Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim Agree to $25 Billion Asset Swap savita thakur thakur29 Jun 2016 12:56 PM ISTSanofi agreed to a 22.8 billion-euro ($25.1 billion) asset swap with Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH that will bolster the French drugmaker’s...
Roche anticipates quicker US approval for new multiple sclerosis drug savita thakur thakur29 Jun 2016 12:49 PM ISTZurich : Roche's new multiple sclerosis (MS) drug could be approved in the United States this year, earlier than previously forecast, the Swiss...
WHO appoints Peter Salama as head of health emergencies programme savita thakur thakur29 Jun 2016 12:49 PM ISTGeneva : The World Health Organisation announced the appointment of Peter Salama as the Executive Director of its new Health Emergencies Programme to...
Govt puts cap on prices of 42 essential drugs savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 2:01 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government has decided to put a cap on prices of 42 essential medicines used in treatment of various critical and life-threatening...
CSIR launches ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug BGR-34 savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 2:00 PM ISTBengaluru : The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched its ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug BGR-34.Aimed at managing type 2...
Mayne Pharma nears deal for Teva assets savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 9:59 AM ISTAustralian pharmaceutical company Mayne Pharma Group Ltd is nearing a deal to purchase assets from Teva Pharmaceuticals worth around $600 million, a...
Dr Lal PathLabs eyeing 18 per cent growth in FY17 savita thakur thakur27 Jun 2016 1:23 PM ISTNew Delhi : Diagnostic services provider Dr Lal PathLabs is looking at around 18 per cent revenue growth this fiscal year as it undertakes initiatives...
Roche receives FDA clearance for its Procalcitonin assay to help clinicians effectively assess sepsis risk and manage sepsis patients savita thakur thakur27 Jun 2016 9:25 AM ISTRoche has recently announced that it has received 510(k) clearance for its Elecsys BRAHMS PCT (procalcitonin) assay as a dedicated testing solution...
FDA panel to vote whether diabetes drug cuts cardiac death savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:08 PM ISTAn advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be asked to vote next week on whether a diabetes drug made by Eli Lilly & Co and...
Microsoft Helps Tackle Spread of Mosquito Borne Diseases savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:07 PM ISTWashington : Technology giant Microsoft recently launched a prototype trap for detecting mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and Zika, says a...
FDI in pharma: Supply of NLEM drugs to be maintained for 5 years savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : Foreign pharma firms wanting to invest up to 74 per cent in domestic companies will have to commit to maintain the same production level...
WHO to launch emergency yellow fever vaccination in Angola, Congo savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:06 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) said that it will launch emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns along the border between Angola and...
