Under this scholarship, first-year MBBS students from government colleges are eligible to receive monetary assistance of up to Rs 1,00,000 per year for a duration of up to 4.5 years, covering academic expenses incurred towards their MBBS degree.
The Singapore subsidiary of the UK-based GlaxoSmithKline plans to buy 24.33 per cent stake or 2.06 crore equity shares in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd through an open offer.
Pharma major GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd has sold its Worli plot for Rs 107.6 crore (Rs 1.08 billion) to I-Ven Realty Ltd, a joint venture between ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Ltd and Oberoi Constructions.
The much-awaited merger of Burroughs Wellcome India Ltd with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd in the country was approved by boards of both entities on Wednesday with a swap ratio of 14:10 shares.
Indian government has extended price caps to 39 more medicines ranging from commonly used diabetes drugs to antibiotics.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, India's top drugmaker by sales, said it expected to get US approvals for a paediatric dosage of its generic version of Augmentin, GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster antibiotic, within a month.\n\n\n\n
It was hard for me to let her go. I was amazed on the grounds that she was alright to live far from her mom and dad.
The FIPB, headed by Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram, discussed 30 foreign direct investment proposals, including 10 from pharma sector.
The FDA has stepped up its efforts to ensure drug safety in recent months.
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the ban on some fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs of Glaxo SmithKline, Wockhardt and Laboratories Griffon but said action against their sale could be taken in the absence of valid sale and marketing licence.
Other Health Food Drinks brands of GSK -- Boost, Maltova and Viva -- would come to HUL's portfolio by virtue of the merger, making it a leading player in the segment.
India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made their way to top hierarchy of global firms in 2013.
Investor lobbies and tax lawyers estimate the bill for international funds and banks could be as high as $8 billion