Gilead's Viread patent revoked in China

Singapore: China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has yanked the patent for Gilead Sciences popular HIV and h...

August 8, 2013 | Thursday | News
Climate expert R K Pachauri suggests growing eco-friendly coffee crop

Bangalore: Increasing global warming and rising sea levels will lead to severe climate changes around the world and coff...

January 27, 2014 | Monday | Analysis
Status quo maintained for pharma FDI in India

Bangalore: The Government of India announced on December 3, 2012, that all foreign investments in domestic pharma compa...

December 4, 2012 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Heartbeat grows 350% year-over-year

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry has a...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | News
Opto launches its first Sirolimus Drug Eluting Stent

Bangalore: Opto Eurocor Healthcare, a subsidiary of Opto Circuits, launched its first Sirolimus Drug Eluting Stent (DES)...

September 21, 2012 | Friday | News
Swedish firm SCA expands in India, invests $22.9 mn

Singapore: Sweden-based SCA plans to invest about $22.9 million (SEK 150 million) in local production of hygiene product...

September 13, 2013 | Friday | News
Gene expression for personalized medicine: Report

Singapore: Gene expression profiling can bring significant improvements to disease profiling and diagnoses based on gene...

June 10, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
Novartis launches joint pain gel Voveran

Singapore: Novartis launched a topical diclofenac gel, which has been formulated with Australia-based Phosphagenics' pro...

January 21, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Why Mylan sued US FDA over Diovan generic?

Multinational pharmaceutical company Mylan sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to sell a generic...

October 4, 2012 | Thursday | News
Ranbaxy now recalls 64,000 bottles of generic heart drug

Singapore: Ranbaxy Laboratories, which is already reeling under several regulatory rebukes owing to quality apprehension...

March 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Xcyton offers diagnostic solution for monsoons

Bangalore: With the advent of monsoons, India is plagued by diseases such as Leptospirosis, dengue, malaria. The difficu...

June 11, 2012 | Monday | News
Zydus, Pieris to develop anticalin-based protein drug

Singapore: India-based Zydus Cadila and Pieris, a next generation therapeutic protein R&D company, have entered int...

October 18, 2013 | Friday | News
Compulsory licensing: The debate continues

When Indian patent office granted compulsory license to Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma to market a generic version of a pa...

October 26, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Roche appoints Mr Lance Little as CMD for India, South Asia

Mumbai: Roche Diagnostics has appointed Mr Lance Little as the chairman and managing director of Roche Diagnostics India...

August 8, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Dr Reddy's launches bioequivalent of Prevacid

Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has launched over-the-counter (OTC) Lansoprazole delayed-release capsules in the US ...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | News
MS Swaminathan: Govt didn't pay heed to my suggestions

My association with biotechnology started in 1950 when I was at the University of Cambridge, where Dr Watson and Dr Cric...

May 7, 2013 | Tuesday | Opinion
APAC Epilepsy Therapeutics market to touch $1.5 bn by 2019

Singapore: The epilepsy therapeutics market value in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Australia, China, India and Japan, ...

February 28, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Aurobindo to spin-off injectable business into a subsidiary

Mumbai: Aurobindo Pharma has reported consolidated net profit of $3.04 million (Rs 18.60 crore) during the first quarter...

August 13, 2013 | Tuesday | Company results

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