New, improved insulin by 2006

Pharmaceutical major Wockhardt Ltd on Saturday claimed it has developed a form of long-lasting insulin called Glargin and plans to launch it in India by 2006."Glargin would have the ability to help......

34 new drugs added to 'essential medicines' list, 26 dropped

As many as 34 new drugs were added to and 26 dropped from an updated list of essential medicines on Tuesday, with the government saying this will reduce “patients’ out-of-pocket......

Biocon Biologics Plan Molecule Launch Every 1-2 Years

'The tie-up with Serum Institute Life Sciences brings to the table their strengths in manufacturing and also their vaccine portfolio.' Photograph: PTI Photo   The market share that Biocon......

What the future holds for Biocon

'The obvious opportunity is biosimilars, which are simpler but more expensive,' says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon. Shorn of jargon, biosimilars are biological products that are highly......

Sensex drops 371 points to end at 1-week low; financial shares drag

  Benchmark indices ended lower by over 1%, amid weakness in Asian peers, with financials shares contributing the most to the decline. Depreciating rupee and rise in crude oil prices further......