Water, waste & will: How India’s MSMEs can lead the sustainability revolutionWater efficiency, if managed wisely, could very well be the next competitive advantage for Indian MSMEs.
Lab-grown meat hits major milestone, dramatically reducing land, water use, and climate impactAs the world’s demand for protein skyrockets, traditional livestock farming, particularly beef, is taking a heavy toll on the environment t...
Japanese scientists engineer E. coli to mass-produce biodegradable plastic alternative to PET without byproductsResearchers at Kobe University achieved a breakthrough. They engineered E. coli to produce PDCA. PDCA is a biodegradable alternative to PET...
Syngene International shares in focus on acquiring first US biologics facility for $36.5 millionSyngene International announced acquiring its first biologics facility in the U.S. from Emergent Manufacturing for $36.5 million. This acqu...
India's Syngene International acquires first US biologics facility for $36.5 millionIndia's Syngene International has agreed to acquire its first biologics facility in the U.S. from Emergent Manufacturing for $36.5 million....
Aurobindo Pharma signs pact with MSD to supply biologicals, to invest Rs.1000 crore on plantAurobindo Pharma's subsidiary, TheraNym Biologics Pvt Ltd, has signed a master service agreement with Merck Sharpe & Dohme Singapore for co...
Aurobindo Pharma arm extends negotiations deadline with MSD for contract manufacturing operationsAurobindo Pharma extends deadline for CuraTeQ Biologics and Merck Sharp & Dohme Singapore negotiations on contract manufacturing operations...
A day in the life of the microbe that wants to replace your meatMicrobes are found everywhere in the world from the poles to the equator, and from the sea floor to the mountain peaks and they’re already ...
Ossus Biorenewables raises $2.4 million in funding from Nikhil Kamath's Gruhas, Rainmatter ClimateThe startup said it would use the funding to accelerate the deployment of Ossus' OB HydraCel — a bioreactor for on-site hydrogen gas genera...
Stelis Biopharma gets CDSCO nod to export 50 million doses of Sputnik Light vaccineSputnik Light is a single dose vaccine. Stelis partnered with Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF to produce and supply the Russian Sputnik...
Bioreactor bags are SII’s critical input under export banAmong them are giant plastic bags called bioreactor bags needed to manufacture and process vaccines. These are made by a handful of compani...
Pfizer to halt biosimilar output in China, sell assets to WuXi BiologicsThe pharmaceutical industry increasingly relies for its profits on costly biologic drugs, made from living organisms that are tougher and m...
Biocon Biologics promotes Shreehas Tambe as deputy CEOA Biocon veteran, Shreehas Tambe joined the company in 1997 and has more than 20 years of leadership experience in operational and strategi...
How to fight air pollution and make animal feed cheaper? Ask Fermentech LabsFarmers in India who are compelled to burn their crop residue often face the brunt of an ill-managed system. IIT-Roorkee supported Fermente...
We are becoming more of a solutions company: Kieran MurphyThe CEO of $4-billion GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Kieran Murphy, discusses how drug makers are adopting modern ways of building "flexible ...
Human stem cells help regenerate liver function in miceResearchers have successfully transplanted derived functional hepatocytes from human stem cells into mice with acute liver injury.
- Budget 2012: Eliminate 30% duty on imported equipments for a period of 5-10 years, says FICCI
FICCI in its pre-budget memorandum has given the following recommendations for the Biotechnology industry