IPAB concludes hearing in Bayer Nexavar case

Bangalore: The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Chennai, India, reserved its order during the hearing on ...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | News
How has India been able to keep Polio at bay?

India, which was once considered as the world's epicenter of polio, successfully interrupted the transmission of the wil...

April 23, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
IKP's Deepanwita Chattopadhyay: Women, open up your mind

We were a large family with my parents, seven brothers and sisters, and our dog. Life was always busy - there was no way...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
The US coaxing India to relax patent laws: MSF

Singapore: Medical Charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has condemned the US for mounting pressure on India's new gov...

October 20, 2014 | Monday | News
India bioservices registers 12% growth

The bioservices sector witnessed a growth of 15.5 percent in 2011-12 in spite of facing many issues from the regulatory ...

August 10, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Biomaterials market will be worth $88.4 bn by 2017

Singapore: A new report by MarketsAndMarkets titled 'Biomaterials market and applications - Global forecasts to 2017', e...

March 26, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
India, Canda to begin R&D collaboration in biotech

Singapore: India and Canada will soon begin research and development collaboration in all areas of biotechnology, includ...

October 17, 2013 | Thursday | News
Start-up emerges from Stanford-India Biodesign program

New Delhi: Indian Angel Network and India Innovation Fund has announced an undisclosed investment in Consure Medical, a ...

August 24, 2012 | Friday | News
OPPI appoints Ranjana Smetacek as director general

New Delhi: Ms Ranjana Smetacek has taken over as the director general of the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of...

October 9, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
BioSpectrum Asia launches 5th CRO survey

Singapore: After four consecutive successful annual surveys on the developments in the clinical research industry, BioSp...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Robust risk committee is need of the hour: Dr Mazumdar-Shaw

Bangalore: Risk management should be seen as an opportunity and innovative approaches are required to address mission cr...

August 28, 2012 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Antibody R&D: What APAC firms are working on?

Over the years, some of the Asian companies have made significant breakthroughs in antibody research and are exploring f...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
More pharma FDI proposals cleared by India

Singapore: Providing a final nod to 17 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals in India across various sectors, the co...

September 4, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Dr Saleem Mohammad, Xcode Lifesciences: DNA-based customized medical care on anvil

If you are unwell, you could visit a doctor, but no longer will you be taking general medication for a range of possible...

December 26, 2012 | Wednesday | Opinion
Sun Pharma settles Gleevec compound litigation

Singapore: Novartis Pharmaceuticals has reported to settle its litigation with US subsidiary of India based Sun Pharmace...

May 20, 2014 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Piramal Alzheimer's detector gets FDA, EMA nod

Singapore: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have accepted Piramal Imagi...

March 22, 2013 | Friday | News
Pharmacovigilance: A strategic opportunity

For many Asian pharmaceutical companies, pharmacovigilance is a critical component of any drug development program. As p...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
Pfenex, Agila JV to develop biosimilar

Bangalore: US-based Pfenex and India-based Agila Biotech, a subsidiary of Strides Arcolab, entered into a joint venture ...

April 17, 2013 | Wednesday | News