Sebi exempts trust linked to Alembic, Alembic Pharma from open offer requirement Ruby Khatun Khatun9 April 2018 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi has exempted a private family trust related to the promoter group of Alembic Pharmaceuticals and Alembic from making...
Novartis to buy AveXis for 8.7 billion dollars gene therapy deal Ruby Khatun Khatun9 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTNovartis is moving further into gene therapy with an $8.7 billion deal for AveXis that gives the Swiss drugmaker a rare-disease treatment seen reaping...
Glenmark recalls 100,000 bottles of anti-inflammatory drug over incorrect instrictions Ruby Khatun Khatun9 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling over 100,000 bottles of anti-inflammatory Indomethacin capsules from the US market due to incorrect...
Pharma sector likely to report weak numbers in Q4 Ruby Khatun Khatun9 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTThe troubled pharma sector is expected to report weak Q4 FY18 numbers, with PAT likely to decline by 9 percent (year-on-year) and appreciation in...
Medical studies in humans often launched on faulty evidence base: Report Medical Dialogues Bureau8 April 2018 8:07 PM ISTNew research reveals serious flaws in the animal studies that regulators and ethicists use to decide if an experimental drug should be tested in...
Boehringer Ingelheim partners with OSE Immunotherapeutics to develop pioneering checkpoint inhibitor for advanced solid tumors Ruby Khatun Khatun8 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTBoehringer Ingelheim and OSE Immunotherapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative immunotherapies, announced a...
Novo Nordisk buys blood drug licence to boost anaemic biopharma business Ruby Khatun Khatun8 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTCOPENHAGEN: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has secured the global license for U.S. biotech company EpiDestiny’s sickle cell disease (SCD) program in a...
Health ministry bans sale of 14 steroid creams sans doctor’s prescription Ruby Khatun Khatun7 April 2018 2:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, Ministry of Health And Family Welfare has banned the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of 14 steroid-based...
Lupin gets EIR from USFDA for Pithampur facility Ruby Khatun Khatun7 April 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Lupin said it has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the US health regulator for its Pithampur, Unit 1...
Natco launches generic version of multiple sclerosis drug in India Ruby Khatun Khatun7 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Natco Pharma said it has launched a generic version of Teriflunomide tablets used for the treatment of relapsing and remitting...
AbbVie, Samsung Bioepis in deal, Humira biosimilar US release in 2023 Ruby Khatun Khatun7 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTAbbVie Inc said it signed a deal with Samsung Bioepis and its joint venture partner Biogen Inc that would fend off U.S. competition of their...
Johnson and Johnson loses trial over claims linking cancer to asbestos in talc Ruby Khatun Khatun7 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTJohnson and Johnson suffered its first trial loss in a lawsuit claiming its talc-based products including Johnson’s Baby Powder contain cancer-causing...