French drugmaker Sanofi looks to spin off its consumer business in IndiaThe leading vaccine maker is working with Bank of America on the demerger process, said the people cited above. About 60% of Sanofi India i...
31 Mar, 2023, 08.02 AM IST
Bayer's consumer health unit plans to step up India playIn an interview to ET, Sandeep Verma, country head, India, Bayer consumer health division in India, said the company will use its global ex...
31 May, 2022, 12.37 AM IST
Novartis, U.S. regulators agree to malaria drug hydroxychloroquine trial against COVID-19Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-...
20 Apr, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Novartis CEO says Malaria drug is biggest hope against coronavirus - SonntagsZeitungOther companies including Bayer and Teva have also agreed to donate hydroxychloroquine or similar drugs, while Gilead Sciences is testing i...
29 Mar, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Why pharma may not fear the latest drug-price probeAs uncomfortable as it will be for the drugmakers, it may not result in much lasting damage.
20 Aug, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim seek CCI nod for $25-billion global asset swap dealThe commission will review if the two companies swapping their businesses will cause any adverse impact on the local competition.
04 Jul, 2016, 06.01 AM IST
Elder Pharma rallies 5% on domestic formulation biz sale talksElder Pharma was locked in upper circuit at Rs 311.05, up 5%. Novartis was trading 0.4% higher at Rs 467, while Sanofi India was down 0.5% ...
26 Jun, 2013, 12.12 PM IST
Sanofi, Novartis and GSK in race to buy Elder Pharma's domestic formulations businessSanofi, Novartis and GSK are in the race to buy out the domestic formulations business of debt-ridden Elder Pharmaceuticals.
26 Jun, 2013, 04.52 AM IST
- Novartis to buy Aventis stake in rabies vaccine JV for $22 million
Aventis Pharma, the Indian arm of Sanofi Aventis, is exiting its joint venture Chiron Behring Vaccines by selling its 49% to the other part...
14 Dec, 2010, 01.48 AM IST
- Global drug majors bid for India's Paras: report
British giant GlaxoSmithKline, France's Sanofi-Aventis, Swiss multinational Novartis, and US-based Johnson and Johnson have all made bids f...
12 Oct, 2010, 03.45 PM IST
- HC stays Aventis' anti-rabies drug distribution
The Bombay High Court has restrained Aventis Pharma from distributing anti-rabies vaccine Verorab, and allowed the arbitration application ...
23 Dec, 2009, 04.11 AM IST
- Novartis-Aventis row leads to shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
Beware of Dogs! There is a shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in the country, thanks to a dispute between Novartis and Sanofi Aventis, which t...
26 Oct, 2009, 12.29 AM IST
- Pharma cos shares extend gain on BSE
Shares of multinational pharmaceutical companies on Wednesday extended gains on the BSE, cheering their parents’ move to hike stake in thes...
15 Apr, 2009, 04.35 PM IST
- More drug MNCs join the stake-hike bandwagon
After the two leading pharma multinationals recently increased their stakes in their Indian units, people connected with the industry say t...
15 Apr, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- SC notice to Aventis Pharma on Novartis plea
The Supreme Court today issued notice to Aventis Pharma Ltd on a petition filed by Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc seeking reference of...
10 Dec, 2007, 09.38 PM IST
- US patents for improved drugs get tougher
Getting a patent in the US for improved versions of existing drugs is now proving to be more difficult.
16 Mar, 2007, 03.17 AM IST
- Drugmakers eye Bristol-Myers
Several of the world’s top drugmakers may weigh acquiring Bristol-Myers Squibb after it fired its chief executive, although suitors seem un...
15 Sep, 2006, 01.50 AM IST