First generic versions of Cymbalta receive FDA nod

Singapore: US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta (duloxetine delayed-relea...

December 13, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Sri Lanka again bans drug imports from Indian firms

Singapore: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has decided to ban the purchase of drugs from four Indian pharmaceutical compa...

September 16, 2013 | Monday | News
Medicines: Veg or Non-veg?

Singapore: If reports are to be believed, vegetarian and non-vegetarian capsules will soon hit the Indian market, offeri...

July 25, 2015 | Saturday | News
India's CSIR to research on medicinal properties of cow urine

Singapore: Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its constituent laboratories has conduct...

July 27, 2015 | Monday | News
Study: Infrastructure, policy are biggest hurdles in India

New Delhi: The McKinsey report, commissioned by the US-India Chamber of Commerce, was released at the recently held US-I...

June 25, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Boehringer drug gets Frost brand of the year award

Singapore: Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has awarded Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) the 'Pharmaceutical Brand of the Year - ...

September 30, 2013 | Monday | News
Novo Informatics weaves magic of computational biology

Drug pricing pressures, stricter regulatory environments and the economic downturn are all pushing the global pharmaceut...

August 22, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
India launches pneumococcal disease surveillance

Bangalore: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bangalore, announced the launch of India's largest pneumococ...

September 18, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Mylan India wins ARV drug tender in South Africa

Bangalore: South African-based subsidiary of Mylan Laboratories, a leading manufacturer of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, ...

November 30, 2012 | Friday | News
F&S: Private hospital sector to grow in APAC

Singapore: About 180 million new hospital beds will be needed over the next decade to meet the rising healthcare demand ...

February 7, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Biocon CMD on US pharma body board

Singapore: The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has named Biocon chairman and managing director Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ...

January 29, 2013 | Tuesday | News
BIO CEO: Compulsory licensing is unsound policy

Mumbai: Mr James C Greenwood is the president and CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), US. BIO represents mor...

August 29, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
GSK records 16% growth in net sales in Q2 2012

Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in India released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | Company results
Transasia Biomedicals launches fully automated Analyzer

Singapore: Transasia Bio-Medicals, India's leading invitro diagnostic company has announced the launch of HbA1c & Hb...

March 24, 2015 | Tuesday | News
SME Exchanges: Big change for India biotech?

India's leading bourses National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange launched their separate platforms for small an...

July 20, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
India to use 20% blended biofuel by 2020

New Delhi: The rising energy requirements has led the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technol...

November 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Pfizer chooses UnitedLex for document review

New Delhi: UnitedLex, a global provider of legal and business technology consulting services, announced its selection to...

June 7, 2013 | Friday | News