Biotech & pharma
Pune’s Agarkar Institute develops novel molecule for treating Alzheimer’s disease
26 Oct 2024
Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology,
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun of US win Medicine Nobel for discovery of microRNA
08 Oct 2024
Victor Ambros, a professor at the Harvard Medical School and Gary Ruvkun, an investigator with Massachusetts General Hospital, jointly won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Western drugmakers pivot to India as tensions with China prompt supply chain shifts
27 Nov 2023
In a strategic move to reduce dependence on Chinese contractors in drug production, global pharmaceutical companies are turning to Indian manufacturers.
British Airways joins Project Speedbird for cleaner aviation fuel
17 Nov 2023
The project is supported by the British government with a £9 million grant from the Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF).
Merck and Daiichi partner on a $5.5 billion deal for cancer therapy development
20 Oct 2023
The American pharmaceutical company Merck will start a joint venture with Daiichi Sankyo to develop three of its candidate cancer drugs.
U.S. pharmacy store Rite Aid files for bankruptcy protection amid several lawsuits
16 Oct 2023
Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, October 15, 2023, taking a step to suspend the lawsuits against the drugstore chain related to its alleged
CRISIL predicts an 8-10% revenue growth for Indian pharma industry in current fiscal year
11 Sep 2023
According to a report, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is expected to achieve 8 to 10 per cent revenue growth in the current fiscal year.
Accusations from Iowa farmers: China allegedly stealing American seeds
08 Aug 2023
Farmers in Iowa are making accusations against the Chinese state, alleging the theft of invaluable seed samples from America.
US scientists create 'living robots' that can reproduce themselves
01 Dec 2021
With the help of artificial intelligence, the researchers have found that the Xenobots are able to find tiny stem cells in a petri dish, gather hundreds of them inside their mouth, and bundle them out as new Xenobots in a few days
SARS-CoV-2 virus can only be traced to China’s Wuhan lab: study
31 May 2021
The to-be-published study reportedly claims that the Chinese scientists also tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering the viruses to make it look like they naturally evolved from bats
Brother, sister duo invents low-cost solution for preserving vegetables and fruits
03 Mar 2021
Sabjikothi is a wheel mountable storage for transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables, which is a cost-effective, microclimate based, portable storage that extends the shelf-life and preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables anywhere between 5 to 30 days