P B Jayakumar

Stories by P B Jayakumar

OVL in fray for Libyan gas fields

OVL in fray for Libyan gas fields

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2007

ONGC Videsh (OVL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is eyeing more gas fields in Libya.

Rohm and Haas to invest $100 million in India

Rohm and Haas to invest $100 million in India

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

Rohm and Haas, one of the largest speciality material manufacturers in the world, plans to invest $100 million (about Rs 410 crore) in India to develop manufacturing and research and development facilities.

RIL east-west pipeline to be ready by Dec

RIL east-west pipeline to be ready by Dec

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2007

According to senior RIL executives, more than half the work has been completed on the pipeline, which will transport gas from the KG basin to the RIL refinery at Jamnagar.

AP drug makers major polluters

AP drug makers major polluters

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2007

A study by a Swedish University has accused India's Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturers of causing alarming levels of environmental pollution and threatening the region's flora and fauna.

MNCs still bullish on India R&D

MNCs still bullish on India R&D

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2007

Even as some major global pharmaceutical majors like Novartis say India's patent laws are weak and a hurdle to their investment plans for the country

Matriculates graduate as medical reps

Matriculates graduate as medical reps

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2007

If a science graduate or a B Pharma degree was the minimum requirement for the job of medical representative some years ago, acute manpower crisis and inability to penetrate rural areas have forced the phramaceutical industry

5 global pharma giants opt for China over India

5 global pharma giants opt for China over India

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

Besides Novartis, the other companies are Roche, J&J, Glaxo and Astrazeneca.

Off-patents provide big opportunity: Dr Reddy

Off-patents provide big opportunity: Dr Reddy

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

P B Jayakumar caught up Dr Reddy's chairman K Anji Reddy and tried to balance science and religion. And yes, there is also the question of choosing between the son and the son-in-law.

Lupin plans Rs 2bn expansion

Lupin plans Rs 2bn expansion

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

Mumbai-based pharma major Lupin will invest over Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) this year to create additional manufacturing capacities.

New chapter opens for Indian pharmas

New chapter opens for Indian pharmas

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2007

Not too long ago, authorised generics were used by the big US-based pharmaceutical companies to thwart competition from makers of generic drugs

RIL may alter pipeline project on Cauvery find

RIL may alter pipeline project on Cauvery find

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

RIL is likely to take about six months to one year to estimate the oil and gas reserves available from the new discovery.

Power majors bid for MRPL project

Power majors bid for MRPL project

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2007

Five global engineering and power equipment construction majors are in the race to bag the Rs 8,000 crore

Dr Reddy's in SEC list for terrorist state links

Dr Reddy's in SEC list for terrorist state links

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2007

The list, posted on a website link launched by the US regulator, includes ABB, HSBC, Nokia, Unilever, Cadbury, Total and Siemens among others.

US FDA tightens screws on sale of diet supplements

US FDA tightens screws on sale of diet supplements

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2007

The US Food and Drug Administration has tightened rules for selling dietary supplements in the US market, making compliance with current good manufacturing practices mandatory for manufacturers.

Nicholas Piramal develops drug leads from Antarcti

Nicholas Piramal develops drug leads from Antarcti

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2007

Indian drug major Nicholas Piramal India Ltd is likely to be among the first pharmaceutical companies worldwide to develop drugs isolated from the flora and fauna of Antarctica.

Pharma majors open new R&D chapter

Pharma majors open new R&D chapter

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2007

Part research being farmed out to medical colleges, universities to cut cost and time.

Apex drug body wants ban on 1,105 brands

Apex drug body wants ban on 1,105 brands

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

These brands belong to about 320 drugs of leading Indian pharmaceutical companies. The Drug Controller General of India's (DCGI's) office feels that these have been launched without its approval.

Drug retailers plan co-operative

Drug retailers plan co-operative

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The 550,000 unorganised drug traders in the country are readying to take on the entry of corporate houses like Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

RPG Life eyes allies to enter US market

RPG Life eyes allies to enter US market

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2007

RPG Life already has marketing tie-ups with Israel's drug major Teva for the EU market and with the US-based Apotex for the Canadian market.

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.