Pfizer halts production at India injectables plant, FDA finds issues

Singapore –Pfizer has again suspended production at a long-troubled sterile injectables plant in India (Hospira) t...

July 20, 2018 | Friday | News
LeapFrog acquires majority stake in Ascent Meditech

LeapFrog Investments ("LeapFrog"), the leading investor in companies that deliver healthcare and financial services for ...

July 17, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Aurobindo to acquire Apotex's biz in European countries

Aurobindo Pharma Limited, a world-leading marketer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical...

July 16, 2018 | Monday | News
Navitas titled as a Leader in IDC MarketScape

TAKE Solutions announced that its dedicated life sciences company, Navitas has been recognized as a ‘Leader’...

July 13, 2018 | Friday | News
Cipla to acquire South African drug firm for $33M

India’s drugmaker firm Cipla Ltd has agreed to acquire South Africa’s Mirren (Pty) Ltd to strengthen its foo...

July 13, 2018 | Friday | News
China ready to slash Indian medicine tariffs

China and India have entered in an agreement to reduce tariffs and increase imports of Indian medicines, particularly an...

July 10, 2018 | Tuesday | News
India, South Korea sign 5 MoUs in S&T

India and South Korea have signed five MoUs in the field of Science & Technology. Union Minister for Science & T...

July 10, 2018 | Tuesday | News
AHH raises $50 million from Sheares Healthcare

Singapore- Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), an operating and investment platform founded by TPG Growth, the global middle...

July 5, 2018 | Thursday | News
Ferring Pharma invests $250M in new Hyderabad facility

Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals has recently laid the foundation for its R&D laboratory and manufacturing ...

July 2, 2018 | Monday | News
MIT Board elects Kiran-Mazumdar Shaw as full-term member

Biocon Ltd, Asia’s premier biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its Chairperson and Managing Director, Ki...

June 28, 2018 | Thursday | News
AERB approves Radixact X9 system in India

Singapore- Accuray announced that the Company has received an Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Type Approval for it...

June 21, 2018 | Thursday | News
Lupin, Nichi-Iko unite to market biosimilar Etanercept in Japan

Pharma major Lupin and Nichi-Iko announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement for the distribution, p...

June 18, 2018 | Monday | News
NirogStreet raises $ 300K from Japanese venture

India’s first tech induced Ayurveda platform, NirogStreet raising USD 300k from the Japanese venture fund Spiral V...

June 13, 2018 | Wednesday | News
USFDA approves Mylan and Biocon’s Fulphila

Mylan N.V.  and Biocon Ltd. have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

June 5, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Nipah Virus: Emerging threat to human health

Nipah virus (NiV) which is a newly emerging zoonosis causing severe disease in both animals and humans is the new threat...

May 24, 2018 | Thursday | News
Scientists develop new technique to detect Chikungunya virus

Indian scientists have developed a biosensor technique which can be potentially help in detecting Chikungunya virus. Acc...

May 22, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Nipah Virus causes panic attack in Kerala with several deaths

Singapore –  8 deaths in Kerela, including three people of the same family in the state’s coastal ...

May 21, 2018 | Monday | News
Aurobindo launches $1.6 billion bid to buy Novartis generics unit

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has submitted an initial bid to buy Novartis AG’s dermatology generics drug business for abou...

May 7, 2018 | Monday | News