The Indian drug industry's dream of coming out with an own new chemical entity or an originally researched new drug has received a big boost. Balaglitazone, the diabetic drug molecule being developed by Dr Reddy's Laboratories, has showed encouraging results in the final lap of human clinical trials.
Ranbaxy, originally promoted by the Singh family, was acquired by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo late last year.
This apart, to further increase capacities, Bharat Biotech has partnered with Indian Immunologicals (IIL) to manufacture the drug substance for Covaxin. The technology transfer process is underway and IIL has the 'capabilities and expertise' to manufacture the inactivated viral vaccines at commercial scale.
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) opens admissions to its PhD programme.
The Government of India's Department of Biotechnology offers Assocatiateship for Young Scientists 2007-2008
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stockmarket queries.
: Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai, invites applications for its one year Post-graduate Diploma in Patent Law and Practice and a four-month Certificate Course in Intellectual Property.
India will be the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to send humans to space.
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Directorate General of Health Services, invites applications for admission to its two-year Master of Public Health (Field Epidemiology) programme
Eminent virologist Shahid Jameel COVID-19 cases in the second wave also won't come down in as steady a fashion as they did after the first wave.
G V Sanjay Reddy, vice chairman of the GVK Group, elaborates on his plans for the much-awaited Mumbai airport makeover.
Jupiter Bioscience, a manufacturer of specialised organic compounds, on Tuesday said it has allotted 14.91 per cent stake to Ranbaxy Laboratories through issue of share warrants on preferential basis for Rs 46.70 crore (Rs 467 billion).
The Institute of Clinical Research invites applications for its one-year, part-time Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Research.
Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named in the world's top 100 'effective and talented' people by US-based 'Scientific American' magazine.
I would focus on R&D, correct or fine tune the US strategy and look at inorganic growth routes
It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.
Violation of provisions of Sebi Act, Securities Contracts regulation, Prohibition of Fraudulent Trade (PFTUP) norms were not observed in respect of these 114 entities.
India has purchased 500 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, one billion from the United States company Novavax and 100 million doses of the Sputnik V candidate from Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute, according to the US-based Duke University Global Health Innovation Center.
Experts believe that under-reporting is likely to cause an underestimation of the spread of the disease.
While there is a glimmer of hope and India's COVID-19 numbers are on a definite decline for a combination of reasons, a vaccination programme continues to be important, particularly given the presence of a mutant, more transmissible strain, several experts said while cautioning against infection upticks ahead.
Paul, who was in Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain at the Mumbai airport during his return to Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital in Juhu but died around 4 am, they said.
'The worst is possibly over because too many of us may already be infected.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'There is more likelihood of dying from lightning than from vaccine induced blood clots.'
'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'
Is it possible to extend lifespans to, say, 120 years, or longer, asks Devangshu Datta.
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Researchers have developed a quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose
IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE signed a MoU with Tata Trust for founding partner for the Bharat Fund, which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.
Savitri Jindal has retained the tag of being the richest woman in India with a networth of $5.2 billion
'Even after vaccines are given, precautions like using a mask and maintaining social distancing have to be taken.'
The latest avatar of the iPad, at least outwardly, is a dead ringer for its predecessor from last year. The biggest change, however, is support for the stylus, says Abhik Sen.
John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the two countries were working in the fields of space, medical sciences, climate change, clean energy and agriculture.
In line with a weak stock market where benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 300 points, as many as 263 stocks hit their respective one-year lows on BSE on Monday.
The formula for success of farm economy is very simple -- farmers should be able to produce more from the same piece of land at reduced cost while minimising risk and be connected to market to get higher realisation for their produce, points out Siraj Chaudhry.
The European Medicines Agency's review is the second setback to Alkem Laboratories
FII stance, progress of monsoon, crude oil and rupee movement are likely to dictate the trend.
Asian markets were trading mixed with the Nikkei gaining after the US dollar strengthened against the yen.
