Indian state to slash prices of 348 drugs

Singapore: Tripura has become the first Indian state to announce its implementation of the country's health ministry's d...

July 23, 2013 | Tuesday | News
GVK licenses its biomarker database to National Cancer Institute

Singapore: GVK Biosciences, Asia's leading contract research organization (CRO) has licensed its popular clinical bio...

September 7, 2012 | Friday | News
FDA to India: Regulatory compliance a must

Singapore: "Make quality the top priority," was the clear message from the FDA officials to Indian Pharma companies. ...

May 14, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Projects under Indo-Australia Biotechnology Fund

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May 18, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Advinus collaborates with P2D Bioscience for ADHD

Bangalore: Advinus Therapeutics, a Bangalore-based drug discovery and development company, and P2D Bioscience, a CNS-foc...

July 25, 2012 | Wednesday | News
India's Bodhi Health Education wins NUS-DBS Social venture challenge

Singapore: India based healthcare solution provider start-up firm, Bodhi Health Education, is among the winners of DBS-N...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
Daiichi to work with US FDA to solve Ranbaxy quality issue

Singapore: As a strong reaction to the import ban placed on Ranbaxy Laboratories' third manufacturing unit in India, the...

September 25, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Intrexon announces JV with Sun Pharma

Mumbai: US-based Intrexon has entered a joint venture (JV) with Indian drug major Sun Pharma to come up with novel treat...

October 7, 2013 | Monday | News
Report: India imports 75% of its medical devices

Singapore: Emphasizing on the immediate need to reduce medical equipment imports in India, a report released by the Fede...

September 4, 2013 | Wednesday | News
A vaccine that will make alcoholics quit drinking

Singapore: Researchers at the Institute for Cell Dynamics and Biotech at Universidad de Chile are developing a new vacci...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Global footprint is our key strategy: Philips India

Bangalore: The launch witnessed a total of 6 products including VISIQ ultrasound system, Mobile Obstetrical Monitoring (...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Big Pharma continues acquisitions

The first quarter of 2011 witnessed major deals in the global pharmaceutical space, with April proving to be a big month...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
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