IKP's Deepanwita Chattopadhyay: Women, open up your mind

We were a large family with my parents, seven brothers and sisters, and our dog. Life was always busy - there was no way...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
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
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
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
China National Accord's R&D strategy begins to pay-off

China National Accord Medicines Corporation utilized 2012 as a year to speed up the transformation and upgrade scienti...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Challenge No 10: Lack of mid-size CROs

For the CRO industry, the biggest challenge will be to develop a credible mid-sized offering to the industry. Currently,...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Challenge No 3: Policy issues

Government policies are among the major challenges before companies operating in the life sciences sector in the Asia Pa...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | 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
What were the top 20 global M&A transactions of 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
BioSpectrum Technology Forum 2015 concludes successfully

BioSpectrum Technology Forum 2015 was successfully concluded on August 14th, 2015 at The Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. Team Bi...

August 25, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Scotland woos Asian biotech firms

Life sciences has been chosen as one of the sectors that the autonomous Scottish government of Mr Alex Salmond is giving...

April 30, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
Why did mergers & acquisitions plunge in APAC?

The global bioscience industry, in 2012, reported 450 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions valued at $67 bill...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Biotec's Dr Kirtikara: 70% of our staff is female

I graduated from Chulalongkorn University with a BS in Genetics, enrolled at the University of Connecticut, US, to conti...

March 4, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
TCM leader Yunnan Baiyao rides on R&D strength

Yunnan Baiyao Group is expanding its forte in the domain of traditional Chinese medicines and is concentrating on stre...

June 3, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
VeriStem wins BioSpectrum award for stem cell technology

Development of stem cell therapies requires innovative technologies and processes to overcome safety concerns and VeriSt...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
AseaCyte predicts cell behaviour for future therapies

Malaysia-based AseaCyte is emerging as an instrumental firm in the domain of human disease analysis, through its cell cu...

January 10, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
Guangzhou records a whopping growth of over 50%

Clocking $1.3 billion revenue in 2012, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical recorded a growth of over 50 percent. A well-recognize...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
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
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
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
Tackling TB in Asia

Nearly three million new TB cases occur in South East Asia per year. Annually, about 700,000 women die of TB in Asia, an...

March 23, 2012 | Friday | News
We have largest portfolio of new TB drugs'

The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and de...

March 22, 2012 | Thursday | News
How is India tackling the scourge of TB?

The fact that one-fifth of the world's TB patients are in India (according to WHO) acts as a good catalyst for companies...

March 23, 2012 | Friday | 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
Our new compund TMC207 will be the solution for MDR-TB'

Tibotec is an international pharmaceutical company, accelerating discovery and development of breakthrough drugs in HIV/...

March 22, 2012 | Thursday | News