P B JayaKumar &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In Mumbai

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Pharma R&D heads call the shots

Pharma R&D heads call the shots

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2007

The average expenditure of pharmaceutical companies on research and development has increased four times in the last five years.

Roche's Hepatitis C drug patent challenged

Roche's Hepatitis C drug patent challenged

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2007

Swiss pharmaceutical major Hoffmann-La Roche's patents rights over Hepatitis C drug Pegasys has been challenged by public interest groups at the Indian Patent Office.

MNCs, corporates to enter pharma retail

MNCs, corporates to enter pharma retail

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2007

The first off the block appears to be the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), which is investing Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) in setting up a large drug distribution backbone.

VHB Life Sciences plans IPO

VHB Life Sciences plans IPO

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2007

The six-decade-old pharmaceutical company VHB Life Sciences will come out with an initial public offer in July this year to fund its Rs 400-crore

Probiotic drugs mart to grow more

Probiotic drugs mart to grow more

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2007

Alkem, the largest manufacturer of Fructo-Oligo Saccharides, which helps the growth of good probiotic bacteria, is planning to roll out more products in the national and global markets, said Sharad.

Reliance Pharma shaping up for launch in 2 years

Reliance Pharma shaping up for launch in 2 years

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Reliance Pharmaceuticals, the proposed pharmaceutical manufacturing company promoted by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Life Sciences, will soon rope in a consultant to give final shape to the project, slated to take off within two years.

CFA moves court against shut down order

CFA moves court against shut down order

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a stay on the notice, even as it has decided to give $300 (Rs 12,300) to each of its 7,000 students to write the June 3 examinations outside India.

CFA told to cease operations

CFA told to cease operations

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3.

Elder to inlicense Thai  brands

Elder to inlicense Thai brands

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Elder Healthcare, an associated company of Elder Pharmaceuticals, will soon sign an inlicensing agreement with the Thailand-based herbal drug and personal care products manufacturer FCP Company to launch its products in India.

Global standards await 5.5 lakh pharmacies

Global standards await 5.5 lakh pharmacies

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

The World Health Organisation and the International Pharmaceutical Federation have joined hands with the Indian Pharmaceutical Association -- the national body of pharmacists in the country -- to upgrade the quality of services of 5.5 lakh pharmacies

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

For sometime, satellite-based management education has come to the aid of senior managers who never went to a business school.

US law moots stiff penalty for spurious drugmakers

US law moots stiff penalty for spurious drugmakers

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Pharmaceutical industry experts said the US move had come as a boon for the Indian drug exporters as the law could clear the alleged doubts on the quality and the genuineness of Indian pharmaceutical and raw material products.

Indian engineers to get registered

Indian engineers to get registered

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Bill, to be called the Draft Engineers Bill, will propose setting up a separate statutory authority which will lay down specifications for competency in professional engineering practice.

Dr Reddy's snaps ties with US drug co

Dr Reddy's snaps ties with US drug co

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

The $66 million (Rs 272.8 crore) Leiner Health Products is likely to sue DRL for the early divorce (the agreement has lasted only four years) from the alliance.

J&J to make India R&D hub

J&J to make India R&D hub

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

The world's largest manufacturer of healthcare products, Johnson & Johnson, is making India a global hub of its research and development as it looks to ramp up its pharmaceutical business in the country.

Generic drug makers target US patent mart

Generic drug makers target US patent mart

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

The increasing number of generic players tapping the US market for known molecules has resulted in pricing pressures and lean margins.

Ex-staff plan to take over 6 Kerala PSUs

Ex-staff plan to take over 6 Kerala PSUs

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

D Aravindakshan was the managing director of Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals at Alleppey for many years before taking over as the head of Agastya Biopharma

Global hotel majors eye India

Global hotel majors eye India

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

International hospitality majors such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah International are all planning to establish their presence in the country.

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Leave us alone, B-schools tell AICTE

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Over 20 premier Indian B-schools have jointly decided to present a white paper to the All India Council for Technical Education, recommending that instead of regulating them, the governing body should facilitate the growth of management education in

US ruling gives Indian pharma a booster dose

US ruling gives Indian pharma a booster dose

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

In a landmark judgment likely to benefit Indian generic drug manufacturers in a big way, the US Supreme Court has ruled against patenting of products with slight modifications.