MSF asks Johnson & Johnson to step away from secondary patents for key TB drugMedical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has once again urged Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to not enforce any 'secondary' patents for its ...
19 Jul, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
TB drug deal offers short term solution, excludes high burden nations, says health advocacy group“The deal remains just a stop-gap because bedaquiline will only be available to a limited number of countries that will be included in this...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug's final patent hearing set for todayThe latest secondary patent application, if granted, allows J&J to extend the monopoly on the drug used for treatment of drug resistant (DR...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of CovidTo date, there have been more than 21,000 monkeypox cases reported in nearly 80 countries since May, with about 75 suspected deaths in Afri...
01 Aug, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
Civil bodies call for a real TRIPS waiverThe groups requested governments to adopt a real TRIPS waiver that would adequately address intellectual property on all essential Covid-19...
16 Jun, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
UK says vaccine shipment from India won't hurt poor nationsNadhim Zahawi, in an interview with The Associated Press, confirmed reports that the Serum Institute of India, one of the world's largest v...
06 Mar, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
AstraZeneca must prove claim to cheapest COVID-19 vaccine: MSFThe British firm said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine was 70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the world...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
Arjun extends a helping hand, joins Dua Lipa, Jason Derulo to raise Covid-19 relief fundsArjun said he feels honoured to be part of the charity initiative.
29 May, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
Open for Covid and non-Covid diseases: 'Doctors without borders'The medical aid provider, also known as ‘Doctors without borders’ in the English-speaking world, foresees a spike in Covid cases in the hin...
20 May, 2020, 09.03 PM IST
Hepatitis C drug in India to cost 49 lakh less than in USThe voluntary licencing deal promises to make the drug cheap in India as well as up to 91 countries where the Indian firms are allowed to s...
16 Sep, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
Biocon ups generic war with nod for Roche's cancer drug cloneBiocon officials confirmed the development to ET but didn't shed light on how soon the company would be ready to bring the biosimilar to th...
22 Nov, 2013, 03.54 AM IST
IPAB's verdict on Roche's Hepatitis C drug patent may impact MerckThe IPAB revoked Roche's patent for Pegasys on grounds that the process of pegylation did not enhance the efficacy of the drug.
06 Nov, 2012, 05.22 AM IST
Supreme Court defers Novartis' patent appeal to September 11Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred Swiss company Novartis' case against Indian government over the interpretation of Section 3 (d) of the ...
22 Aug, 2012, 04.25 PM IST
- Protest over govt-funded pharma R&D incentive Bill
Govt’s plan to boost research and development using public funds has raised sharp reactions from public interest groups on the commercial r...
20 Oct, 2008, 01.28 AM IST
- Bidders pay $1.3 mn for seats on first A380 flight
Bidders have paid almost two million Singapore dollars ($1.32 million) for seats on the first commercial flight of the super jumbo Airbus A...
13 Sep, 2007, 12.10 PM IST
- 'Bidders pay $ 1.3 mn for seats on A380 flight'
Bidders have paid almost two million Singapore dollars (1.32 million US) for seats on the first commercial flight of the super jumbo Airbus...
13 Sep, 2007, 11.35 AM IST
- Novartis urged not to appeal Indian patent ruling
The humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) on Wednesday urged Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis not t...
08 Aug, 2007, 12.30 AM IST