Women scientists for women’s welfare Akanki Sharma Jun 17, 2019 Two women scientists — Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, and…
Laurus Labs finishes USFDA inspection of its API facilities in Visakhapatnam EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 “This was a regular surveillance audit by US FDA, and no data integrity issues were observed in the inspection,” the company…
Brinton Pharmaceuticals receives Series B funding from India Alternatives EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 Brinton is focused on dermatology and has recently expanded into the paediatric dermatology & respiratory segments Brinton…
Incubation with extracellular vesicles boosts cells’ grafting ability Rakesh Sharma Jun 17, 2019 The research could potentially overcome serious complications due to graft failure or poor engraftment from allogeneic stem cell…
India’s childhood leukaemia survival rate leaps to 80 per cent Rakesh Sharma Jun 17, 2019 Professor Saha, has helped cure children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by 15 per cent during five years he has led…
DuPont, BioMe Oxford to co-develop and bring to market smart capsule to sample gut microbiota Rakesh Sharma Jun 17, 2019 The DuPont Microbiome Venture has announced a strategic investment and partnership with BioMe Oxford. BioMe Oxford is an early…
Lupin recalls over 18,000 bottles of antibiotic drug in US EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 The company is recalling the drug, Cefdinir, due to “complaint received of metal piece identified in the product bottle prior to…
Novartis India appoints Sanjay Murdeshwar as Vice Chairman and Managing Director EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 Murdeshwar will take over as Country President, Novartis India, to lead its pharma business, and as Managing Director of Novartis…
AstraZeneca’s drug showed reduced Chronic Kidney Disease progress in cases of type-2 diabetes EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 Forxiga, the drug, showed a 47 per cent reduction in the composite of kidney function decline, end-stage renal disease or renal…
How Jan Aushadhi will change the game for pharma Rakesh Sharma Jun 17, 2019 Dr Vikram Munshi, Founder and Principal Consultant, Whitespace Consulting and Capability Building, evaluates the state of Jan…
US FDA makes 2 observations for Caplin’s sterile injectable site in Chennai EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 Caplin Point Laboratories said it believes these observations are procedural in nature and corrective and "preventive actions for…
Opportunity for Indian pharma industry to capitalise on escalating US-China trade war: GlobalData Rakesh Sharma Jun 17, 2019 Both China and the US are key markets for India from the pharma industry perspective It’s been more than a year since China and…
A silver lining to withdrawal of GSP benefits? Viveka Roychowdhury Jun 17, 2019 Will US President Trump’s mission to Make America Great Again turn out to be a great fillip for PM Modi’s Make in India campaign?…
25 batches of drugs of 18 pharma companies found substandard since January 2018 by BPPI EP News Bureau Jun 17, 2019 While 17 out of the 18 companies are private, one is a public sector unit (PSU) - Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL)
Digital era of drug development Lakshmipriya Nair Jun 17, 2019 The Indian pharma sector needs more actionable and optimised drug development and delivery models driven by data and new-age…
Biocon’s biologics facilities in Bengaluru received GMP compliance certificate from EMA EP News Bureau Jun 14, 2019 The certification will enable the company to continue addressing the growing needs of patients in the EU markets
Univercells granted $14.3 mn to deliver affordable measles and rubella vaccines EP News Bureau Jun 14, 2019 The grant has been given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the availability of measles and rubella (M&R)…