BIO India to take up vaccine development

Mumbai: Recognizing India as a model for the global vaccine market, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has pl...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | News
We are going to reduce Injectible Polio Vaccine cost, says Dr Cyrus Poonawalla

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SIIL), one of the largest providers of affordable quality vaccines in the world, ha...

July 15, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
Interphex Japan: Japan pharma eyes China, India

Tokyo: The 7th in-Pharma Japan and 26th Interphex Japan, which are being concurrently held at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, k...

July 10, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Ranbaxy records 55% sales growth in Q2 2012

New Delhi: Ranbaxy Laboratories has reported a 55 percent growth in sales revenue in the second quarter of 2012 over the...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | Company results
Cipla's mother-baby pack wins BioSpectrum award

Towards the end of November 2010, Cipla, a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical major, took a step ahead in revolutionizing HIV/A...

March 15, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Intrexon appoints new VP and CIO

Singapore: US-based Intrexon, a synthetic biology company, has appointed Dr Peter Seufer-Wasserthal as VP, business deve...

November 20, 2013 | Wednesday | News
'Personalized Shipment Service' for cord blood in India

Bangalore: LifeCell International, India's largest and most accredited stem cell storage company announced its partnersh...

September 21, 2012 | Friday | News
Harvard, MIT clinical research course now in India

Mumbai: A new introductory course on clinical research has been introduced at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...

August 17, 2012 | Friday | News
MSD sues Glenmark for diabetes drug patent

New Delhi: The legal battles between pharma MNCs and local drug companies doesn't seem to cease in India. Following the ...

April 3, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Pharma discusses FDA suggestion on Quality by Design

Mumbai: At the recently held, DIA IT Life Sciences Summit 2012, a host of current topics were discussed at length among ...

October 1, 2012 | Monday | News
Daiichi may take legal action against ex-Ranbaxy promoters

Singapore: Breaking its silence for the first time in 10 days after Indian drug major Ranbaxy's $500 million settlement ...

May 24, 2013 | Friday | News
Dr Samir Brahmachari: India's regulatory infrastructure needs revamp

India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) celebrated 70 years of existence this year. An organization...

November 21, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Dr Yusuf K Hamied: India's generics king

Dr Yusuf K Hamied, CMD of India's largest pharma company, Cipla, has earned many unflattering epithets for building a co...

March 15, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Mr Tarun Pandotra, PRA India: Drug discovery outsourcing will gain momentum in 2013

The drug discovery outsourcing market will experience high revenue growth from 2013-to-2023. Expansion of the market wil...

December 25, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
India needs awareness on IP, say experts

Bangalore: "India stands one among the top 10 league of countries in the Global Innovation Efficiency Index which shows ...

July 17, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Actis contemplating sale of Sterling Hospitals

Singapore: India based Private equity (PE) major Actis Capital is said to be considering a sale of Ahmedabad-based Sterl...

December 6, 2013 | Friday | News
Biosimilars suspension leads to monopoly in Sri Lanka

With the suspension of the registration of 36 similar bio-therapeutic products in Sri Lanka, the country's healthcare ma...

July 24, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
India's 127-year-old ayurvedic leader clocks $847 mn

Growing on its legacy of 127 years, Dabur India clocked $847 million in 2012. The company is recognized for manufactur...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis