Boehringer 'world cup' to aid anti-diabetes projects

Singapore: Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab is organizing a 'Healthcare Innovation World Cup' in order to provid...

February 26, 2013 | Tuesday | News
All you need to know about Glivec

What is Glivec?Glivec or imatinib mesylate is the first of a class of drugs that specifically inhibits a target enzyme, ...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
Ranbaxy aiming to sell its generics in Japan

Singapore: Leading Indian generic drug maker, Ranbaxy Laboratories, along with its owners, Japan's second largest pharma...

November 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Bindhya Cariappa: A woman has many roles to play

My father was an army officer and we saw frequent relocation, as a result of which we learned very early in life to adap...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Lupin's oral contraceptive Kurvelo gets FDA approval

Mumbai: Lupin's subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, received final approval for its oral contraceptive Kurvelo tablets (l...

October 22, 2012 | Monday | News
Ranbaxy claims FDA form '483' not a show stopper

Singapore: Soon after reports of Ranbaxy's Mohali manufacturing plant being issued a Form 483 by the US US FDA broke out...

June 28, 2013 | Friday | News
Phyto-pharmaceuticals to hit Indian markets soon

Singapore: The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified the draft rules on a new domain of medicines ca...

December 2, 2013 | Monday | News
R&D activities in Asia need attention: Dr Syed Shams Yazdani

The International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) is a global organization dedicated to advance...

July 10, 2012 | Tuesday | Influencers
IT, telecom innovations fuel healthcare accessibility

Conventional solutions to address health related problems worldwide have been rising enormously. In many cases the hea...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Cipla launches Qvir kit for HIV/AIDS

Mumbai: Cipla, India's leading pharmaceutical company, launched Qvir, a novel four-drug kit for the treatment of HIV/AID...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Indian patent office revokes Pfizer patent

Bangalore: In a blow to pharma giant Pfizer, the Delhi Patent Office has revoked its patent for sunitinib (brand name Su...

October 5, 2012 | Friday | News
Venus' generic antibiotic gets French nod

Singapore: India's fast growing research-based pharmaceutical company, Venus Pharma received marketing authorization (MA...

August 21, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Bayada acquires stake in India Home Health Care

Bangalore: US firm Bayada has acquired 26 percent stake in Chennai-based India Home Health Care (IHHC), according to an ...

September 20, 2013 | Friday | News
BMS gives $1.69 Mn hepatitis grant to India and China

Singapore: The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants totaling $1.69 million to improve prevention,...

July 27, 2012 | Friday | News
Mitra Biotech keeps focus on personalized cancer care

Using its proprietary platform technology Oncoprint, India-based Mitra Biotech is developing personalized treatment opti...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Biopectrum award winner Novo Informatics brings speed to drug discovery

Novo Informatics is the brainchild of a group of students and researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Generic sodium tablets from Dr. Reddy's, Mylan hit US market

Mumbai: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India's leading pharmaceutical company, recently launched Montelukast Sodium Tablets a...

August 8, 2012 | Wednesday | News