New durable coating may kill COVID virus, other germs in minutes, scientists sayThe coating could be a game changer in traditionally germ-laden public spaces like airports and hospitals, said Anish Tuteja, a professor a...
29 Aug, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Wockhardt gets DGCI approval for 2 new antibiotics"DCGI (Drug Controller General of India) has approved Wockhardt's two new antibiotics, EMROK (IV) and EMROK 0 (Oral), for acute bacterial s...
16 Jan, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
BDL to supply MRSA Missiles to Indian ArmyDirectors and senior officials from BDL and senior scientists from Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) were present on the...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.12 PM IST
- 'Superbug on ISS will help NASA understand its mutation'
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Sending an antibiotic-resistant superbug to a zero-gravity environment like the International Space Station (ISS) w...
20 Feb, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
Copper can destroy MRSA and MSSA 'superbugs': StudyCopper can destroy MRSA and MSSA 'superbugs' spread by touching and fingertip contamination of surfaces, a new study has claimed.
24 Feb, 2016, 03.28 PM IST
E-cigarette vapour can kill lung cells: ScientistE-cigarette vapour is not benign and inhaling high doses daily can kill lung cells, causing inflammatory diseases.
27 Jan, 2016, 04.11 PM IST
Venus Remedies scrip surges over 13% on patent winThe stock soared 13.23 per cent to settle at Rs 184.45 on the BSE. During the day, it climbed 18.41 per cent to Rs 192.90.
09 Feb, 2015, 08.14 PM IST
USFDA grants Qualified Infectious Disease Product status to two Wockhardt drugsTwo drugs - WCK 771 and WCK 2349 - have received QIDP status, which allows fast-track review of the drug application by the USFDA.
31 Aug, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
Venus Remedies gets additional US patent nod for VancoplusDrug firm Venus Remedies received additional patent approval from USPTO for its product 'Vancoplus', used for treating bacterial infections.
26 May, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
E-cigarettes help deadly bacteria to thriveAlexander said that one possible contribution to the increased virulence of MRSA was the rapid change in pH induced by e-cigarette vapour.
19 May, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
New class of antibiotics discoveredScientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight deadly bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and othe...
09 Mar, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
Drug resistant bugs and evolving infections need to be researchedThe Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA, believes that a single infectious organism, MRSA, kills more people in the US than AIDS.
20 Jan, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
Venus Remedies gets patent from Mexico for antibioticThe patent has been granted by Mexico Patent office and is valid till February 2026, Venus said in a release.
29 Oct, 2012, 01.12 PM IST
- Venus Remedies bags first patent from Canada for VANCOPLUS
Venus Remedies Limited, a leading research based global pharmaceutical company has secured its first patent from Canada for its novel antib...
10 Sep, 2012, 06.05 PM IST
- Venus Remedies gets Australian patent approval for Vancoplus
Drug firm Venus Remedies today said it has received approval from the Australian Patent office (APO) for its product 'Vancoplus'.
10 Apr, 2012, 02.10 PM IST
- Google algorithm may help identify routes of infection
A method used by search engine Google to rank search results may help reduce the transmission of hospital acquired infections like the "sup...
06 Jan, 2008, 04.58 AM IST
- Wockhardt in talks to out-license research molecules
Wockhardt is likely to out-license some of its research molecules to global pharma companies.
07 Jun, 2006, 12.28 AM IST