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SECTOR | 01 Oct 2024

Centre Mulls Tweaking Regulatory Norms For MedTech And Pharma Sectors

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As per the government's stated vision of making India a developed country by 2047, there is a need to enhance exports from India, Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said.

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SECTOR | 30 Sep 2024

Marburg virus outbreak: What is this infection? Should India be concerned?

Business Standard

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus is also a contagious illness. At least six people have passed away in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. The virus was first identified in 1967

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 26 Sep 2024, 05:30PM

Biocon Partners With Tabuk Pharma To Commercialise Its Diabetes Treatment Drug

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Under the agreement, Biocon will produce and develop the products while Tabuk Pharmaceuticals will market, register, import, and promote them in the Middle East.

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SECTOR | 26 Sep 2024, 07:00AM

Stocks To Watch: Pharma Companies, Five-Star Business, ASK Automotive, ONGC, IDFC

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Investors will keep their focus on pharma companies, along with shares of Five-Star Business, ASK Automotive, ONGC and IDFC during the trade session Thursday.

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SECTOR | 19 Sep 2024

Pharma companies eyeing acquisitions in API and formulation space to consolidate market share: CRISIL

Business Today

The Indian pharmaceutical sector is expected to maintain its growth, driven by a strategy focused on increasing market share and diversifying product offerings. The sector is projected to see revenue growth of 8-10 percent this fiscal year, building on last year's 10 percent growth, CRISIL said.

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SECTOR | 17 Sep 2024

Patent opposition case against Gilead's long-acting HIV injectable drug, comes up this week

Business Line

The drug priced at over $40,000, per person, per year, poses a challenge

Indian Patent Office to hear objections on Gilead's HIV drug patent claims

Business Standard | 17 Sep 2024

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SECTOR | 10 Sep 2024

Teva faces fine for disparaging rival multiple sclerosis medicine: Report

Business Standard

The EU competition enforcer's tough line underscores its concerns that such practices could stifle innovation in the pharmaceutical industry

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SECTOR | 07 Sep 2024

Centre notifies uniform marketing code for medical devices sector to curb unethical practices. Check details here

Business Today

The DoP has asked medical devices companies to upload the Uniform Code for Marketing Practices in Medical Devices (UCMPMD) 2024 on their website along with the detailed procedure for lodging of complaints with a link to the UCMPMD portal of the department.

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SECTOR | 04 Sep 2024

No suicidal thoughts link to diabetes, obesity drugs, finds UK regulator

Business Standard

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) began a review of safety data for the class of drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, more than a year ago

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 03 Sep 2024

Medical device park in Himachal to provide 10,000 jobs, state Assembly told

Business Standard

The Medical Device Park being set up on 265 acres in Solan district would create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, Himachal Pradesh Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan told the state assembly on Tuesday. The upcoming park in Manjholi village panchayat under Nalagarh assembly constituency would provide direct and indirect employment to 10,000 persons, Chauhan said in response to a question. The minister said that the state government will bear the entire expenditure on the project which is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025. No technical sanction was pending and there is possibility of setting up 65 industrial units under the project, he added. Meanwhile, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the state assembly that 2,708 cases of forest fires were reported during six months of the current year ending June 2024, but there was no loss of human life. In reply to another question of BJP member Sukh Ram Chowdhary, the chief minister said that out of 55 hotels ru