Big Pharma continues acquisitions
India | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2012
The first quarter of 2011 witnessed major deals in the global pharmaceutical space, with April proving to be a big month...Read more
Boehringer 'world cup' to aid anti-diabetes projects
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 26 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab is organizing a 'Healthcare Innovation World Cup' in order to provid...Read more
All you need to know about Glivec
India | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Apr, 2013
What is Glivec?Glivec or imatinib mesylate is the first of a class of drugs that specifically inhibits a target enzyme, ...Read more
Ranbaxy aiming to sell its generics in Japan
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Nov, 2013
Singapore: Leading Indian generic drug maker, Ranbaxy Laboratories, along with its owners, Japan's second largest pharma...Read more
Bindhya Cariappa: A woman has many roles to play
India | Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 4 Comment | 08 Mar, 2013
My father was an army officer and we saw frequent relocation, as a result of which we learned very early in life to adap...Read more
Lupin's oral contraceptive Kurvelo gets FDA approval
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 22 Oct, 2012
Mumbai: Lupin's subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, received final approval for its oral contraceptive Kurvelo tablets (l...Read more
Ranbaxy claims FDA form '483' not a show stopper
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 28 Jun, 2013
Singapore: Soon after reports of Ranbaxy's Mohali manufacturing plant being issued a Form 483 by the US US FDA broke out...Read more
Phyto-pharmaceuticals to hit Indian markets soon
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 02 Dec, 2013
Singapore: The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified the draft rules on a new domain of medicines ca...Read more
R&D activities in Asia need attention: Dr Syed Shams Yazdani
India | Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 10 Jul, 2012
The International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) is a global organization dedicated to advance...Read more
IT, telecom innovations fuel healthcare accessibility
India | Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 2 Comment | 29 Aug, 2013
Conventional solutions to address health related problems worldwide have been rising enormously. In many cases the hea...Read more
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?
India | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 3 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013
The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...Read more
Cipla launches Qvir kit for HIV/AIDS
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 15 Aug, 2012
Mumbai: Cipla, India's leading pharmaceutical company, launched Qvir, a novel four-drug kit for the treatment of HIV/AID...Read more
Indian patent office revokes Pfizer patent
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Oct, 2012
Bangalore: In a blow to pharma giant Pfizer, the Delhi Patent Office has revoked its patent for sunitinib (brand name Su...Read more
Venus' generic antibiotic gets French nod
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 21 Aug, 2013
Singapore: India's fast growing research-based pharmaceutical company, Venus Pharma received marketing authorization (MA...Read more
Bayada acquires stake in India Home Health Care
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Sep, 2013
Bangalore: US firm Bayada has acquired 26 percent stake in Chennai-based India Home Health Care (IHHC), according to an ...Read more
BMS gives $1.69 Mn hepatitis grant to India and China
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 27 Jul, 2012
Singapore: The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants totaling $1.69 million to improve prevention,...Read more
Mitra Biotech keeps focus on personalized cancer care
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 14 Mar, 2012
Using its proprietary platform technology Oncoprint, India-based Mitra Biotech is developing personalized treatment opti...Read more
Biopectrum award winner Novo Informatics brings speed to drug discovery
India | Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 15 Mar, 2013
Novo Informatics is the brainchild of a group of students and researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),...Read more