Tech drive demand for 3D medical imaging

Singapore: Global Industry Analysts (GIA) announces the release of a comprehensive global report on 3D medical imaging m...

July 12, 2013 | Friday | News
'Dengue, malaria impacting socioeconomic growth'

Singapore: While countries in South-East Asia have made substantial economic progress, diseases such as dengue and malar...

April 7, 2014 | Monday | News
7,400 newborns die every day in South-East Asia'

Singapore: Nearly 7,400 newborns die every day in South-East Asia, causing untold misery to mothers and families, yet tw...

December 15, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Sanofi launches reusable insulin pen AllStar in India

Bangalore: Sanofi has launched AllStar, the first Indian-manufactured, re-usable insulin pen, manufactured by a global c...

October 9, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Dr Gautam Daftary: The Indian biologics pioneer

Indian company Bharat Serums and Vaccines boasts of a product portfolio that includes many firsts in India and the world...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
BSA-CMR Survey: CROs hopeful despite stifled growth

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Indian government framing new clinical trial law

Singapore: The Indian Supreme Court on July 26 heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on drug trials in ...

July 26, 2013 | Friday | News
FDA approves Jubilant's molecule for drug trials

Singapore: Indian pharmaceutical company based in Bangalore, Jubilant Biosys has said that the US Food and Drug Administ...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
Granules India to acquire Auctus Pharma

Singapore: Granules India has said that it has received the approval to go ahead with its proposed acquisition of the ac...

December 9, 2013 | Monday | News
Asia gets $15 mn donation for better sanitation

Singapore: Last year, the Asian Development Bank created the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund to help provide...

March 21, 2014 | Friday | News
West Pharma enters India with new plant

Singapore: US drug packaging major West Pharmaceutical Services has announced that it has set up a manufacturing plant i...

July 17, 2014 | Thursday | News
Dubiotech, India to promote Dubai's biotech sector

Singapore: DuBiotech, a free zone dedicated to facilitating and fostering the growth of the life sciences industry in th...

October 16, 2013 | Wednesday | News
After Ranbaxy FDA pulls its guns at Wockhardt

Singapore: The US FDA has sent Indian drugmaker, Wockhardt, an import alert notifying that the import of all drugs manuf...

May 27, 2013 | Monday | News
Transcatheter embolization market up in APAC'

Singapore: Asia Pacific market for transcatheter embolization and occlusion (TEO) devices in countries including Austral...

August 12, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
Bt cotton: The India story

India accounts for about 32 percent of the global cotton cultivation area and contributes 21 percent of the global cotto...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
Lupin, LG to launch an anti-diabetes drug

Singapore: Indian drug major Lupin has inked a marketing pact with South Korea's LG Life Sciences to launch its anti-di...

August 12, 2014 | Tuesday | News
BMS, Celgene collaborate on a combination trial

Singapore: BioPharmaceutical major Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Celgene have teamed up to conduct a combination clinic...

August 31, 2014 | Sunday | News
MM Activ signs integral MOU at BIO 2014

San Diego: India's leading integrated science and technology knowledge and B2B communciations enterprise, MM Activ Sci-T...

June 26, 2014 | Thursday | News
India bioscience industry not amused by Budget

The Indian bioscience industry was not too happy with the budget proposed by Finance Minister Mr P Chidambaram. While th...

February 28, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
International Clinical trials day Special: India to decide on its regulations

Singapore: "The regulatory pathway is in place, a compensation system is in place, and with the call for 'Make in India'...

May 20, 2015 | Wednesday | News
PolyMedicure wins patent battle against B Braun

Singapore: PolyMedicure, a manufacturer of medical devices has won its five-year long patent battle against German medic...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | Regulatory
IRRI scientists find rice gene that can drive yield

Singapore: Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute, headquartered in the Philippines, have pinpointed a ...

August 23, 2012 | Thursday | News
Cipla enters Czech & Slovakian markets

Singapore: Under the collaboration, Cipla will be driving its respiratory product portfolio in both Czech Republic and S...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Pfizer to close one of its Indian plants

Singapore: Drug maker Pfizer has issued a lockout notice at its Thane plant following labor unrest, stating the step was...

August 6, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Cipla's HIV drug gets tentative nod from FDA

Singapore: India based generic drug maker Cipla has recieved FDA tentative approval for a generic formulation of emtrici...

February 27, 2014 | Thursday | News
Dr. Reddy's Azacitidine for injection gets FDA nod

Singapore: The US FDA has granted approval for the launch of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories's cancer drug Azacitidine for inje...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Aurobindo aims for $2 bn revenues by FY15

Singapore: India-based Aurobindo Pharma eyes on globalization and innovation to achieve a turnover of $2 billion in the...

August 5, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Infosys, Smart Enterprise join hands for mHealth

Singapore: India's Infosys has signed a deal with Smart Communications to develop mobile solutions that would allow orga...

July 18, 2014 | Friday | News
Robo Brain: a new computing platform for Robotics

Singapore: Two Indian-origin researchers at Cornell University have developed a computational system known as 'Robo Brai...

September 1, 2014 | Monday | News
GE to open technology and training centre in Turkey

Singapore: GE Healthcare Life Sciences plans to open a technology and training laboratory in Turkey by mid-2015 targetti...

November 17, 2014 | Monday | News
A molecular gel with diverse applications

Singapore: Under the guidance of professors from IIT-Madras and Pondicherry University, a team of students have develope...

September 1, 2014 | Monday | News
Aurobindo gets FDA nod for anti-depression generic

Singapore: India's Aurobindo Pharma received final approval from the US FDA to manufacture and market Escitalopram Oxala...

September 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
Philanthropists pledge $4bn for polio eradication

Singapore: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a first-of-its-kind comprehensive six-year plan, tit...

April 29, 2013 | Monday | News
Canada quarantines APIs by India firm

Singapore: Canada has quarantined the health products made with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from India's Sr...

January 7, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Global medtech firm DJO ventures into India

Mumbai: DJO Global International, one of the world's largest orthopaedic companies, has ventured into India. The firm's ...

February 18, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Ranbaxy redesigns strategy to meet regulations

The year 2011 was a year of capturing potential markets and achieving new milestones. Ranbaxy Laboratories became the fi...

June 12, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Study points out Asia's top medical tourism hubs

Singapore: In a recent report released by KPMG and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) - ...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
APAC colorectal cancer market to touch $2.9 bn by 2020

Singapore: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) therapeutics market in Asia-Pacific (APAC) is set to increase in value, from $1.9 bil...

December 18, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
BRAI Bill deadline extension fails to dampen biotech industry's spirits

New Delhi: While, the environment activists in India welcomed the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environm...

July 11, 2013 | Thursday | Regulatory
Sanofi, PATH deliver anti-malaria drug made from semisynthetic derivative

Singapore: Global pharmaceutical firm, Sanofi, and world organization, PATH, have initated the delivery of the first lar...

August 13, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Agilent launches a new spectroscopy system

Singapore: The Agilent Cary 8454 UV-Visible spectroscopy system includes a UV-Visible instrument based on leading LC pho...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
India, China recreate Barefoot Doctors

Singapore: A team of Indian and Chinese doctors have jointly launched the fourth medical mission to provide free consult...

September 16, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Philips, Accenture use Google Glass in surgery

Singapore: Royal Philips and Accenture have announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Googl...

October 4, 2013 | Friday | News
GSK faces initial resistance following directional shift

Singapore: Following a less than flattering financial performance in 2014, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is realigning its opera...

February 14, 2015 | Saturday | News
59 new drug applications pending review at CDSCO

Singapore: While there are 59 new drug application cases pending for approval in the Central Drugs Standard Organisation...

August 31, 2014 | Sunday | News
IIL develops vaccine for blue tongue disease

Singapore: Indian Immunologicals (IIL) have developed a new vaccine for Blue Tongue disease that affects domestic animal...

September 26, 2014 | Friday | News
India, China to produce generic of Gilead's TAF

Singapore: Gilead have allowed generic manufacturers in India and China to produce generic versions of its HBV and HIV d...

August 4, 2014 | Monday | News
Asia faces an acute skills gap challenge

Shortage of skills and qualification among life science professionals to pursue risk laden activities is proving to be a...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Glass packaging expert Gerresheimer on acquisition spree

German firm Gerresheimer is a manufacturer of high-quality specialty products made of glass and plastic for the global p...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Indian formulation industry to grow by 10-12%

Singapore: The Indian pharmaceutical industry is estimated to continue to experience strong growth in the near-term alth...

July 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Recipharm to acquire 74% stakes in Indian CMO

Singapore: Sweden based contract development and manufacturing organisation, Recipharm, plans to acquire 74 percent of s...

October 26, 2015 | Monday | News
Dr Reddy's under scanner for packaging violations

Singapore: According to reports, the US department of justice has issued a warning notice to Dr Reddy's. It states that ...

August 31, 2014 | Sunday | News
Venus gets its first Swiss marketing authorization

Singapore: Venus Remedies, a leading research-based global pharmaceutical company, has achieved a landmark by securing i...

August 31, 2014 | Sunday | News
APAC Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma treatment market to touch $1.7 bn'

Singapore: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) treatment market in Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries including India, Australia, Chin...

September 26, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
India among top 5 contributors for Ebola relief

Singapore: According to a fact sheet released by the US, India is among the top five contributors for Ebola relief effor...

October 10, 2014 | Friday | News
Mexico probes Indian drug due to its low price

Singapore: The Mexican Ministry of Economy have initiated an anti-subsidy investigation on the import of metoprolol tart...

October 9, 2013 | Wednesday | News
India's Nova Medical wins laurels for innovation

Singapore: Nova Medical Centers, India's premier chain of specialty surgery centers and fertility centers, has been hono...

April 10, 2014 | Thursday | News
Piramal is on a acquisition spree

Mumbai: Piramal Enterprises' life sciences division has over a decade history of life sciences-related collaborations wi...

April 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Dr. Reddy's hires its HR global head from IBM

Singapore: India's pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy's has appointed Dr. Sripada Chandrasekhar as the president and global h...

August 13, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Indian court stays DCGI's order on combination drugs

New Delhi: The High Court of Indian state Himachal Pradesh granted an interim stay on the Drug Controller General of Ind...

October 7, 2013 | Monday | News
Ranbaxy to launch malaria drug in 7 African countries

Singapore: Ranbaxy Laboratories, recently announced that the company has received approval to launch its new drug, Synri...

December 16, 2014 | Tuesday | News
IIL establishes its subsidiary in NewZealand

Singapore: Indian vaccine major, Indian Immunologicals (IIL,) has forayed into the international market by forming a sub...

December 8, 2014 | Monday | News
Suven Lifesciences receives five patents from four countries

Singapore: India-based Suven Lifescinces has secured patents for its new chemical entities (NCEs) from Japan, China, New...

December 17, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Piramal subsidiary acquires Abacus International

Bangalore: Piramal Enterprises' subsidiary Decision Resources Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory f...

December 11, 2012 | Tuesday | News
e-healthcare business to boost healthcare sector'

Singapore: e-healthcare in India will have a major share in the overall healthcare market, believe industry experts. "C...

August 30, 2014 | Saturday | News
BMS, Pfizer to present clinical trials data on Eliquis

Singapore: The new clinical trial data and New Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (GHEOR) analyses assessing ...

August 30, 2014 | Saturday | News
Sigma Aldrich all set for emerging markets

Sigma-Aldrich, a leading life sciences and high technology company headquartered in the US, recently opened new faciliti...

May 29, 2012 | Tuesday | Influencers
Indian authority invites opinion on guidelines for clinical trials

Mumbai: The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO ), the governing authority in India for conducting clinica...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | News
Thermo Scientific expands its lab portfolio

Mumbai: Thermo Scientific recently added new products in its spectrophotometer and lab instrumentation portfolio. The Mu...

September 26, 2012 | Wednesday | News
US firms lobbying to protect patents in India: Report

Singapore: An Indian news report that appeared in Business Line quoted an unidentified DIPP official who claimed that to...

October 24, 2013 | Thursday | News
Cognizant 'buys' AstraZeneca R&D Center in Bangalore?

Cognizant Technology Solutions, India's $11 billion and No.2 software company, has reportedly purchased the iconic Astra...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | News
Satish Jindal, BMS India R&D head, to lead US innovation venture

Singapore: Allied-Bristol Life Sciences, a jointly owned enterprise between Allied Minds and Bristol-Myers Squibb, has a...

October 3, 2014 | Friday | News
India announces immediate medical visas for SAARC

Singapore: In a bid to promote medical tourism business in India, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi announced that medical...

December 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News
WHO experts meet at Geneva over Ebola crisis

Singapore: As West Africa grapples with the deadly outbreak, global experts at the World Health Organization are meeting...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | News
Transasia named 'Global Growth Company 2014'

Singapore: Transasia Bio-Medicals has been selected as the 'Global Growth Company 2014' by the prestigious World Economi...

November 12, 2014 | Wednesday | News
3M Healthcare gets Quality Council of India award

Bangalore: 3M Healthcare, a sub group of the Indian subsidiary of 3M, has won the prestigious QCI-DL Shah National Award...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Prolonged DCGI approvals worries drugmakers

Singapore: The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), the industry body representing leading pharma companies, has writte...

June 27, 2014 | Friday | Regulatory
India aims to eradicate TB by 2020

Singapore: Highlighting the government's plans to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from the country's Union Health Minister M...

November 1, 2014 | Saturday | News
816 passengers being tracked in India for Ebola

Singapore: As per the information bulletin issued by the Indian health ministry, the construction group, Afcons and Inte...

September 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Free biomed journal access to aid Ebola research

Singapore: Wiley and Sons will provide free access to biomedical literature in support of the Ebola outbreak relief effo...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
Bangalore gets cargo terminal for pharma products

Singapore: According to Menzies, the Pharma Cold Zone will offer accurate and temperature controlled care while handling...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
Biocon Foundation gets best CSR practices award

Singapore: India's Biocon Foundation has won Asia Best CSR Practices Award 2014 hosted by CMO Asia at Singapore, as a pa...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | News
Cholera vaccine from Shantha Biotechnics wins BioSpectrum award

Efforts to accelerate global use of new generation cholera vaccines gained significant momentum with the licensure of a ...

April 12, 2012 | Thursday | News
USFDA issues haunts Jubilants's Q1 growth

India: The board of Jubilant Life Sciences, an integrated pharmaceutical and lifesciences company met on August 06, 2014...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | Company results
Frost&Sullivan: Biobanking to see a huge surge

Singapore: Frost and Sullivan has highlighted that the global proliferation of disease-based biobanks has triggered a ma...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Swine flu endemic claims 132 deaths in India

New Delhi: India is on a high alert for swine flu following the death of another individual in the northern Indian state...

February 13, 2013 | Wednesday | News
US FDA approves GSK's asthma drug

Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | Regulatory
Venus ties up with Teva for anti-cancer drug

Singapore: Venus Remedies has entered into a partnership with Teva, the largest manufacturer of generic drugs in the wor...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
Bosch expands into healthcare in India

Singapore: "We have been making concerted efforts to further strengthen our non-automotive business in the Indian market...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
1,300 Indians die of cancer every day: ICMR

Singapore: With more than 1,300 deaths reported every day, cancer in India has become one of the major causes of death. ...

May 19, 2015 | Tuesday | News
India's Biocon Academy records 100% placements

Bangalore, India: Biocon's CMD Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CEO & JMD Dr Arun Chandavarkar, and the newly appointed presi...

August 6, 2014 | Wednesday | Company results
A year of unstinted growth

Singapore:  Aurobindo Pharma, India Chairman: Mr N GovindarajanRevenue: $1765.5 mnBusiness: Manufacturer of APIsA well...

July 4, 2015 | Saturday | Analysis
No antibiotics in poultry: IMA

Singapore: The shocking revelation made by the Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) Pollution Monitoring Lab, Indi...

April 24, 2016 | Sunday | News
First case of Ebola in Spain

Singapore: After showering its fury over the West African nations, the Ebola virus is now slowly crossing borders to ens...

October 7, 2014 | Tuesday | News
China to export macrolide antibiotic to India

Singapore: China-based Tianyin Pharmaceutical's API operation Jiangchuan Macrolide Facility has initiated the applicatio...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Demand for generics in Asia is drawing pharma majors

The clinical trials market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has been steadily growing with increased focus primarily on...

September 14, 2012 | Friday | Opinion
US based IndiPharm gets BioNexus status

Singapore: IndiPharm, a clinical development organization, headquartered in US, has been awarded BioNexus status from th...

July 29, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Open Source Drug Discovery gathers steam

Bangalore: The Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) program, a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) initiat...

July 6, 2012 | Friday | News
Strides to acquire Shasun for $200 million

Singapore: The resulting merger will generate revenues close to $406 million and will have a product pipeline of more th...

October 2, 2014 | Thursday | News
India firm launches biosimilar for autoimmune disease

Singapore: India-based Zydus Cadila has launched the biosimilar of Adalimumab, indicated for the treatment of auto immun...

December 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News

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