Gilead allows sublicense of HIV drug to generic firms

Singapore: HIV drug developer, Gilead Sciences has partnered with Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to expand access to Gilead...

July 25, 2014 | Friday | News
India's Union Budget 2014 Highlights

Budget Highlights 2014...

July 11, 2014 | Friday | News
Australia has a strong budget to fund research'

Singapore: During their recent visit to India, Australian lifesciences and healthcare mission delegates highlighted that...

October 6, 2014 | Monday | News
Funding agencies play synergistic role in science'

International funding agencies play a pivotal role in promoting scientific research in developing nations and also help ...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
OSDD starts Youtube competition for TB

New Delhi: In an innovative approach to spread awareness about the need for researching new drugs for TB, OSDD, India's ...

November 2, 2012 | Friday | News
Cadila's new compound to rejuvenate obsolete antibiotics

Mumbai: Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals and UK based antibiotics discovery company, Helperby Therapeutics, inked ...

November 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Vaccine developers to make vaccines accessible to developing countries

Singapore: Vaccine manufacturers from around the world have pledged to come forward to support the immunization of 300 m...

January 27, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Novartis: Compulsory licenses will not expand access to drugs

In a patent suit that has grabbed eyeballs across national and international media, the Glivec case has become more than...

October 26, 2012 | Friday | Influencers
Bayer plea for stay on compulsory license dismissed

Bangalore: The Intellectual Property Appellate Board in Chennai, India, has rejected pharma major Bayer's petition seeki...

September 17, 2012 | Monday | News
Panacea expands its footprint in the US

Panacea Biotec, an Indian firm whose three cardinal business principles have been to focus on innovation, brand building...

April 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Indian medtech veteran is ERBA operations VP

Singapore: ERBA Diagnostics has appointed Mr Mohan Gopalkrishnan as vice president of operations. He will be based in ...

February 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Pakistan protests against India's MFN status

New Delhi: Pharmaceutical industry associations in Pakistan have protested against the granting of most-favoured nation ...

April 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Public Stem Cell banking: an Initiative to save lives

Singapore: In a bid to save millions of children by preserving their stem cells, Life cells, India's largest umblical co...

July 28, 2014 | Monday | News
Padma Bhushan Dr MK Bhan to get Genome Valley Excellence Award today

New Delhi: Dr Maharaj Kishan Bhan, former secretary of India's nodal biotechnology agency (DBT), is going to receive the...

January 28, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
India, UN ink a pact for Ebola relief

Singapore: India has recently inked an accord with the UN, thus affirming its contributions to the international fight a...

December 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Down's syndrome: India tops the chart

Singapore: Around 85 to 90 percent of such cases can be detected if pregnant mothers opt for genetic screening. To addr...

March 7, 2014 | Friday | News
Philips launches new ultrasound solutions

Bangalore: Philips Innovation Campus (PIC) in Bangalore, India, has launched of ClearVue, a family of ultrasound solutio...

May 14, 2012 | Monday | News
Asia bioscience grows 11 percent, crosses $150 bn

During the year 2012, the bioscience industry in the Asia Pacific region clocked $154.40 billion in revenues, recording ...

June 21, 2013 | Friday | Analysis