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
Biocon rolls out two biosimilars in US marketBiocon has launched two new biosimilar medicines, Bosaya and Aukelso, in the United States. These drugs treat serious bone conditions. They...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
ACC clears Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi’s reappointment as Drugs Controller (India)Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi will continue as Drugs Controller (India) at CDSCO. His reappointment is on a contract basis for one year start...
28 Feb, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Eli Lilly bets on next-generation cell therapy with $2.4 billion deal for OrnaEli Lilly will buy Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion in cash, gaining access to a technology that allows patients' own cells to gen...
09 Feb, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Sanofi buys US biopharma group Blueprint in $9.1 billion dealSanofi is set to acquire Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 billion, strengthening its immunology portfolio with the addition of Ayvakit/Ayvakyt,...
02 Jun, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Nvidia, Pfizer lead $80 million funding for Israeli medical AI tech firm CytoReasonCytoReason raised $80 million from Nvidia, Pfizer, Thermo Fisher, and OurCrowd to expand its AI models and open a Cambridge office. Their P...
17 Jul, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
Rajeev Raghuvanshi appointed as new Drug Controller General of IndiaOn November 11, last year, Dr VG Somani's term as DCGI was extended for three months, for the second time, coming into effect on November 1...
22 Feb, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
UPSC recommends Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi as next DCGIThe UPSC recommendation has to be approved by the Health Ministry, followed by approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by Pri...
30 Jan, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
Hester Biosciences to roll out Covaxin drug substance by April 2022Ahmedabad-based Hester Biosciences is a part of Gujarat Covid Vaccine Consortium (GCVC), which in May this year signed an agreement with Bh...
29 Dec, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
IIL to make 10 million doses of Covaxin drug substance from DecemberIndian Immunologicals' Managing Director K Anand Kumar informed that IIL is also working on an attenuated COVID-19 vaccine which is likely ...
24 Sep, 2021, 06.57 PM IST
Indian Immunologiclas to start drug substance production for Covaxin from JuneManaging Director K Anand Kumar in a release on Friday said the firm is expected to produce the drug substance initially for 2-3 million do...
29 May, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Bharat Biotech ties up with IIL for Covaxin materialHyderabad-based IIL, part of the NDDB, said it will send out the first batch of the drug ingredient to Bharat Biotech by July.
29 May, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
AstraZeneca shares sink 8% after $39 billion Alexion buyoutChief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot had told reporters on Saturday that the deal, a bet on rare-disease and immunology drugs, was the res...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
NIH and DBT to review vaccine candidates for Covid-19 this weekThe meeting will see research groups and vaccine developers funded through India-US tieups present their progress on Covid-19 vaccines and ...
06 Jul, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
COVID-19: 16 companies get funds for R&D workThe department of biotechnology has granted funds to 16 companies for developing drugs, vaccines and devices to fight the Covid-19 pandemic...
22 Apr, 2020, 07.47 AM 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
Indian Immunologicals to unveil feed for lab animals used for clinical trialsAt present, India houses hundreds of scientific bodies, both in public and private sectors, which together have nearly 10 million lab anima...
18 Apr, 2015, 08.51 PM IST