Pharmaceuticals
Most popular vitamin, mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds
31 May 2018
A new study suggests most common vitamin and mineral supplements have no consistent benefit for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death
Aurobindo and others in the race to buy Novartis portfolio of US assets
12 May 2018
If Aurobindo Pharma is successful in clinching the deal, it would be the largest acquisition of an overseas business by any Indian drug producer, after Lupin's 2015 acquisitions of Gavis Pharmaceuticals and Novel Laboratories for $880 million, in a cash-free and debt deal
Eli Lilly to buy Armo BioSciences for $1.6 bn
11 May 2018
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co yesterday struck a deal to buy Armo BioSciences Inc for about $1.6 billion in order to strengthen its immuno-oncology portfolio
How pharma companies can help safeguard intellectual property when expanding into risky countries
09 May 2018
Takeda Pharmaceutical to buy larger Irish rival Shire for $62 bn
08 May 2018
In one of the biggest deals in the pharmaceutical industry's history and the biggest international takeover by a Japanese company, Takeda Pharmaceutical today struck a deal to buy its larger Irish rival Shire Plc for $62 billion
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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