Developed by Bharat Biotech Limited, the Rotavac vaccine was initially prepared through the isolation of the 116E strain of the live virus at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) between 1986 and 1988.
AIIMS, in collaboration with the Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, is planning to develop low cost, light weight helmets that will be easy to wear and will hopefully reduce the number of deaths caused due to road accidents in India.