Pharmaceuticals

Jubilant Organosys acquires Speciality Molecules for about Rs20 crore

08 May 2008

Novo Nordisk researchers nominated for Europe’s top innovation prize for new version of insulin

06 May 2008

GSK Pharma signs licensing agreement with Astellas of Japan

05 May 2008

Indian vultures face extinction due to diclofenac poisoning

05 May 2008

Merck extends enrollment deadline for US Vioxx product liability lawsuit claimants

03 May 2008

Teams unravel heparin death mystery

By Anne Trafton | 02 May 2008

US FDA turns down Merck's ER niacin / laropiprant

29 Apr 2008

Brazil declares anti-AIDS drug to be of public interest; India's pharma industry may benefit

28 Apr 2008

Government brings 1,421 drugs under Price Control Order

25 Apr 2008

GlaxoSmithKline acquires Sirtris Pharmaceuticals

24 Apr 2008

Dabur Pharma to sell majority stake to Singapore-based Fresenius Kabi Pte Ltd

19 Apr 2008

In a surprising development contrary to their recent stated stance on foreign collaboration, the promoters of home-grown anti-cancer drug maker Dabur Pharma have announced plans to sell a majority stake in the company to a Songapore-based firm.

Ranbaxy settles litigation with AstraZeneca; to sell Nexium in US

15 Apr 2008

With the settlemrent of the patent litigation with AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy's US subsidiary  will commence exclusive marketing of a generic version of ulcer drug Nexium in 2014 in the US

Glenmark's Swiss arm completes Phase I trials for monoclonal antibody GBR 500

10 Apr 2008

Ranbaxy receives Japanese authorisation for product development outside Japan

08 Apr 2008

Dr Reddy's acquires Jet Generici Srl; to establish generics range in Italy

03 Apr 2008

Ranbaxy introduces world's first biogeneric injectible drug for osteoporosis

03 Apr 2008

Ranbaxy has introduced the world's first injectible drug for the treatment of osteoporosis using an artificial human hormone

Teva to acquire Bentley Pharmaceuticals

01 Apr 2008

Dr Reddy's to buy two Dowpharma Small Molecules units in the UK

01 Apr 2008

Aurobindo acquires Italian generic pharma firm TAD

24 Mar 2008

Wockhardt says derivative losses not to affect Q1 performance

24 Mar 2008

Cipla to continue selling its version of Roche's lung cancer treatment drug

20 Mar 2008

Japan's biggest drug maker to expand in the US

20 Mar 2008

Sun Pharma gets US FDA approval to market generic Cerebyx

20 Mar 2008

Ranbaxy to introduce dental drug Inersan in India, Nepal

18 Mar 2008

USFDA approves Sun Pharmaceutical's generic cancer drug Ethyol in US markets

17 Mar 2008