India to build a new AYUSH hospital in Delhi

Singapore: India's biggest AYUSH hospital, built on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is sche...

August 17, 2015 | Monday | News
India third most obese country in the world'

Singapore: The study titled Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults d...

July 11, 2014 | Friday | News
Sale of wound care devices spurs in Asia-Pacific: Frost & Sullivan analysis report

Singapore: Advanced wound care and modern wound closure products are gaining an edge over traditional wound dressings in...

September 4, 2013 | Wednesday | News
India bans pain killer 36 years after the US did so

New Delhi: The Indian health ministry has banned the sale of three medicines after learning about the health risks assoc...

June 28, 2013 | Friday | News
Biocon gets DCGI nod for psoriasis drug itolizumab

Bangalore: Biocon received marketing authorization from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its novel biolo...

January 9, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Matt Kerr: Tough task ahead for APAC HR managers

With rapid growth of life sciences industry in Asia, we have seen many success stories over the last decade. However, an...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
Mercury fever thermometers to phase out by 2020

Singapore: WHO and Health Care without Harm, a non-governmental organization, have taken a new initiative to get mercur...

October 14, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory
Lupin scouts for acquisitions across the world

Singapore: Indian drug major Lupin Pharmaceuticals is set to expand its global footprint by scouting for acquisitions ac...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
India's industrial biotech witnesses 8% growth

The bioindustrial sector in India registered a eight percent growth in its revenues with total sales of $142 million. Th...

August 8, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
India's traditional medicines sector receives a boost

Singapore: In a bid to foster the traditional medicines sector, the Indian government recently announced the allocation ...

May 18, 2015 | Monday | News
Market cap in APAC touches $200 bn

About 500 bioscience companies comprising pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies listed on diffe...

June 15, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
President of India unveils Ernst&Young healthcare report

Mumbai: At a recent event organised by the industry body FICCI on the theme of 'Universal Healthcare: Dream or Reality?'...

August 31, 2012 | Friday | News
India free of neonatal tetanus,yaws:WHO

Singapore: Marking a new milestone in Indian health system, the World Health Organization has presented India with certi...

July 15, 2016 | Friday | News
Indian researcher named Woman of the Year in NSW

Singapore: Dr Minoti Apte, a 56-year-old pancreatic researcher from India, has been named as the New South Wales 'Woman ...

March 18, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Chinese medicine has made herbal products' acceptance easier

The Himalaya Drug company made its foray into the rapidly growing nutraceutical space with the launch of HiOwna-Jr, a pr...

September 13, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Lupin hires top Teva, Sandoz staff for R&D in US

Mumbai: Lupin is setting up a R&D center in the US, and has hired the R&D head of Teva Pharmaceuticals and other...

August 13, 2013 | Tuesday | News
BioAsia 2013 awards Dr M K Bhan, Pfizer

Hyderabad: The first day of the BioAsia 2013, which is being held in Hyderabad, India, from January 28-30, 2013, saw sev...

January 29, 2013 | Tuesday | News
As a child I was a bit of a rebel: Nidhi Saxena

"Don't just think you are the one. Know that you are the one." This famous line from the movie Matrix motivates me a lo...

March 7, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers