Rs 15,000cr proposed in pharma sector

AHMEDABAD: Ahead of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, the state raked in 230 investment proposals for Rs 15,000 crore. Domestic and multinational pharma companies have sent their investment proposals and detailed project reports (DPR)…

Gujarat: Doctors harvest organs of 4-day-old infant, will help 10-& 8-month-old kids

SURAT: Doctors in Surat have accomplished the rare retrieval of organs from a four-day-old brain-dead infant, whose precious gift offered hope to children in need of transplants. From his tiny…

ICMR Successfully Tests First Long-Lasting ‘RISUG’ Male Contraceptive

New Delhi: The first successful contraceptive for males that provides long lasting sterility with complete reversibility may no longer be a distant dream. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)…

Assam: Three drug peddlers detained in Guwahati with 60,000 Yaba tablets

A Special Task Force team apprehended three drug peddlers in Guwahati, seizing 60,000 Ya Ba tablets. The arrested individuals hailed from Manipur, Mankachar, and Nagaon. The Special Task Force (STF) team,…

Bulk drug imports from China slow

There is still some way until India’s dependence on imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates from China reduces, but the growth rate of imports has come down. While…

Dr Reddy’s gears up for weight loss drug study

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has got a go-head from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under India’s drug regulatory authority to conduct a bioequivalence study required to establish the safety and efficacy of the blockbuster weight…

Pharma Export Grows Over 9% In September

New Delhi: Exports of pharmaceutical products from the country have reported a 9.01 per cent growth during the month of September as compared to the same period of previous year.…

Skin cancer drug Nidlegy shows positive results in Phase III trial

Italian-Swiss biotechnology company Philogen and Sun Pharmaceutical announced positive results from the Phase III “Pivotal” trial of Nidlegy on locally advanced melanoma. Nidlegy is Philogen’s prorpietary product to treat skin…

Labour-intensive goods to get benefit from FTA with UK

New Delhi: India’s high quality labour-intensive goods such as apparel, footwear, carpets and cars will benefit from the removal of import duties by the UK, under the proposed free trade…

IIT Delhi Researchers Develop Wearable Pressure Sensor To Help Correct Posture

New Delhi: Gait and postural deformities are incapacitating and common in the present world. Studies indicate that the most prominent deformities include splay foot, flat foot, unstable hind foot with protruding…