Dr Reddy's Laboratories aims for mergers and acquisitions to climb up ladder

Dr Reddy's Laboratories said it aims to be among the top five drugmakers in India, largely driven by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of brands, companies and in-licensing deals targeting chronic categories, along with broadening of nutraceutical...

Moderna booster candidate shows strong response against Omicron subvariants

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant also generated a strong immune response against the fast-spreading Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which have gained a foothold..

AstraZeneca India expands its programme on cancer-screening for women in TN

AstraZeneca India, the services division of biopharmaceutical major AstraZeneca, said it has expanded the Ganga Godavari Cancer -Screening Programme to Tamil Nadu, under its corporate social responsibility...

AstraZeneca & Ionis eye U.S. approval after positive trial data

An interim analysis of AstraZeneca and partner Ionis Pharmaceuticals' eplontersen showed the experimental drug met the main goals in a late-stage trial in patients with a rare, fatal disease, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said on Tuesday...

TRIPS waiver agreed in WTO to help developing countries make Covid vaccines

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said intellectual property rights (TRIPS) waiver for five years agreed in the recently concluded WTO meet will help developing countries manufacture patented Covid vaccines to deal...

Pfizer to buy 8.1% stake in French vaccines firm Valneva

U.S. healthcare giant Pfizer has agreed to invest 90.5 million euros ($95.24 million) to buy an 8.1% percent stake in French vaccines company , as the companies announced developments in their collaboiration to tackle the Lyme disease...

EU drugs watchdog begins review of Moderna's variant COVID vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) started a rolling review on Friday of a variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, as coronavirus cases linked to Omicron sub-variants see an uptick in the region...

Cipla to acquire 21% stake in Achira Labs for Rs 25 cr

Pharma major Cipla Ltd on Friday said it will acquire 21.05 per cent stake for Rs 25 crore in Achira Labs Pvt Ltd, which is engaged in development and commercialisation of point of care (PoC) medical test kits in India...

Disruptive Innovations in Respiratory Devices Market

Significance of respiratory devices for patients suffering from respiratory diseases and how technology plays a major role in designing the right solution.

Glenmark launches FDC asthma medication in India

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited (Glenmark) has launched the novel fixed-dose combination (FDC) drug-Indacaterol + Mometasone for patients suffering from uncontrolled asthma in India...

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