Claire Mazumdar: A silent force behind a $1.6 billion firm may write Biocon's future scriptsBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece, Claire Mazumdar, as her successor. Claire Mazumdar, a successful CEO of Bicara Ther...
05 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 28%In these times of geopolitical stress, how will things pan out for the Indian market? Will it be a standalone underperformer? Or is it just...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Capital with purpose: How capital markets are shaping the future of medicine with Dheeraj ChinthalapellyDheeraj Chinthalapelly, with a decade and a half of experience in global capital markets, shares his journey navigating the biotech investm...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
He went backpacking in the Rockies, ignoring his phone, until his wife’s shout changed everything. Immunologist shares his Nobel sur-Prize momentWhile backpacking in Wyoming with his phone on airplane mode, immunologist Dr. Fred Ramsdell was unaware he had won the Nobel Prize in Medi...
12 Oct, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
MedGenome, backed by Sequoia Capital, acquires Delhi-NCR based Prognosis LaboratoriesMedGenome, backed by Sequoia Capital, LeapFrog Investments, Novo Holdings, Sofina, HDFC, Emerge Ventures, Zodius Capital and International ...
26 May, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
Small period changes after Covid jab seen to be short-lived: UK expertVictoria Male, from Imperial College London, called studies from the US and Norway which tracked women's cycles "reassuring" and she blamed...
31 Jan, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
Delta strain eight times less sensitive to vaccine antibodiesThe study found that the Delta variant not only dominated vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher viral loads compared with non-Delta i...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only one shot of mRNA vaccines, say scientistsAccording to the researchers, including Florian Krammer from the Icahn School of Medicine in the US, a single dose of mRNA vaccine elicits ...
04 Feb, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
In the future, scientists feel Covid will resemble the common cold-causing virusHow fast this shift comes will depend on how fast the virus spreads.
13 Jan, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Understanding impact of viral infections on immune system can help in development of Covid-19 cureOvercoming immune exhaustion is key to develop new therapies.
26 Aug, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
Biocon teams up with Sandoz for next-gen BiosimilarsBiosimilars are identical copies of highly complex biologic drugs that are said to have the same efficacy.
19 Jan, 2018, 12.49 PM IST
Want to avoid diabetes? A 'medicinal diet' might helpThe starches in diet resist digestion and pass through to the colon or large bowel where they are broken down by gut bacteria.
28 Mar, 2017, 03.48 PM IST
How the biopharma twins ended up heading two biopharma companies in MumbaiThe twins studied engineering together at what is now called the National Institute Technology, Trichy which is also the alma mater of N Ch...
11 Feb, 2017, 11.30 PM IST
- Link between popular drugs, immune system failure discovered
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Australian researchers are a step closer to understanding immune complications caused by commonly prescribed medicatio...
07 Feb, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
- Every meal triggers inflammation that may protect us
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Every time we eat food, it may trigger an inflammatory response that acts as a protective mechanism to fight the bact...
22 Jan, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
We are beginning to treat cancer in a whole new way: ScientistsRather than killing cancer cells directly with chemo , the latest treatments are designed to promote the body's natural immune control over...
23 Jun, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cells say scientistsThe advance, by Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) researchers, has significant potential for modelling lung disease.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.20 PM IST