Joti Jain did not respond to requests for an interview but Akhil Jain, the company's sole director, spoke to Newsroom from Dubai. Joti Jain was served a deportation notice but voluntarily left for India after serving her home detention sentence in 2017. Koru Biotech InnovationAkhil Jain, owns a number of companies including pharmaceutical research company Koru Lifescience Limited, which is a research lab with the same company address as Koru Biotech Innovation. Akhil Jain said prior to its Covid-19 drug repurposing research, Koru Biotech Innovation was mainly focused on repurposing drugs to treat rare diseases and cancers. Akhil Jain said Joti Jain was the company’s main financial backer, but would be seeking further investment, potentially from the taxpayer too.

Source: Stuff April 25, 2021 23:48 UTC