Syringe companies told to defer supplies as vaccination slowsIn view of the current availability and estimated requirement of syringes for Covid-19 vaccination and Universal Immunisation Programme, it...
18 Feb, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
AiSMA expresses concerns over government’s decision to restrict syringe exportRajiv Nath, President, All India Syringes and Needles Manufacturers Association (AiSNMA) urged the government to lift the restriction on no...
05 Oct, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
Expert panel recommends permission for phase 1 clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine"Based on the safety and immunogenicity data of the phase 1 clinical trial, the company would be given permission for conducting phase 2 cl...
20 Jan, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
600 million shots, 100 people per session: Details of India's mega vaccination driveThe government has said it will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 60 crore doses of Covid vaccines to 30 crore Indians, includi...
12 Dec, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
Not without India: World's biggest medicine maker gears up for coronavirus vaccine raceIndia manufactures more than 60% of all vaccines sold across the globe, and while its $40 billion pharmaceutical sector is not yet involved...
10 Dec, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
Covid has given syringe makers an unparalleled opportunity. And a prickly problemSyringe manufacturers are hopeful of meeting the demand arising out of the upcoming Covid vaccination programme, but a lack of clarity on t...
29 Nov, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Bharat Biotech begins Phase-III trials for COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, with 26,000 volunteers"This is India's first phase-III efficacy study for a Covid-19 vaccine, and the largest phase-III efficacy trial ever conducted in India," ...
17 Nov, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
Niti Aayog to work on boosting Make in India for medical devicesThe discussion was held in the run up to a meeting of a committee of secretaries that will be chaired by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
31 May, 2018, 08.01 AM IST
Hetero launches HumiraTM biosimilar in IndiaThe product will be marketed by Hetero Healthcare under the brand name ‘MaburaTM’ in India, the company said.
04 Jan, 2018, 06.09 AM IST
Domestic firms volunteer to drop syringe, needle prices over 50%According to an industry executive who did not wish to be named, the domestically manufactured syringes and needles market together is esti...
22 Dec, 2017, 06.15 AM IST
Max Super Specialty made excessive profits on disposable syringes: CCICCI in 2015 ordered a probe into allegations that the hospital had colluded with multinational syringe maker Becton Dickinson’s Indian arm ...
07 Dec, 2017, 01.53 AM IST
14 more medical devices may see price regulationThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has begun scrutiny of such devices, even asking makers to log in every detail about th...
21 Feb, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
'Phantom' review: Promising premise gone southKabir Khan's "Phantom" comes with the tagline 'A story you wish were true'. Perhaps a better one would have been 'A story you wish were mor...
31 Aug, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
STAINLESS STEEL IMPORTS: DGS Rejects JSL Plea for Safeguard DutyIt added that anti-dumping duty is already applicable on the 400 series grades to protect the domestic industry.
27 Mar, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Roselabs Biosciences sets up Rs 400 crore pre-filled syringes unit in AhmedabadCompany claims setting up first fully integrated PFS unit and expects to break-even in next two years, as the demand for PFS is rising.
18 Jun, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
- US co drags govt to court for revoking tender
The Indian arm of the US-based medical devices maker Becton Dickinson (BD) has dragged the health ministry and three companies to the court...
27 Jul, 2009, 02.02 AM IST
- Govt plans separate quality norms for drugs and devices
The government has decided to create separate quality guidelines for medical devices and not treat them as drugs.
02 May, 2009, 02.11 AM IST