Malaria Vaccine: AdFalciVax

In September 2025, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) granted non-exclusive rights for its multi-stage malaria vaccine, AdFalciVax, to five pharmaceutical companies.

  • AdFalciVax is India’s first indigenous multi-stage malaria recombinant vaccine developed by the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, under the ICMR.
  • The primary objective of this vaccine is to prevent infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum and to reduce malaria transmission at the community level.

Specifications of AdFalciVax

  • AdFalciVax targets the parasite before it enters the bloodstream, stopping the infection at the transmission stage
  • The vaccine uses Lactococcus lactis, a genetically engineered food-grade bacterial host, as its core technology
  • It delivers a ....
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