<p>Manipal-based Blackfrog Technologies Private Limited, a healthcare technology company, unveiled Emvolio Pro’ -- a next-generation vaccine carrier.</p>.<p>The company incubated by Manipal Universal Technology Business Incubator (supported by NSTEDB and DST, GoI) of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) had previously developed a portable medical-grade refrigeration system for the last-mile delivery of vaccines.</p>.<p>This patented technology was initially supported with a fellowship grant from DST, under the NIDHI-EIR scheme.</p>.<p>The company celebrated its fifth year anniversary and chief innovation officer in MAHE Dr Arun Shanbhag unveiled the new product in the line of vaccine-carrier variants developed by Blackfrog. This next-generation vaccine carrier has been designed as per the draft specifications laid out by the WHO for effective vaccine transport.</p>.<p>This will prove to be critical when Covid-19 vaccines which are now underway, are finally approved and deployed at scale.</p>.<p>The team at Blackfrog has conducted extensive qualitative studies over the past six months, coordinating with multiple healthcare partners to understand the field-level requirements when large-scale immunization has to be carried out for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Blackfrog is now exploring options to scale-up its production capacity for its flagship product so that the vaccines can reach farthest corners of India without compromising on safety.</p>
<p>Manipal-based Blackfrog Technologies Private Limited, a healthcare technology company, unveiled Emvolio Pro’ -- a next-generation vaccine carrier.</p>.<p>The company incubated by Manipal Universal Technology Business Incubator (supported by NSTEDB and DST, GoI) of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) had previously developed a portable medical-grade refrigeration system for the last-mile delivery of vaccines.</p>.<p>This patented technology was initially supported with a fellowship grant from DST, under the NIDHI-EIR scheme.</p>.<p>The company celebrated its fifth year anniversary and chief innovation officer in MAHE Dr Arun Shanbhag unveiled the new product in the line of vaccine-carrier variants developed by Blackfrog. This next-generation vaccine carrier has been designed as per the draft specifications laid out by the WHO for effective vaccine transport.</p>.<p>This will prove to be critical when Covid-19 vaccines which are now underway, are finally approved and deployed at scale.</p>.<p>The team at Blackfrog has conducted extensive qualitative studies over the past six months, coordinating with multiple healthcare partners to understand the field-level requirements when large-scale immunization has to be carried out for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Blackfrog is now exploring options to scale-up its production capacity for its flagship product so that the vaccines can reach farthest corners of India without compromising on safety.</p>
