Seven New Research Parks to be set up in India to boost innovation
India | News | 1 Comment | 05 Jun, 2017
In a bid to boost the Indian start up scene, the government is all set to fulfill its promise of setting up of seven new research parks with an initial investment of about $ 15.4 million ea...Read more
Asia’s first bot-aided implant for Parkinson’s at Kochi
India | News | 0 Comment | 25 May, 2017
This is the first time in Asia that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implantation was performed with a medical robot called ROSA. The technology enables minimally invasive surgery of the centra...Read more
Zydus gets approval for antihistamine drug
India | News | 0 Comment | 23 May, 2017
Drug firm Zydus Cadila has received approval from the US health regulator to market antihistamine Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride tablets in the US market. The company has received final appr...Read more
Toro Finserve to invest in Healthcare Real Estate
India | News | 0 Comment | 23 May, 2017
Private equity firm Toro Finserve is raising a USD 500 million fund to invest in real estate for healthcare enterprises. This is the first fund focused on putting money on infrastructure fo...Read more
Indian Wins Top Intel Science Award in U.S.
India | News | 0 Comment | 22 May, 2017
Prashant Ranganathan, Indian boy has won the world's largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pestici...Read more
India's Torrent Pharma inks deal with Novartis
India | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2017
Singapore: Indian drug giant Torrent Pharma has acquired a portfolio of generic drugs from Swiss pharma company Novartis. The details of the generic drugs are not known. As per reports, the...Read more
IFC to sell entire stake for $65 mn in Max Healthcare
India | News | 0 Comment | 12 May, 2017
International Finance Corp (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, will sell its entire 7.5% stake in Analjit Singh-led Max Group’s healthcare business for Rs 423 ...Read more
Milann Hospital receives approval from ICMR
India | News | 0 Comment | 11 May, 2017
Bangalore based Milann, country’s leading fertility center, becomes the first hospital in India to receive permission for Uterus Transplant from the Indian Council of Medical Research...Read more
Claris sells stake to Otsuka for $20 m
India | News | 0 Comment | 10 May, 2017
Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company Claris Lifesciences Ltd has agreed to sell its entire 20% stake in a joint venture with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Inc. to the Japanese partner. Th...Read more
3 Indian scientists elected fellows of Royal society
India | News | 0 Comment | 09 May, 2017
Three Indian-origin scientists known for their expertise in genetics, computers and ecology have been elected fellows of the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy in co...Read more
Yuvraj Singh-backed Healthians raises funds
India | News | 0 Comment | 05 May, 2017
Expedient Healthcare Marketing Pvt. Ltd, which runs online diagnostics and wellness startup Healthians.com, has raised an undisclosed amount in bridge funding from Japan’s Asuka Holdi...Read more
Parkway Pantai raises stake in Continental Hospitals
India | News | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2017
Parkway Pantai is in an expansion-cum-consolidation phase in India. It has announced the allotment of an additional 1.3 percent shares in Hyderabad-based Continental Hospitals Private Ltd (...Read more
Brinton Pharma raises $4 mn from Tata Capital’s healthcare fund
India | News | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2017
Pune-based drugmaker Brinton Pharmaceuticals Ltd has raised Rs 25.6 crore ($4 million) from Tata Capital Healthcare Fund, the healthcare-focused arm of private equity firm Tata Capital Ltd....Read more
Apollo Hospital implants world’s smallest pacemaker
India | News | 0 Comment | 28 Apr, 2017
Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysuru, became the first hospital in the State to implant the world’s smallest pacemaker into a 68-year-old patient with bradycardia. The implant was performed by...Read more
Cloud-based app for patient’s aid in absence of doctor
India | News | 0 Comment | 28 Apr, 2017
The Society for Administration of Telemedicine and Health Informatics (Sathi) has joined hands with a Hyderabad-based engineering institute to jointly develop a cloud-based app, which facil...Read more
Glenmark initiates clinical investigation for respiratory drug
India | News | 0 Comment | 28 Apr, 2017
Global pharmaceutical major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approval for the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to ...Read more
Siemens Healthineers installs India’s first fully automated lab
India | News | 0 Comment | 27 Apr, 2017
In a significant boost to availability of in-vitro diagnostic testing services in India, Siemens Healthineers has successfully installed India’s first fully-automated Aptio Automation...Read more
Transasia Bio-Medicals acquires Calbiotech Group of US
India | News | 0 Comment | 27 Apr, 2017
Strengthening its foray into immunoassay, Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd., India’s leading in-vitro diagnostic company, has recently acquired Calbiotech Group of Companies in the US throu...Read more