Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday chaired a meeting with representatives of Bharat Biotech over setting up a vaccine manufacturing unit in the State.
The Hyderabad-based company manufactures Covaxin.
Though no information about the meeting was shared, officials said that the discussion was around the possibility of setting up a greenfield project.
The development comes a day after Stalin wrote to Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan emphasising the urgency in getting HLL Bio-Tech’s Integrated Vaccine Complex at Chengalpattu operational.
It is not clear if the Integrated Vaccine Complex featured in the discussion with Bharat Bio. The Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker’s could not be reached for a comment.