at the current moment as the clinical trials are underway.\u201d The spokesperson declined to comment on a detailed query on where is the clinical trial being done, from where the commercial production would be done when approved and under what brand the nasal spray would be marketed.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-1849414818\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><p>However, sources said the company had received approvals from ethics committees and is registered with Clinical Trial Registry-India (CTRI) for clinical trials of the nasal spray which is designed to arrest the virus at the entry point in the nasal cavity itself.<\/p><p>They further said the product has the potential to be effective and safe in preventing infection and transmission of COVID-19 along with the existing measures of hygiene recommended by health authorities.<\/p><p>ITC\u2019s LSTC has been at the core of the company\u2019s drive for science-led product innovation to support and build its wide range of product portfolios. <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.tradebrains.in\/stock\/ITC\/consolidated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITC<\/a> has topped the list of Indian private companies that filed patents in India in healthcare and pharma between 2015-2020. 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