India's FIPB to take up six pharma proposals

Singapore: After approving the Mylan-Strides deal last week, which became one of the biggest foreign investment proposal...

September 13, 2013 | Friday | News
Pipeline for colorectal, prostate cancer

There were more than three million new cancer cases and over two million cancer deaths between 1993 and 2006, in Asia, w...

August 9, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
DNA sequencing market to grow at 20%: Report

Singapore: Analysis firm Research and Markets predicts the global DNA sequencing equipment and services market to grow a...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Generics take center stage in South East Asia

Singapore: The South East Asian pharmaceuticals industry is forecast to witness a boost to $3.9 billion by 2016. The ...

August 21, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Shimadzu India aims at 15-20% growth

With a view of expanding their customer base, Shimadzu Analytical India has been taking concrete steps towards connectin...

October 29, 2012 | Monday | Influencers
ICRISAT celebrates 40th birthday

Bangalore: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) held a program in its Patanche...

September 27, 2012 | Thursday | News
Biosimilars guidelines: A step in the right direction for India

The announcement of the new biosimilars guidelines, "Guidelines on Similar Biologics: Regulatory Requirements for Market...

August 16, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Keep walking, stay fit- Indian health Minister

Singapore: India's Union Health Minister Mr Harsh Vardhan has urged the citizens of the country to prioritize health and...

November 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Apollo telemedicine facility launched in Yangon

New Delhi: The Apollo Group of Hospitals, one of Asia's largest healthcare providerm, launched its telemedicine servi...

December 11, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Cosmetics testing kills 3.9 million animals

        As cosmetics grow more sophisticated and the line between cosmetic products and drugs continue...

August 24, 2012 | Friday | Opinion
Asia Pacific pharma meet at Hyderabad in September

Bangalore: Hyderabad will host an Asia Pacific International Pharma Business Meet between September 26 and 28, 2012. The...

August 17, 2012 | Friday | News
Mylan gets India's nod for $1.6 bn Agila takeover

New Delhi: India has cleared US-based Mylan's $1.6 billion takeover plan of India-based Agila Specialties even as the co...

August 19, 2013 | Monday | News
International consortium sequences tomato genome

Singapore: The Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC), which is a group of over 300 scientists from 13 countries sequenced the g...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | News
Indian court: HP govt should regulate drug prices

New Delhi: India's Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to establish a committee of experts in ord...

January 2, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Wockhardt chairman: Painkiller ban may cost us $100 mn

Singapore: The several bans on Proxyvon, a brand under India-based Wockhardt sold formulation of the painkiller dextropr...

June 17, 2013 | Monday | News
Cadila to start manufacturing facility in Russia

Singapore: Indian pharmaceutical major, Cadila Pharmaceutical is getting closer to constructing a modern manufacturing f...

July 31, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Indian nutraceuticals market to double in next 5 years

Singapore: A latest research report filed by Ikon Marketing Consultants revealed that the Indian domestic nutraceutical ...

August 20, 2013 | Tuesday | News
India firm gets US nod to market image-guided oncology device

Singapore: India based Perfint Healthcare, solution provider for image guided interventional procedures in oncology and ...

May 27, 2014 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Medical laser market to reach $8.8 bn by 2018: GIA

Singapore: Technological advancements in laser technology have created a plethora of applications in the medical field, ...

July 19, 2013 | Friday | News
Jubilant's Spironolactone receives ANDA approval

Singapore: Jubilant Life Sciences, an integrated Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Company announced that it has receive...

April 28, 2014 | Monday | News
US FDA approves acne medication Absorica

New Delhi: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Absorica, a novel, patented brand formulation of the a...

May 28, 2012 | Monday | Regulatory
Novo's insulin injection Tresiba to be launched in India

Singapore: Novo Nordisk is all set to launch a new basal insulin for adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Tre...

September 3, 2013 | Tuesday | News
India's budget boost for biotech research

India: With a thrust on technology development through public private partnerships, the union budget 2014 offers big enc...

July 11, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
UCB sues 15 firms for patent infringement

Singapore: In a move that is threatening to become a high profile patent infringement suit, global biopharma company UCB...

July 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Challenge No 3: Policy issues

Government policies are among the major challenges before companies operating in the life sciences sector in the Asia Pa...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis