Novartis in shock as Indian Supreme Court rules against Glivec patent case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ruled against Novartis in a historic seven-year legal battle involving Novarti...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | News
Dr. Reddy's launches Aricept generic Donepezil

Singapore: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has launched Donepezil Hydrochloride tablets, 23 mg, a therapeutic equivalent generi...

July 29, 2013 | Monday | News
Non-invasive device to assess liver fibrosis

Singapore: In the run up to World Hepatitis Day, to be commemorated on July 28, one of the main goals globally is to rai...

July 26, 2012 | Thursday | News
Lupin gets FDA nod for Suprax oral suspension

Mumbai: Lupin subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, received approval for Suprax (Cefixime) for oral suspension, 500 mg/5m...

February 25, 2013 | Monday | News
BioCOS rides on established R&D protocols

The affordable and personalized healthcare has been a major concern worldwide. The big pharma and diagnostic companies a...

July 11, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
APAC healthcare industry becomes cloud friendly

Singapore: A recent report presented by Frost & Sullivan has said that the healthcare industry in Asia Pacific is em...

November 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Varian's device gets nod from Indian atomic board

Singapore: US-based Varian Medical Systems has received regulatory clearance from Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | News
Stanford Univ, DBT India program is a big hit'

Dr Rajiv Doshi, executive director (US), Stanford-India Biodesign (SIB), and consulting assistant professor, Stanford Un...

February 26, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Has collaborative commercialization arrived in India?

Faced with many uncertainties after the introduction of a series of reforms from the 1990s, both Indian and foreign firm...

June 13, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Top 20 APAC Country Analysis: Korea

Singapore: South Korea is the fourth largest contributor to the lifescience market in the region. • Korean Minis...

June 20, 2015 | Saturday | Analysis
Lupin gets FDA nod for anti-depression generic

Mumbai: Pharma major, Lupin, announced that its subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals has received final approval for its Es...

September 14, 2012 | Friday | News
A time to rethink talent management

        Year 2011 was an action-packed-year for HR professionals in Asia Pacific life sciences industry. It te...

May 29, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
ABLE, BioTecNika join hands to develop industry-academy collaboration

Singapore: BioTecNika, India's biotechnolgy professional network has joined hands with ABLE - Association of Biotech led...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
Bangalore Bio: Regulation must enable progress

Bangalore: Day two of India's premier biotech event, Bangalore India Bio 2013, saw several eminent individuals discuss o...

February 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Frost & Sullivan awards life science leaders

Mumbai: The 4th Annual Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012, were held in Mumbai to recognize co...

October 1, 2012 | Monday | News
New strategy tests for active TB stage in Asia

Singapore: More than 20,000 people in Pakistan are being tested for the potentially deadly stage of tuberculosis using a...

August 21, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Ranbaxy may fire 1/3rd of its global sales staff

Singapore: Ranbaxy Laboratories is contemplating on slashing its global sales staff by about a third, with a majority of...

May 24, 2013 | Friday | News
Mazumdar Shaw in Forbes most powerful woman list

Bangalore: Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairman and managing director, Biocon, has been ranked 80th on Forbes' list of the m...

August 23, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Hiring freeze in pharma industry

New Delhi: The overall economic crunch has resulted in companies adopting a cautious approach in their hiring plans. Nau...

September 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Global nutra market growing at 6.3 percent

Singapore: Nutraceutical, a portmanteau of the words "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical", is a food or food product that pr...

July 5, 2014 | Saturday | News
India clears Mylan's $760 mn acquisition deal

Singapore: The Indian Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its final clearance to US-based Mylan to acquire...

September 4, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Karnataka to host National Biofuel conference

Bangalore: The Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board has announced that the national conference on Biofuels will be ...

February 19, 2014 | Wednesday | News
India's Orchid Pharma completes debt recast

Singapore: Indian company, based in Chennai, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has said that it completed the debt re...

July 7, 2014 | Monday | News
IIT Madras, Forus to develop image computing system

Bangalore: The Healthcare Technology Innovation Center (HTIC) at IIT Madras, India, has created Eye-Pac, a computing tec...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | News
What bioscience trends do the industry leaders predict for 2013?

The bioscience industry is about to step into 2013 and the year is predicted to unfold with new opportunities and trends...

January 3, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Siro deploys Oracle's Health Sciences InForm

Singapore: Siro Clinpharm, a leading full service clinical research organization, has deployed one-of-the-biggest IT ad...

December 3, 2012 | Monday | News
ABLE calls entries for innovation awards

Singapore: The executive council of the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE), the apex body of the biote...

December 24, 2012 | Monday | News
Genomics picking up pace in India'

Singapore: Genomics research in India has grown leaps and bounds in the past 20 years. Funding agencies including the De...

June 25, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
First ever BMJ Awards India announced

Singapore: The awards are being held with an aim to recognise individuals, organisations, and initiatives that demonstra...

July 5, 2014 | Saturday | News
Top pharma deals in the last 5 years in APAC

The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that have been made over the past two years have almost returned to pre...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
Bharat Biotech bags Pharmexcil Silver Patent Award

Mumbai: Bharat Biotech, one of India's leading vaccine manufacturers, has received the Silver Patent Award for the year...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | News
India, Germany to begin joint health, medtech research

Singapore: In an effort to stimulate new collaborations, India and Germany will soon begin a joint research in the field...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | News
What are the key mergers & acquisitions of Q1 2013?

Most pharmaceutical companies are sitting on the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are facing severe exhaustion. The...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
MHRA issues import alert to Wockhardt's India plant

Singapore: About two months after the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) issued a Form 483 to Wockhardt for drug q...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Cancer claimed 8.2 mn lives in 2012: UN

Singapore: Cancer is the biggest cause of mortality worldwide as the killer disease claimed an estimated 8.2 million liv...

February 4, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
US Pharma: Intitate dialogue to resolve IP issues

Singapore: Corporate executives attending the day-long "US-India BioPharma and Healthcare Summit" organised by the US-In...

July 5, 2014 | Saturday | News
World Food Laureate: “Over regulation is killing the science”

Dr Marc Van Montagu, who won the 2013 World Food Prize, is considered to be the Father of GM technology by many. He is c...

March 12, 2014 | Wednesday | Influencers
Himalaya enters nutraceutical segment

The Himalaya Drug Company recently launched HiOwna-Jr, a prescription-based nutritional supplement for kids, that promot...

June 29, 2012 | Friday | News
IKP provides platform for global innovation exchange

Hyderabad: IKP knowledge park (IKP), a 200-acre pollution free zone in the Genome Valley of Hyderabad, which nestles aro...

November 6, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Asia kills big pharma monopoly dream

Indian apex court has made its intentions clear with the rejection of Novartis' plea to obtain patent protection for can...

April 16, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Farhan Akhtar launches Blood Glucose Monitors

Bangalore: OMRON Healthcare India, the leader in innovative medical technologies and products for monitoring and therap...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
AMDL launches Mediaid ventilators

Singapore: Advanced Micronic Devices' (AMDL) healthcare division, AMDL Health, launched Mediaid ventilators and anesth...

December 27, 2012 | Thursday | News
Indian, Australian science academies sign MoU

Singapore: The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) and Indian National Academy of Science (INAS) renewed their commitme...

December 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Dr Jaipal Reddy appointed India's S&T minister

New Delhi: In a weekend Cabinet reshuffle, India's Science & Technology portfolio has been handed over to a senior m...

October 29, 2012 | Monday | News
What were the top 20 M&A deals in pharma and biotech sector in 2012?

A majority of life science firms are standing on the edge of the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are experiencing ...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
ConvaTec sets up India HQ at WTC in Bangalore

Bangalore: Medical technology firm ConvaTec opened an office at the World Trade Center, Bangalore, which will serve as ...

December 17, 2012 | Monday | News
Karnataka pharma policy: Introduce clusters to enhance sector

Bangalore: The Indian state of Karnataka, which houses the most number of life science firms in the country, unveiled it...

March 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Indian state burns GM crop to halt its trial

New Delhi: The state government of Rajasthan, India, recently conveyed its decision to withdraw the no objection certifi...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Indian drug approval mechanism under fire

On May 8, when Mr Brajesh Pathak, chairman of India's parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare, pre...

August 17, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Medtech companies need to bring innovation: PwC

Singapore: Medical technology companies may be losing their competitive edge and are in need of a different approach to ...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Asia vaccine strategists call for collaboration

Asia needs a solution, that goes beyond traditional structure, models and pathways, to meet the essential vaccine supply...

June 18, 2013 | Tuesday | News
CSIR head: Indian bioscience education disappoints me

In 2002, biotechnology was just in its nascent stage and was considered to be a small industry. However, the success sto...

May 13, 2013 | Monday | Opinion
Daiichi Sankyo, Ranbaxy to leverage synergies in Thailand

Singapore: Japan's Daiichi Sankyo and Ranbaxy Laboratories have plans to integrate their business operations in Thailand...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Ninad Deshpanday is Kemwell R&D president

Bangalore: India-based Kemwell Biopharma appointed Dr Ninad Deshpanday as president of R&D. Dr Deshpanday has over 2...

February 15, 2013 | Friday | News
NeuClone, Serum Institute join hands

Singapore: Sydney-based biotechnology firm, NeuClone has signed a major licensing agreement and joint development partne...

July 7, 2014 | Monday | News
'Novartis focuses on new products, business growth'

Singapore: Novartis India has over the past year launched three successful patented drugs and over 12 generic drugs. The...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Victoria is on mission to tap the Indian market

Hyderabad: BioAsia 2013, which was held recently from January 28-30, 2013, at Hyderabad, India, saw participation from 5...

February 4, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
US FDA warns Apotex's Indian facility

Singapore: United States Federal Drug Approval (USFDA) has issued a letter to the COO of Apotex Mr Jeremy B Desai. Th le...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Fortis to elevate healthcare delivery with Next-gen hospital

Singapore: Fortis Healthcare has come up with its vision for the next generation hospital, the 'Fortis Memorial Researc...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Indian pharma clocks 8.9% growth in June 2013: IMS

New Delhi: The IMS Health Total Sales Audit (TSA) has released a report stating that the Indian pharmaceutical market ha...

July 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Fortis pioneers new minimal invasive surgery

Singapore: In a press conference announcing a second successful experimental minimally invasive cardiovascular bypass su...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Cliantha uses Acceliant software to manage trials

Singapore: India based contract research organization (CRO), Cliantha Research has implemented Acceliant's eClinical Sui...

February 27, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Merck unveils solid dose formulation lab

Singapore: According to Merck's press release, the facilities at the lab were built to provide services and application ...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Ranbaxy advisory: All our products are safe and efficacious

New Delhi: Ranbaxy issued an advisory claiming that all their products in the Indian and global markets are safe and eff...

June 3, 2013 | Monday | News
Tripura Malaria death roll rises to 41

Singapore: "At least 41 people, including 31 children, have died and more than 22,000 have fallen ill since the first we...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Dr. Reddy's, Merck Serono enter partnership

Singapore: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, have entered into a ...

June 7, 2012 | Thursday | News
Biological E to supply vaccine to Vacsera of Egypt

Singapore: Biological E has entered into a long term supply agreement with Vacsera (and its subsidiary Egyvac), an Egypt...

July 1, 2013 | Monday | News
Now Ranbaxy's Mohali unit under FDA scanner

Singapore: Merely a month after Indian drug major, Ranbaxy, pleaded guilty of having misled the USFDA investigations, se...

June 24, 2013 | Monday | News
India ranks 2nd in terms of total company revenues

India emerged as the second largest country in terms of the total revenue generated by companies during the calendar yea...

June 18, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Cold tolerant gene identified in trout fish

New Delhi: A group of scientists at the directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, led by Dr Ashoktaru Barat...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Bilcare to implement drug authentication project

Mumbai: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, under its New Millennium Indian Technology Lead...

May 31, 2012 | Thursday | News
DNDi, Cipla to work on ARV therapy for children

Mumbai: The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organiza...

July 23, 2012 | Monday | News
FDA continues review of Crofelemer beyond goal date

Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration has advised Salix Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai-based Glenmark's collaborative partne...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Regulatory
Biocon clocks revenue worth $121 mn

Bangalore: Indian biopharma giant Biocon reported healthy growth of 22 percent for Q1 FY14. The firm clocked revenues wo...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Trivitron JV to lead immunodiagnostics sector in 3 years

Bangalore: Trivitron Healthcare entered in a strategic partnership with Diasorin Group, a global leader in $11 billion ...

November 8, 2012 | Thursday | News
Sandoz focuses on developing modern drugs for TB'

Sandoz is the generic drug subsidiary of Novartis, a multinational pharmaceutical company. The company develops, manufac...

March 22, 2012 | Thursday | News
What the UK plans to do at Bangalore India BIO?

A positive business environment, access to global expertise and the presence of world renowned universities, is helping ...

January 30, 2014 | Thursday | News
Accuray announces first two CyberKnife systems in India

Singapore: Accuray, the premier radiation oncology company, announced that Medanta - The Medicity Cancer Institute, and...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
India's new pharma pricing policy will be a profitability challenge: Glenn Saldanha

The Indian pharmaceutical industry has witnessed a healthy growth in the last decade, driven by factors like rising cons...

May 20, 2013 | Monday | Opinion
Asia's challenge: Meeting US, EU requirements

One of the biggest challenges in developing and manufacturing antibodies is proving the equivalence or similarity to the...

October 12, 2012 | Friday | Opinion
Cipla acquires 51 percent stake in Yemen

Singapore: Given the recent preference to local manufacturing, this secures the company's presence in a fast growing mar...

July 5, 2014 | Saturday | News
Asia has potential in NGS research: Dr Partha Majumdar

Dr Partha Majumder is a principal investigator representing India in the International Cancer Genome Consortium, focussi...

August 2, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Indian President praises 1Clik diabetes device

Mumbai: The Indian President, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, and the Governor of the Indian state of Tripura, Dr D Y Patil, praise...

January 28, 2013 | Monday | News
Boehringer heart drug is particularly effective in Asian population

Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim has reported that in Asian populations, Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) offers considerab...

September 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
Apollo India to setup proton therapy cancer center

Chennai: Apollo Hospitals will establish a Proton Therapy Center in India, the first of its kind across South East Asia...

January 21, 2013 | Monday | News
Biocon insulin study gives positive results

Bangalore: The global phase III study for Biocon's recombinant human insulin (Insugen(R)), in Type 1 diabetes mellitus p...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | Company results
India to soon decide on FDI policy in pharma

Singapore: Ahead of the raging issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the pharmaceutical sector in India, the count...

August 13, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Biocon's earnings surge in Q1 FY16

Biocon announced that it has delivered a strong consolidated financial performance for Q1 FY16. Commenting on the quart...

July 24, 2015 | Friday | News
India's H1N1 vaccine demand to grow by 2.1%

Singapore: Business intelligence provider GlobalData estimates that India is expected to exhibit a great surge in H1N1 ...

January 9, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Pain killer from Venus Remedies gets BioSpectrum award

Aceclofenac injection, launched under the brandname of Achnil, by Venues Remedies is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
US Governor visits Jubilant office in India

New Delhi: Ms Christine Gregoire, governor of Washington, the US, visited the headquarters of Jubilant Life Sciences at ...

October 8, 2012 | Monday | News
Critical Diagnostics expands in APAC

Singapore: Critical Diagnostics, a US-based biomarker company focused on cardiovascular diseases, added two distribution...

May 16, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Ranbaxy reflects on steps taken for product safety

Singapore: Ranbaxy Laboratories highlighted some of the major specific actions the company has been taking in recent yea...

May 23, 2013 | Thursday | News
Now, Indo-Australian career boosting fellowships

Singapore: The Indian Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has announced the Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowshi...

June 30, 2014 | Monday | News
GM crop not the right solution for India'

Bangalore: A report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture in India has strongly recommended discontinua...

August 10, 2012 | Friday | News
Innovation needed to make healthcare affordable

Bangalore: Innovation for inclusiveness and growth of the country should be the next target for the Indian industry and ...

September 4, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Tapping the ocean to meet fuel demand

All over the world, governments have initiated the use of alternative sources of energy for ensuring energy security. Bi...

March 22, 2012 | Thursday | News
Bangalore gets medical quality assesment lab

Singapore: CSA Group, global testing and certification service provider with operations in China, has launched a testing...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Conference to focus on biosimilars landscape

Bangalore: During the past several years, biosimilars has been drawing the market's attention due to the upcoming paten...

January 17, 2013 | Thursday | News
Roche gives up its patent battle in India

Singapore: Roche will not pursue patent application for its breast cancer drug Herceptin in India. However, Roche said t...

August 19, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory

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