AERB approves Radixact X9 system in India

India |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2018

Singapore- Accuray announced that the Company has received an Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Type Approval for its Radixact X9 System in India. The AERB Type Approval ...Read more

Lupin, Nichi-Iko unite to market biosimilar Etanercept in Japan

India |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2018

Pharma major Lupin and Nichi-Iko announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement for the distribution, promotion and sale of Lupin’s recently-filed biosimilar Etanerce...Read more

NirogStreet raises $ 300K from Japanese venture

India |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018

India’s first tech induced Ayurveda platform, NirogStreet raising USD 300k from the Japanese venture fund Spiral Ventures to strengthen technology.   With maximum focus on tech...Read more

USFDA approves Mylan and Biocon’s Fulphila

India |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Jun, 2018

Mylan N.V.  and Biocon Ltd. have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylan’s Fulphila (pegfilgrastim-jmbd), a biosimilar to Neu...Read more

Nipah Virus: Emerging threat to human health

India |  News | 0 Comment | 24 May, 2018

Nipah virus (NiV) which is a newly emerging zoonosis causing severe disease in both animals and humans is the new threat in India. With so many number of cases already reported in Kerala, t...Read more

Scientists develop new technique to detect Chikungunya virus

India |  News | 0 Comment | 22 May, 2018

Indian scientists have developed a biosensor technique which can be potentially help in detecting Chikungunya virus. According to the scientists, the technique can be used to develop a poin...Read more

Nipah Virus causes panic attack in Kerala with several deaths

India |  News | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2018

Singapore –  8 deaths in Kerela, including three people of the same family in the state’s coastal city Kozhikode have been recorded over the last two weeks. Reportedly...Read more

Aurobindo launches $1.6 billion bid to buy Novartis generics unit

India |  News | 0 Comment | 07 May, 2018

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has submitted an initial bid to buy Novartis AG’s dermatology generics drug business for about $1.6 billion, two people directly aware of the development said on ...Read more

To treat corneal blindness Atelerix Ltd (UK) and LV Prasad Eye Institute (India) unites

India |  News | 0 Comment | 07 May, 2018

Atelerix a UK-based start-up company that has developed a method for transporting human cells at room temperature by encapsulating them in an alginate gel has collaborated with The LV Prasa...Read more

Venture Centre wins Asian Incubation Award

India |  News | 0 Comment | 06 May, 2018

The Asian Association of Business Incubation, the pan-Asian association of incubators from 19 nations and regions, has selected Pune-based Venture Centre for its Incubator of the Year Award...Read more

China eliminates import duties on 28 Indian medicines

India |  News | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2018

China has removed import duties on as many as 28 medicines, including all cancer drugs, from May 1, a move which would help India to export these pharmaceuticals to the neighbouring country...Read more

Strides Shasun receives USFDA approval for Cinacalcet Hydrochloride tablets

India |  News | 0 Comment | 02 May, 2018

Drug firm Strides Shasun’s wholly-owned subsidiary Strides Pharma Global has received approval from the US health regulator for Cinacalcet Hydrochloride tablets, used for treatment of...Read more

Aska, Neopharma arm team up for Rs350 Cr venture

India |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Apr, 2018

Japan based Aska Pharmaceuticals Co. and Omnicare Drugs India Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the UAE's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer Neopharma LLC, have established a joint ven...Read more

Cabinet Approves MoU with BRICS nations

India |  Regulatory | 0 Comment | 26 Apr, 2018

The government gave its nod to sign a deal with medicine regulatory agencies of BRICS nations on cooperation in the field of regulation of medical products for human use. The approval was ...Read more

SRL to expand its diagnostic centres in Kolkata

India |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

SRL Diagnostics will nearly double its pathology centre network in Kolkata over the next three months. The company is in the process of opening new centres across Kolkata including Kankurg...Read more

Munjals, Burmans extend validity of their offer for Fortis

India |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2018

Sunil Munjal-backed Hero Enterprise and the Burman's of Dabur group have extended the validity of their revised Rs 15-billion offer for the Fortis Healthcare till May 4. The move comes in ...Read more

Fortis Healthcare gets unsolicited offer from Radiant

India |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Apr, 2018

Singapore- The takeover battle for Fortis Healthcare intensified after KKR-backed Radiant Life Care Private Ltd entered the fray with an offer to buy more than a quarter of the cash-strappe...Read more

China’s Fosun becomes a competitor in the race for Fortis

India |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018

China’s Fosun international group has become the fourth suitor for cash-strapped hospital chain Fortis healthcare signalling a bidding war is in the works for the company after a TPG-...Read more