Pharmaceuticals
Former Sprout Pharma investors sue Valeant Pharmaceuticals over failure of female Viagara
04 Nov 2016
J&J loses third lawsuit over talcum powder link to ovarian cancer
29 Oct 2016
Johnson & Johnson, which is facing over 1,700 lawsuits in state and federal courts over ignoring studies linking its baby powder and Shower-to-Shower talc products to ovarian cancer, has been asked to pay a California woman more than $70 million in damages
Japan’s Terumo to buy some medical devices from Abbott and St. Jude Medical for $1.12 bn
18 Oct 2016
Lupin, BC Partners shortlisted for Bayer’s $1.1 bn dermatology business
14 Oct 2016
Lupin is mainly attracted by the Bayer dermatology business's regional presence in North America, where it is keen to expand
NPPA caps prices of 31 essential drugs
10 Oct 2016
Mylan to pay $465 mn to settle DoJ probe over EpiPen costs
08 Oct 2016
Generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company Mylan NV yesterday agreed to pay $465 million to settle allegations of overcharging the US government on its Medicaid program for its EpiPen products
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