Serum Institute began its journey in a small lab in stud farm

The Covishield maker's forte throughout the past half a century has been a combination of affordable vaccines and high volumes. Its tetanus, diphtheria and measles vaccines are known throughout the......

Will bring India's Covid mortality rate to below 1 pc: Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government was aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still......

'Detect every probable COVID-19 case'

'If done well, the containment measures can help minimise the impact of the epidemic.' IMAGE: Medical staff take a swab from a woman in Dharavi, north central Mumbai. Photograph: Francis......

Lockdown tamed doubling rate of COVID-19 cases: Health ministry

The Union Health Ministry said on Friday the rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in the country was doubling in the last one week was 6.2 days, as against three days before the nationwide......

Ranbaxy hires BCG, Mercer for internal strategic project

Consultants are working with various teams on manufacturing, R&D, etc, to assess per-month productivity of each departmentRanbaxy Laboratories has hired the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Mercer......

Can a condom maker churn out vaccines for the nation?

HLL, formerly Hindustan Latex Ltd, has been attempting to protect the nation against sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies for decades -- its Nirodh condom is arguably one of the......

Indian generics dominate global ranking

Drug maker Lupin has given the highest 'Total Shareholder Return (TSR)' in the past three years, according to a recent study of the major global generic drug manufacturers by The Boston Consulting......

Left turn on pharma PSU closure

After the CPI(M), the crucial partner of the ruling UPA government, raised its voice against any attempt to shut down three public sector vaccine manufacturing units, Union Health Minister Anbumani......