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Novartis Eye Drug Works With Fewer Injections Than Rival

Cutting the frequency of injections could also give RTH258 an edge over Lucentis, an eye drug that Roche sells in the US and Novartis sells elsewhere

Werum IT Solutions And On/Off Group Enter Service Partnership

Werum customers to benefit from scalable and supplementary services during implementation of their PAS-X MES for DACH region and Europe

Phenomenex Expands Lux Chiral LC/SFC Column Family

PHENOMENEX, A global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, has expanded its Lux chiral LC/SFC column family with new immobilised Lux 5μm i-Amylose-1 and Lux 3μm i-Amylose-1 media.

Experts Urge Adoption Of Integrative Medicine

Expound on the need for clinical integration, basic science studies, and application of new technologies to make integrate ayurveda with allopathy 

We now see the opportunity to further develop our drug delivery business in India

Karen Flynn, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, West Pharmaceutical Services, in an interaction with Sachin Jagdale, divulges the company's growth prospects for the Indian market

Getting Future Ready With Automation

Irrespective of a significant investment involved in it, the Indian pharma industry has no option but to embrace automation to achieve their global ambitions.

Panel Discussion: CEO Think Tank: Strategies For The Next Decade

The final part of the 1st day of the Pharma CXO Summit evening saw an interesting panel discussion titled, ‘CEO Think Tank: Strategies for the next decade’.

Panel Discussion: The Serialisation Journey In India

The last panel discussion at Pharma CXO Summit 2017 was on The Serialization Journey in India.

FDA Approves Roche Drugs For Rare Types Of Blood, Lung Cancers

The drug is already approved for patients who have been treated with Pfizer's lung cancer drug Xalkori

J&J's Stelara Shows Promise Against Lupus In Study

J&J said the results were strong enough to advance Stelara into larger Phase III testing

Embracing change: Crucial to success in a VUCA world

Jawed Zia, Country President, Novartis India, advises pharma leaders to constantly evaluate their skills and course correct to tackle the challenges in a VUCA world.

Trends and challenges in a VUCA world

Utkarsh Palnitkar, Partner, National Head – Infrastructure, Government & Healthcare National Head – Life Sciences practice, KPMG India informs that the VUCA world has thrown up a new set of exigencies and pharma leaders need to possess adaptive skills to overcome them.

Pharma Connect 2018 Held In New Delhi

The conference provided an excellent knowledge sharing and networking platform to a gathering of over 250 professionals from the logistics and pharma industry

Conference 'understanding Regulatory Perspectives Of Excipients' Hosted By Ipec

Experts, manufacturers and consumers attending the conference discussed the ever-evolving regulatory framework that guides the Indian excipients industry how active communication between the suppliers and users can decrease instances of quality negligence

India Needs To Assure Regulation For Domestic Drugs

While Indian pharma exports were regulated years ago, the time has come to start a new era for anti-counterfeiting domestic regulation. In a candid conversation, Nakul Pasricha, President, Authentication Solutions Providers Associations (ASPA), reveals more to Akanki Sharma

Our Aim Is To Enable Indian Physicians To Stay Connected With Global Developments

Eris Lifesciences recently entered into a partnership with PlexusMD to launch Saarthi, an interactive learning platform for doctors. Dr Viraj Suvarna, President – Medical, Eris Lifesciences, discussed how the platform will promote evidence-based healthcare and patient-centricity, in an exclusive interaction with Usha Sharma

Deficiencies Are Mainly Due To Lack Of Knowledge On Nutrition

Rohit Shelatkar, VP, Vitabiotics discusses the dismal state of health and healthcare among Indian women, steps that can be taken to improve this situation and the importance of nutritional supplements in a woman's regular diet, in a one-on-one chat with Tarannum Rana

Express Pharma Hosts Maiden Baddi Pharma Summit

Industry stakeholders in the city congregate to converse on the role of pharma hubs like Baddi in India Pharma Inc’s growth saga

Building Super Brands

Known as the 'Sinarest company', Mumbai-based Centaur Pharma has proved that super brands can be nurtured by mid-sized pharma companies as well. Express Pharma analyses how the company took on more established pharmaceutical companies to create 'Made in India' super brands the hyper competitive anti-cold space. Not just in India, but in some overseas markets as well. But can Centaur Pharma replicate this success?

Researchers Develop Effective Nano-vaccine For Melanoma

The focus of the research, published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is on a nanoparticle that serves as the basis for the new vaccine

HERMA Introduces Upgrades And Expedited Delivery Timelines For Wrap-Around Labelling Machine

Capable of fastest-in-class 400 products/min, HERMA 132M Labeler offers motion control for improved product handling

At Cadila, They Beat The Heat With HappyShift

As a first in the pharma industry, Cadila Pharmaceuticals recently declared a summer break for its entire staff from May 22 to May 25. The four-day holiday, called HappyShift, is revolutionising in an industry where stringent manufacturing timelines leave little scope for such incentives. Tarannum Rana, in conversation with Dr Sunil Singh, CHRO, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, finds out how the company planned and executed the holiday, and highlights the take-aways for the industry at large

Bosch Packaging Technology Crailsheim Hosts Pharmatag 2019

300 international participants took part in the event to find out more about the multi-faceted world of liquid pharmaceutical filling

SCHOTT Increases Production Capacity For Pharma Tubing In India

The expansion follows recent investments at the site including the construction of another additional tank facility just last year

SPX FLOW Appoints Paul Baker As Aftermarket Director

Baker will ensure enhanced customer experiences

Digital Strategies For transforming India Pharma Inc

In his book,Are You @ Digital Dinosaur?- Transformational Strategies for Digital Excellence, author Rishi Jagmohan Singh, Head, Digital Strategy and Learning & Development, Wockhardt, reviews the current healthcare ecosystem in India and urges his peers to implement transformational strategies for digital excellence

Digital Eraof Drug Development

The Indian pharma sector needs more actionable and optimised drug development and delivery models driven by data and new-age technology to provide greater value and enhance outcomes

Development Progress In 2018 For Acute Ischemic Stroke Drugs Will Fuel Market Growth

Novel drugs designed to improve clinical outcomes of AIS patients will start launching from 2021

Aptar Pharma Quickstart Injectables Bags Award

QuickStart Injectables is a sterile, ready-to-use drug development offering designed specifically to accelerate the development time for start-ups

A Step To Progress?

DCG(I) has come up with mandatory provisions for pharma companies to undergo stability tests for approval of drugs in India. Though it will raise the standard for quality of drugs in the global market, it will also have considerable impact on pharma company’s bottom line. Industry experts have a mixed bag of opinions