Pharmaceuticals
New anti-piracy law to be enacted in the US
15 Oct 2008
Three scientists share Nobel prize for medicine
06 Oct 2008
US FDA bans import of over 30 Ranbaxy generic drugs
17 Sep 2008
The US FDA has banned the import of over 30 generics including antibiotics and cholesterol medicines made by Ranbaxy at two of its plants in India, alleging “serious” manufacturing deficiencies.
CSIR launches open source drug discovery
16 Sep 2008
CSIR sets up 'open source drug discovery’ consortium with global partnerships to provide affordable healthcare, especially to the weaker sections of global populations.
Emami doubles offer price to Rs15,000 per Zandu share
15 Sep 2008
FMCG Major Emami Ltd today said it has revised the open offer price to Rs15,000 per share from Rs7,315 for purchasing a 20-per cent stake in Zandu Pharmaceutical.
ImClone rejects Bristol-Myers Squibb's $4.3 billion bid; cites $6.1 billion fresh offer
10 Sep 2008
Biotech company ImClone Systems has rejected Bristol-Myers Squibb's $4.3 billion bid as too low, saying it has received a higher offer from a large pharmaceutical company.
Methadone a double-edged painkiller
18 Aug 2008
Genentech rejects Roche’s $43.7-billion takeover offer as too low
13 Aug 2008
Biotechnology giant Genentech Inc today rejected a $43.7-billion takeover bid from its majority shareholder, Roche Holding AG, as too low, while saying it would be open to a higher proposal.
Featured articles
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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