Roche bets on new cancer drugs to offset patent expiries savita thakur thakur24 Oct 2016 9:48 AM ISTZurich : Roche said strong sales of new medicines like cancer immunotherapy drug Tecentriq would help to sustain the company's growth as patents on...
Malaysian facility to be commercialised in H2 FY17: Biocon savita thakur thakur23 Oct 2016 11:53 AM ISTNew Delhi : Biotechnology major Biocon said its manufacturing facility in Malaysia will be commercialised in the second half of the current financial...
Mercks Keytruda succeeds in key bladder cancer trial savita thakur thakur23 Oct 2016 11:51 AM ISTMerck & Co Inc said its immunotherapy, Keytruda, helped previously treated patients with advanced bladder cancer live longer in a late-stage...
Sun Pharma completes Rs 675-crore share buyback savita thakur thakur23 Oct 2016 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi : Sun Pharma said it has completed buyback of shares worth Rs 675 crore to return surplus funds to its shareholders."The company on October...
Supreme Court judgement blows Cipla for overpricing, slaps Rs 1700 cr fine kanchan joshi joshi22 Oct 2016 4:25 PM ISTMumbai: In a blow to Mumbai based pharma giant CIPLA, the Supreme Court has upheld the government's stand to penalize the company under Drug (Price...
Gilead unveils promising hepatitis C, fatty liver data; setbacks elsewhere savita thakur thakur22 Oct 2016 11:50 AM ISTGilead Sciences Inc announced high cure rates across all types of hepatitis C in late stage studies testing a triple drug combination, and said...
Sun Pharma completes divestment of 7 brands to RPG Life savita thakur thakur22 Oct 2016 11:48 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries completed the divestment of its seven prescription brands in India to RPG Life Sciences.This has...
Eurolife Healthcare acquires Baxter Indias Form Fill Seal Infusion business savita thakur thakur22 Oct 2016 11:43 AM ISTMumbai : Pharma firm Eurolife Healthcare has acquired the Form Fill Seal (FFS) Infusion business from Baxter India for an undisclosed sum.Baxter India...
FDA grants accelerated approval to Lartruvo- Eli Lillys soft tissue sarcoma drug savita thakur thakur22 Oct 2016 11:42 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Eli Lilly and Co's drug for treating adults with advanced soft tissue sarcoma...
Marksans Pharma gets USFDA nod for Paricalcitol drug savita thakur thakur21 Oct 2016 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi : Marksans Pharma has received approval from the US health regulator for Paricalcitol capsules, used for treating hyper...
Suven Life gets patent for neuro-degenerative drug savita thakur thakur21 Oct 2016 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted one product patent each by Europe and Israel for a drug used in the treatment of...
Laurus Labs gets Sebis go ahead for IPO savita thakur thakur20 Oct 2016 12:34 PM ISTNew Delhi : Drug ingredients maker Laurus Labs has received markets regulator Sebi's go ahead to float an initial public offering.Hyderabad-based firm...