New Delhi: Hyderabad based Rockwell Industries has teamed up with Dr Reddy's for the Sputnik V vaccine roll out in India. The Rockwell Industries, a commercial cold chain appliance manufacturer entered into a strategic partnership with Dr Reddy's Laboratories to provide its 'WHO PQS' (World Health Organisation - Performance, Quality and Safety) certified Covid-19 Vaccine Freezers to enable storage of Sputnik V vaccine across India.
Dr Reddy's will make a commercial launch of the Sputnik V vaccine in India later in June. The vaccine freezer plays a very critical role in the safety of vaccines and its potency as Sputnik V is temperature-sensitive. The Russian made vaccine requires a temperature range of minus-18 degrees Celsius to keep the vaccine stable and potent. Rockwell Industries develop vaccine freezers as per the WHO PQS standards and the freezer can handle various harsh conditions in the rural locations too and maintain desired temperature range, therefore easing the hurdle of the vaccine cold chain.
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"Our technology ensures that Sputnik V's storage management at vaccine centres meets the stringent refrigeration standards set forth by Sputnik V manufacturers," said Ashok Gupta, Managing Director, Rockwell Industries Ltd.
In addition, Rockwell will provide end to end logistics and after-sales service support for the vaccine freezers across India. "Rockwell is working closely with Dr Reddy's to develop and provide wireless Internet of Thing (IoT) based controllers and data loggers which can give access to real-time data of temperature and performance for the Vaccine Freezers assuring the vaccine storage conditions in each location across the country," said Prateek Gupta, Director Rockwell Industries Ltd.
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Many hospitals such as AIG Hospitals, Apollo, Omega and Care Hospitals have been using Rockwell's Vaccine Freezers for storage and many more hospitals and institutions are approaching the company for the same. Prateek Gupta of Rockwell Industries added, "We have a capacity to manufacture about 1,000 machines per day. We are in the process of exporting our Vaccine Freezers to various developed countries including an initial pilot deal with Japan."
According to recent data from the WHO, due to the lack of temperature control or continuous cold chain during vaccine transportation, 5-20 per cent of vaccines lose their potency. "Rockwell's Covid-19 vaccine freezer addresses these needs and is ideal for vaccination programs, cold chain management, and hospital settings to maintain temperature for storing Covid-19 Vaccines," added Prateek Gupta, the Director of Rockwell Industries.
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