China’s Fosun becomes a competitor in the race for Fortis

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018

China’s Fosun international group has become the fourth suitor for cash-strapped hospital chain Fortis healthcare signalling a bidding war is in the works for the company after a TPG-...Read more

AstraZeneca strengthens innovation partnership in India

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018

Leading global science-led biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced its decision of further investing $ 90 million over the next 5 years in India. The announcement was made follo...Read more

GE launches new facility for viral vector based therapeutics

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018

GE Healthcare is launching a ready-to-run factory-in-a-box to speed up the production of viral vector based therapeutics, including viral vector based vaccines, oncolytic viruses and gene a...Read more

Sanofi to sell generics arm to Advent for $2.4B

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018

French healthcare group Sanofi is in exclusive talks to sell its Zentiva European generics drugs arm to private equity firm Advent International for 1.9 billion euros ($2.4 billion). Sanof...Read more

Glenmark Pharma to Initiate Phase 2b Trial of atopic dermatitis drug

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Apr, 2018

Drug major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has announced initiation of phase 2b clinical trial of GBR 830, a novel investigational treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. According to...Read more

Malaysia's IHH: Fortis declines to involvement in buyout offer

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018

Malaysia's IHH Healthcare said that India’s Fortis Healthcare Ltd declined to engage with the company regarding a takeover offer, citing binding agreements with other parties. IHH, o...Read more

Mylan, Biocon to launch Adalimumab Biosimilar in EU

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018

Mylan and Biocon have agreed to accelerate introduction of adalimumab biosimilar in Europe through Mylan’s in-licensing arrangement with Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics (FKB).  F...Read more

Aster DM to expand in TN for healthcare services

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018

Aster DM Healthcare, a leading healthcare service provider in India and in GCC with presence in 9 countries, has entered into an agreement with Subramanya Constructions & Development Co...Read more

Sundyota Numandis offers most researched probiotic product to India

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018

Sundyota Numandis Group of companies, a global health oriented organization, has signed a pact with global probiotic leader Probiotical of Italy to offer world's most researched p...Read more

Dr Reddy's gets EIR from USFDA for Mexico plant

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2018

Reddy's Laboratories has received establishment inspection report (EIR) from the US health regulator for its Cuernavaca facility in Mexico. The company had earlier said in a regulatory fil...Read more

Roche to launch startup in India

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Apr, 2018

Swiss drug maker Roche is looking for startups in India that will help the company bring evidence-based medicine in India through its proprietary technology, according to the company’...Read more

Beauty and wellness firm VLCC to expand internationally

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2018

Beauty and wellness firm VLCC is on the expansion spree with a target to add 50 new training institutes in India over the next five years.  The company, which has about 70 institutes ...Read more

Lupin receives EIR from USFDA for Pithampur facility

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Apr, 2018

Drug Pharmaceutical Company has received establishment investigation report (EIR) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for the successful inspection of Pithampur, Un...Read more

Apax acquires Healthium MedTech for $350M

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Apr, 2018

Apax Partners Llp has acquired Bengaluru-based medical devices company Healthium MedTech Pvt. Ltd (formerly known as Sutures India). British buyout fund Apax Partners is acquiring Healthiu...Read more

Natco launches generic drug for sclerosis in India

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Apr, 2018

Drug firm Natco Pharma has launched a generic version of Teriflunomide tablets used for the treatment of relapsing and remitting forms of multiple sclerosis in India. The company has launc...Read more

Roche launches new cancer drug in India

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Apr, 2018

Multinational healthcare company Roche has launched monoclonal antibody atezolizumab under the brand name Tecentriq in India for treatment of lung and bladder cancer. According to Roche, T...Read more

Lupin’s Goa facility completes successful UK MHRA inspection

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Apr, 2018

Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced the successful completion of the inspection by the UK MHRA at its Goa facility in March, 2018. There were no critical or major observations in t...Read more

Slayback Pharma appoints Abhijit Mukherjee as Senior Advisor

Company |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Apr, 2018

Slayback Pharma is a privately held pharma research and development company, announced the appointment of Abhijit Mukherjee as a Senior Advisor to the Board and Management of Slayback, effe...Read more