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Diabetes Management: Sanofi, Abbott team up to integrate glucose sensing, insulin delivery technologies
Sanofi and Abbott will take an approach to connected care by developing tools that combine the revolutionary FreeStyle Libre technology with insulin d...
Latest
AstraZeneca Farxiga gets USFDA fast track designation for heart failure
The grant comes after AstraZeneca made strides last month towards its goal of adding heart failure to the conditions that can be treated by Farxiga, p...
Cadila Pharma bags ObserveNow Future of Workplace Award among 50 others in fray
“The selection was made on the basis of the technologies used in the company, HR policies, and initiatives taken to make the organization an employee-...
Lundbeck to acquire migraine drugmaker Alder BioPharma for USD 1.95 billion
New Delhi: Lundbeck and Alder BioPharmaceuticals recently announced a definitive agreement for Lundbeck to acquire Alder. The transaction is valued a...
Biogen Alzheimer drug Aducanumab failure wipes USD 18 billion from market value
Aducanumab’s failure wiped out more than $18 billion of Biogen Inc’s market value, as investors were betting on the treatment to buoy the ...
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection as part of opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma’s board met on Sunday evening to approve the long-expected bankruptcy filing, which the company is pursuing to restructure under t...
Unichem Labs receives zero USFDA observations for Roha facility
The inspection of the active pharmaceutical ingredients facility at Roha was conducted from September 9 to September 12 2019 by the United States Food...
Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca Farxiga gets USFDA fast track designation for heart failure
The grant comes after AstraZeneca made strides last month towards its goal of adding heart failure to the conditions that can be treated by Farxiga, p...
Diabetes Management: Sanofi, Abbott team up to integrate glucose sensing, insulin delivery technologies
Sanofi and Abbott will take an approach to connected care by developing tools that combine the revolutionary FreeStyle Libre technology with insulin d...
Cadila Pharma bags ObserveNow Future of Workplace Award among 50 others in fray
“The selection was made on the basis of the technologies used in the company, HR policies, and initiatives taken to make the organization an employee-...
Hospitals & Diagnostics
Cutting Debts: Apollo Hospitals sells stake worth Rs 720 crore
Apollo promoters’ are being guided by the Citigroup and HDFC Bank on the current stake sale. The 5 million shares or 3.6% stake in the company w...
Cipla, B J Wadia Hospital enter partnership to set up paediatric palliative care unit
Cipla Foundation strongly believes that palliative care focuses on providing relief from symptoms and stress of illness at any point, yet most patient...
ICMR orders prosecution against Nestle, top Hospitals including Gangaram, Manipal for clinical trial on premature infants
New Delhi: Top-notch hospitals of the country including Manipal Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital and others have been directed by the Indian Council for M...
IT / Health Venture
ICMR orders prosecution against Nestle, top Hospitals including Gangaram, Manipal for clinical trial on premature infants
New Delhi: Top-notch hospitals of the country including Manipal Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital and others have been directed by the Indian Council for M...
HCL Technologies and Oracle Health Sciences Collaborate to Accelerate MHealth in Clinical Trials
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company and a Platinum-Level member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), and Oracle Health Sciences to...
Pfizer, GSK completes transaction to form new consumer healthcare JV
The Joint Venture brings together two highly complementary portfolios of trusted consumer health brands, including GSK’s Sensodyne, Voltaren and Panad...
Insurance
Cigna new plan to cover expensive gene therapies including Novartis Zolgensma, Luxturna
The first two gene therapies to be included in Cigna Corp’s program are blindness therapy, Luxturna, and the most expensive drug in the world No...
HDFC gets CCI nod for buying 51.2 pc stake in Apollo Munich Health for Rs 1347 crore
In June, HDFC agreed to acquire Apollo Hospitals Group’s entire 50.8 per cent stake in Apollo Munich Health for Rs 1,336 crore and also the 0.4 ...
Delhi HC directs cashless service to all hospitals: GIPSA stayed on Ophthalmological Society petition
New Delhi: Breaking the alleged cartel of public sector general insurance companies when it comes to mediclaim treatment, the Delhi High court has rec...
Implants / Devices
Medical Devices Sector: CII seeks Government to bring trade margin rationalisation
The government is planning to come out with a Medical Devices Act which is going to be put in public domain shortly, Baid said adding, “The medi...
Everstone-backed Everlife names Raman Gandotra as new CEO
Prior to joining Everlife, Raman Gandotra was leading the India and South-East Asia business of Smith & Nephew, Baxter and Allergan. New Delhi: Ev...
First AI-powered X-ray System: GE Healthcare bags USFDA approval
Built-in collaboration with UC San Francisco (UCSF), using GE Healthcare’s Edison platform, the AI algorithms help to reduce the turn-around time it c...
Policy
CDSCO apprises about the Continuity in validity of Written Confirmation Certificate for API consignments for Exports
New Delhi: Through a recent circular, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has apprised about maintaining the continuity in the val...
One Drug, Multiple Manufacturing Facilities: CDSCO approves manufacturing of new drug in additional sites
New Delhi: The apex drug regulatory body, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has apprised drug makers that they can manufacture a new...
Price cap of Orthopaedic Knee Implants led to boosted sales, says NPPA
New Delhi: The apex drug price regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has apprised about the positive impact of capping ceili...
AYUSH
Hamdard Labs launches Wellness Centres in Ghaziabad, Meerut
The objective is to spread the natural healing touch of Unani and reach out to people wanting natural, herbal treatment for lifestyle diseases, and a ...
Ayurvedic Medicines for Blood Sugar, Diet containing Metformin Hydrochloride: Ayurveda Firm Booked
Jaipur: Discovering that an Ayurvedic firm was selling Ayurvedic diabetes medicines and Dietary Supplements that actually contained the allopathic for...
Ministry of AYUSH invites initial bids for strategic sale of IMPCL
If the strategic sale of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd (IMPCL), under the Ministry of AYUSH goes through the proceeds, would add to ...
