IIT professor joins Unicorn India Ventures as adviser

People |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Mar, 2018

Professor Soumyo Mukherji, a senior faculty member at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), has joined Mumbai-based VC firm Unicorn India Ventures as an adviser. Mukherji is a cha...Read more

Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw appointed as the Victorian Business Ambassador

People |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Mar, 2018

The Australian state of Victoria has launched a drive to strengthen its trade and investment ties with India with the appointment of Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and managing di...Read more

Committee moves NPPA Chief to NACWC

People |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Mar, 2018

The appointments committee of the Cabinet has appointed current National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) chairman Bhupendra Singh to the National Authority for Chemical Weapons Conv...Read more

BD ropes in Pavan Mocherla as new MD for India, South Asia

People |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2018

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has recently announced the appointment of Pavan Mocherla as the new managing director for India and South Asia operations. Pavan will be relocating to Ind...Read more

Dr Bani Anand receives Achiever Award at NexBrand’s Brand Summit

People |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Feb, 2018

Hairline International Hair and Skin Clinic was awarded ‘The Extraordinaire’ Brand award at NexBrand’s Brand Summit held at ITC Grand Maratha in Mumbai recently. Dr. Bani ...Read more

P&G appoints M Gopalan as new India CEO

People |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2018

Madhusudan Gopalan, the head of Procter & Gamble's Indonesian business will replace Al Rajwani as its India MD. The change is effective April 1, 2018. Gopalan, an IIM, Calcutta alumnus...Read more

Eswara Reddy takes charge as new DCGI

People |  News | 2 Comment | 21 Feb, 2018

Joint Drugs Controller Dr S Eswara Reddy has been appointed as the new Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the next three months till regularly appointed person takes charge. Acco...Read more

AG Diagnostics ropes in Ajit Golwilkar as CEO

People |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Feb, 2018

Dr. Ajit Golwilkar will now serve as the chief executive officer (CEO)with AG Diagnostics, a state-of-the-art diagnostics set-up in Pune. Dr Ajit Golwilkar, known for his pioneering effort...Read more

Dr. Srinivasa Reddy bags prestigious Sun Pharma Research Award

People |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2018

The prestigious Sun Pharma Research Award in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences is given to Dr. Srinivasa Reddy, a scientist from the Organic Chemistry Division of CSIR-National Chemical ...Read more

Eli Lilly appoints Luca Visini as MD for India operations

People |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2018

Multinational biopharmaceutical leader, Eli Lilly and Company, announced earlier this year the appointment of Luca Visini as Managing Director of its Indian subsidiary,&...Read more

Michael N. Hall to receive Genome Valley Excellence award

People |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Feb, 2018

BioAsia, the annual flagship event of the Government of Telangana, which will start this year from February 22, 2018 at HICC in the city of Hyderabad, has announced that this...Read more

Strategic Importance of Data Sciences in Research and Innovation: Kiran Mazumdar speaks at IHC

People |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2018

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CMD Biocon Limited and Chairperson, Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises, delivered the IHC Annual Lecture 2018. A widely anticipated annual event in New Delhi&...Read more

Vinod Paul to receive WHO prize

People |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Jan, 2018

NITI Aayog Member Vinod Paul has been chosen to receive WHO's prestigious IhsanDogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize for his services in the field of family health. The global honour wil...Read more

Novartis India ropes in Jawed Zia as new VC & MD

People |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Jan, 2018

Jawed Zia has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Novartis India, with effect from March 1, 2018. He is currently the head of pharmaceuticals. Zia has a wealth of exper...Read more

Sudeep Agrawal to lead as CFO for Philips India

People |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2018

Philips India has announced the appointment of Sudeep Agrawal as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Indian Subcontinent. Sudeep has an extensive experience in driving consistent results ...Read more

Superior Anti-Venom Drugs for Snake bite discovered by a faculty member of Tezpur University

People |  News | 2 Comment | 23 Jan, 2018

Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease affecting rural population of Indian sub-continent where more than 100,000 deaths are recorded per year. India has a rich range of snake fauna, out...Read more

Saama welcomes Makarand Jawadekar to Board of Advisors

People |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Jan, 2018

Renowned scientist, Makarand Jawadekar, Ph.D. has accepted a position on Saama Technologies, Inc.’s Board of Advisors. Dr. Jawadekar brings over three decades of drug discovery and de...Read more

Mr Purushottam Agrawal honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

People |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2018

A charismatic, Visionary businessman and compassionate human being; Mr. Agrawal was the first to create a brand in the gripe water segment.  In addition to the success in business, Mr...Read more