German Merck hires JP Morgan to sell consumer health Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Sept 2017 9:57 AM ISTFRANKFURT/LONDON: Germany's Merck KGaA has hired JP Morgan to sell its consumer health business, which includes brands such as Seven Seas vitamins and...
Roche eye drug fails late-stage trial in blow to pipeline Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Sept 2017 9:32 AM ISTZURICH: A drug Roche had hoped would prevent loss of vision and become a big seller failed a late-stage trial, leading some analysts to say on Friday...
Biocon up 5 per cent as Malaysia arm gets GMP compliance certificate Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 11:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Shares of biopharmaceutical firm Biocon surged over 5 per cent after the company said its Malaysian arm Biocon Sdn Bhd has received EU GMP...
Yakult Danone to launch new probiotic products Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 11:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Yakult Danone, the manufacturer of milk-based fermented probiotic drinks, might consider the launch of new products in the Indian market...
USFDA warns of problems with EpiPen manufacturing plant Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTA U.S. regulator this week told Pfizer Inc’s Meridian Medical Technologies division, maker of the EpiPen injector device, that serious component and...
Roche blood test could help personalize cancer immunotherapy Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 10:01 AM ISTMADRID: A new blood test from Roche and Foundation Medicine has shown it can accurately measure the number of mutations within a tumor, potentially...
Mercks immunotherapy, chemo mix shows extended lung cancer gains Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 9:45 AM ISTMADRID: Giving Merck & Co’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy for previously untreated advanced lung cancer appears to...
Johnson and Johnson India unveils enhanced paternity leave Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Sept 2017 9:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Johnson and Johnson India on Wednesday announced an enhanced paternity leave policy under which new and adoptive fathers will be entitled...
OrbiMed lines up 551 million dollar healthcare PE fund for China, India Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Sept 2017 10:17 AM ISTNEW YORK: OrbiMed, a leading investment firm focused on the healthcare sector, announced the closing of its third Asia-focused private equity fund,...
NBCC bags Rs 464 crore contract from health ministry Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Sept 2017 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: State-owned construction firm NBCC has bagged a Rs 464 crore contract from the health ministry for expansion of a sports injury centre in...
Merck to acquire Rigontec, RIG-I therapeutics pioneer, advancing leadership in Immuno-Oncology Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Sept 2017 9:57 AM ISTKENILWORTH, N.J. & MUNICH: Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Rigontec announced that Merck will acquire...
Co-Diagnostics to sign purchase agreement with MEDCIS Pathlabs Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Sept 2017 9:34 AM ISTSANDY, Utah: Co-Diagnostics, Inc. ("Co-Diagnostics" or the "Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, proprietary platform for the...
