Our approach to combat COVID-19Jun 2020

Syngene has adopted a three-pronged strategy to combat COVID-19

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contractors

Information and awareness• Ensure that staff are aware of the

latest information and norms of behaviour

• Step up communication at all levels to ensure fast dissemination of new information and open channels of feedback

• Adapt HR policy to encourage the right behaviors

Implement extensive employee and contractor protection measuresPPE• Mandatory masks• Hand sanitizer throughout

campusesPhysical distancing• Changed cafeteria arrangements• Zone campuses and restrict

movement between zones• Validated deep cleaning and

sanitization

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Syngene has adopted a three-pronged strategy to combat COVID-19

• Regular communication with each client by relevant Syngene point of contact – technical team, project management, business development

• Change to shift based operating to decompress campuses and enable operations with social distancing

• Organize company transport to replace suspended public transport

• Adapt supply chain to ensure continuity of raw materials• Logistics, imports, exports and customs clearance• Implement mass IT-enabled remote working for all

employees• Implement Learn from Home initiatives for all employees

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Syngene has adopted a three-pronged strategy to combat COVID-19

• Set up Covid19 testing lab and supply high quality special reagents for Covid19 testing and research

• Support and/or contribute to Covid19 therapeutics and vaccines across value chain (exploratory, development and manufacturing)

• Work with agencies on continuous evaluation of Indian COVID-19 strains for mutations and population genetics studies

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COVID-19

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Information and awareness to educate and drive change

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contractors

The Information and awareness track focuses on raising awareness about COVID-19 and being the single and reliable source of information. It is also the channel for promoting learning resources and communication about new behavioural expectations

Continuous information dissemination to drive behavioural change• Dedicated COVID-19 section on intranet: regular updates, informative content and videos, leadership

messages, internal advisories• Online module for mandatory twice daily recording of body temperature by employees• Daily SMS to all staff with company news, reinforcing the importance of hygiene, physical distancing,

measures to avoid virus spread. Weekly newsletter• Management action coordinated via 3x weekly senior leaders videoconferences in place since January 2020

Adapting HR policy to drive right behavior• Employees to self certify and self isolate at home on full pay for 14 days if showing signs and symptoms of

COVID-19 – incentivize the right behavior. 28 days sick leave if confirmed positive.

Virtual townhalls to ensure information dissemination and behavioral compliance• Business units use MS Teams to conduct virtual townhalls to effectively communicate with up to 1200

employees.• The virtual townhalls also serve as means to answer questions and take feedback. Use chat windows ensure

that feedback is captured.

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Implement physical distancing to ensure employee and contractor safety

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contractors

Work from home implemented for all

employees wherever possible, thereby

substantially reducing the staff present at the

campus at any given time

Shift system implementedfor onsite staff to further

reduce density of staff at campus at any given time

12 zones implemented on site to further restrict

possibility of contact between people

Seating arrangements

modified in labs and offices to ensure

physical distancingAdditional satellite food courts set up in each zone. Modified seating to ensure physical distancing

Staff on campus provided PPE. Instructed on new COVID-19 related work behavioral norms

Monitoring of temperature twice daily to ensure early detection and swift isolation as per protocol, if need arises

Physical distancing measures

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Reduce employee density at site

Modify work space to implement physical distancing

Reduce chances of spread

Early detection and isolation

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Employee and contractor protection: masks and temperature monitoring

Employee and contractor protection measures• Physical distancing implemented through out the campus• All onsite employees provided adequate masks. Detailed guidelines on use and

disposal of masks shared with employees• Hand sanitizers made available at every entry and exit point• Handshakes strictly prohibited • Thermometers distributed to employees across Biocon Group. Employees

instructed to self monitor body temperature and record online in COVID-19 microsite to enable monitoring and early detection. Team leads monitor these data logs to ensure compliance

• Security guards perform temperature checks at main gateEmergency service• Onsite Health & Safety team primed to meet any emergency. Occupational

Healthcare facility staff trained to follow clear COVID-19 instructions and protocols

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Employee and contractor protection

Cafeteria arrangements• Additional satellite cafeterias set up in each zone to enable staff to stay within

their assigned zone. • Modified seating to ensure physical distancingDeep cleaning and sanitization• Daily sanitization of all working areas with disinfectants known to kill viruses.• Regular cleaning of high touch areas eg. hand rails, door handles• Employee transport vehicles sanitized after each shift• Weekly deep cleaning in office areas

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Table markings to denote seating as

per physical distancing norms

Zoning on site

• Zoning introduced across the campus to restrict employee movement to reduce no. of contacts and facilitate contact-tracing if a positive case is detected

• Campus divided into 12 zones each including designated walkway to main gate. Employee pickup/drop within respective zones by company transport

• Colour-coding of zones for easy identification: colour-coded lanyard, badges and wrist bands mandatory for all employees

• Additional security guards deployed for monitoring and preventing cross-zone movement

• Disciplinary measures for non-compliant behavior

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A small number of super-users can pass between zones – designated by their dual color code

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Zoning implementation at Biocon Park

Signage across the campus for easy reference

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Ensuring business continuity

Constantly communicate with clients• Regular communication with each client by relevant Syngene point of contact – technical team,

project management, business development• Larger changes in operating rhythm communicated with all clients via email by Chief

Commercial Officer• Regular meetings with clients to discuss and formulate plans to reduce/avoid business

disruption Change in operating rhythm• Work from home (WFH) for all employees in non site-dependent roles• Shift operations introduced onsite to reduce employee density at any point in time• Physical distancing applied in the labs. Enhanced PPE provided wherever requiredTransport arrangements• Additional vehicles arranged to avoid crowding and to fill the gap of suspended public transport.

Zone pick up and drop facility to further reduce unnecessary contact• Smaller vehicles introduced for door-to-door pick up/ drop off

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Physical distancing at workEnsure

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Reducing/ avoiding business disruption

Supply chain arrangements to reduce/avoid business disruption• Arrangements with alternate vendors for uninterrupted supply of raw materials • Periodic assessments to ascertain impact of any potential delay or disruption• Working with freight forwarders for seamless delivery of materials • Quarantine, disinfectant cleaning and vacuum cleaning of all incoming shipments to

avoid any contaminationCoordinate with Govt agencies and industry bodies• Timely coordination with customs and freight forwarding agencies for seamless

movement of inbound and outbound shipments.• Coordinating with organizations such as CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and

nodal officers and directly with airlines etc. to identify cargo space available in every vessel/flight coming into Bangalore/Hyderabad

• Advance booking of space in airlines for smooth inbound and outbound cargo movement

• Monitoring all Govt notifications to ensure compliance

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Enabling teams to stay connected

IT-enabled remote working environment implemented• All employees IT-enabled to ensure connectivity and interaction between onsite

and offsite employees in a secure environment• VPN access enabled for all relevant employees• additional laptops issued to employees eligible for WFH• MS Teams enabled for all relevant smart mobile phone users to allow them to

engage with their teams • Remote IT assistance at all times to handle any IT issues faced by employees

operating remotely.

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Leveraging downtime through effective employee engagement

L&D initiatives• Training needs identified in consultation with line managers and business heads.

Appropriate training packages identified and rolled out• Webinar series by external and internal subject experts using MS Teams.

o 15+ e-learning modules: competency developmento Daily 1 hour scientific webinar series scheduled during the lockdown period.

Scientific sessions by 2 clients• More than 30k training person/hours of learning to be achieved in the lockdown

period

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We are leveraging our scientific capabilities to explore a number of dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic

Advanced discussions with potential partners

Treatments

Project proposal andfeasibility

• Continuous evaluation of Indian COVID-19 strains for mutations

• Population genetics

• COVID-19 vaccines using measles virosomes

• Preclinical development

• Clinical development

• Drug repurposing and other therapeutic approaches

• Small molecules and biologics supply

• Antibody discovery

• RT-PCR testing (fully functioning lab to alleviate capacity shortage)

• Serological assays (LFA kit development)

• Reagents supply at scale (primers, probes, S-protein, N-protein)

• Special polymers

Vaccines

Diagnostics, reagents and materials

Delivered projects

Genomics

Initial discussions with premier public institutions

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capabilities to combat

COVID-19

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