India serum institute, or the fall of a global pharmacy giant

On November 28, Adar Poonawala received Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pune, western India, at the headquarters of the Serum Institute of India (SII), to visit a production line for vaccines against COVID-19. Next to him is his father, Cyrus, founder of SII, the world’s leading vaccine manufacturer, and his wife, Natasha, No. 2 in the company, who lists his social life on her Instagram account. This visit comes as a dedication to the forties of the last century, who was dubbed in India as the “Prince of Vaccines.”

Six months later, the illustrious president was accused of failing to fulfill all of his promises of extradition and making profits at the expense of the Indian state. In particular, he is accused of imposing different selling prices on the central government, states and private hospitals in the country. Fearing for his safety, he fled to London, where his wife and two children live in a house in Mayfair, rented for € 58,000 a week. His escape passes