Centre asks states to ease compliance under legal metrology overhaulThe Centre is urging states and Union Territories to speed up legal metrology reforms. This includes moving from a licensing system to a re...
31 May, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Who killed US President Donald Trump's AI order? Musk says it wasn't himPresident Donald Trump's executive order on powerful AI models has collapsed. Allies in Silicon Valley reportedly convinced the president t...
23 May, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Trump postpones AI order signing, 'didn't like' some aspectsUS President Donald Trump said he had postponed the signing of an executive order on artificial intelligence with top CEOs at the White Hou...
21 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
AbbVie loses patent plea for Hep C drugThe Indian Patent Office has denied a secondary patent for AbbVie's Hepatitis C drug Maviret. This decision ensures continued access to aff...
19 May, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Prediction markets say they're different from sportsbooks. Gambling addicts say it's all the sameThe soccer coach had blocked himself from sportsbooks by the time he found prediction markets.
30 Apr, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Experts flag UK-India FTA over patent terms, access to drugsConcerns are mounting in India over the UK-India Free Trade Agreement's potential impact on access to affordable medicines. Experts fear th...
25 Jul, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Aurobindo to produce, supply long acting HIV treatment drugAurobindo Pharma will manufacture and supply long-acting injectable HIV treatment, cabotegravir, across 133 countries through a voluntary l...
15 Jul, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Dr Reddy's enters voluntary licensing deal with Gilead for long-acting HIV drugDr. Reddy’s has partnered with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and market the HIV drug Lenacapavir in India and 120 other countries. The agr...
02 Oct, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
MoRTH makes 58 citizen-centric RTO services available online based on Aadhaar authenticationThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Saturday informed that as many as 58 citizen-centric services related to driving lic...
17 Sep, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
Local firms got voluntary license for more drugs during pandemicA voluntary licence (VL) is an authorisation given by the patent holder to a generic company to produce a patented drug while a compulsory ...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Bajaj Healthcare moves Indian patent office for compulsory licence for Covid drugEli Lilly & Company declined the applications on both the occasion, citing the reason that it is really challenging for them to sign volunt...
28 Jun, 2021, 05.14 PM IST
Eli Lilly buckles under pressure, offers voluntary licence to Natco PharmaLily has issued voluntary licenses for Barcitinib to six Indian drug makers besides Natco, these include- Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Lu...
17 May, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
Focus on technology transfer, voluntary licenses to Indian companies to address vaccine shortage: FICCIThe immediate focus has to be on connecting with the right global companies to facilitate technology transfer and voluntary licenses to Ind...
13 May, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Pharma lobby group backs granting of voluntary licenses by patent holders to Indian companies"Simple waiving of patents for vaccines is not enough for increased and free availability of Vaccines in India,” it said in a statement.The...
12 May, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Dr Reddy's inks licensing pact with Eli Lilly for COVID-19 treatment drugThe Hyderabad-based firm said it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company fo...
11 May, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
MSD in talks with Medicines Patent Pool for additional licenses for molnupiravirMSD entered into a voluntary licensing agreement with five Indian drug makers including Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy’s, Emcure and Hetero f...
28 Apr, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
Gilead announces steps to expand availability of remdesivir in IndiaRemdesivir is approved in India for restricted emergency use for the treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and ...
27 Apr, 2021, 08.28 AM IST