Senate confirms MD Anderson oncologist to head FDA
Stephen Hahn, M.D., has served as cancer center’s deputy president and chief operating officer since 2017 The U.S. Senate confirmed Stephen Hahn, M.D., as commissioner...
Continue ReadingBelgium invites Indian pharma & biotech cos to invest and utilise huge opportunities offered by the country
Belgium, the global pharma and life sciences hub in Europe, has invited Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to invest in Belgium and utilise the huge...
Continue ReadingDrugmakers Cut Prices 61% to Get on Coveted China List
Drugmakers including AstraZeneca Plc and Roche Holding AG agreed to cut prices of some of their newest innovative drugs in China by an average of...
Continue ReadingAurobindo Pharma’s subsidiary to acquire business assets from Profectus BioSciences for $11.29 mn
Aurobindo Pharma said that Auro Vaccines LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc, which, in turn, is a 100% subsidiary of the...
Continue ReadingNovartis set to buy The Medicines Company in $9.7bn deal
Novartis has announced plans to acquire The Medicines Company (TMC), in a deal worth $9.7 billion. The company has confirmed that the purchase was decided...
Continue ReadingIndian excipient industry to approach DCGI to curb irrational usage of excipients in domestic market
The Indian excipient industry is planning to approach the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to frame India specific guidelines to curb irrational usage of...
Continue ReadingIndian device for cancer fight gets USFDA’s ‘breakthrough’ tag
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Centre for Devices and Radiological Health has designated a medical invention by a Bengaluru-based scientist as a “breakthrough...
Continue ReadingUnion commerce secretary urge healthcare industry to set up online portal to facilitate medical tourism in India
Union Commerce Secretary Dr Anup Wadhawan has urged the healthcare industry to set up an online portal to facilitate international patients coming to India for...
Continue ReadingIllegal cancer drugs from Bangladesh flood local market
It’s not just import of raw materials (active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs) from China that is giving sleepless nights to domestic pharma companies. Now, “illegal”...
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