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Waters launches ACQUITY PREMIER Columns for chromatographic analyses

Designed for the analytical laboratory seeking to exercise greater control over their chromatographic separations, the columns improve sample throughput, assay-to-assay reproducibility and overall confidence in analytical results

We have a total production capacity of eight billion capsules per year

HC Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, Erawat Pharma, talks on the current market trends in capsules, his company’s offerings for the pharma sector, impact of COVID-19 on his company and the sector, in an interview with Express Pharma

How a modern DCS can enable your digital transformation

PlantPAx 5.0, the latest DCS release from Rockwell Automation, will reduce architectural footprint, drive consistency, streamline workflows, provide robust analytics, and align with international cyber security standards

Reducing API dependence: Have we got the strategy right?

Reji K Joseph,Associate Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi explains that the PLI scheme has some gaps that need to be plugged for it to be truly successful

Expert report on automated climate monitoring by Testo

To meet the requirements of a wide range of measuring tasks, automated monitoring systems need to be implemented effectively at critical application areas in the pharma sector

DRUGS & COSMETICS ACT, 1940 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REVAMP

The existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 was formed during the pre-independence era. Since then, amendments have been made to the D&C Act and Rules 1940 and 1945. However, considering the ever-evolving regulatory requirements, industry stakeholders feel that there is a need to reframe the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to make it more well-defined and align it with global regulatory requirements. They believe that it will also help in streamlining drug regulatory affairs in India

Choosing the right type of desiccant is quintessential for your product's shelf life

CILICANT understands how critical it is to choose the right desiccant and offers a variety of sorbents developed for different applications

Why Active Packaging Plays Such An Important Role In The Pharma Industry

Active packaging protects pharma products and other medical supplies from oxygen and moisture, thereby playing an important role in ensuring that they are effective and completely safe for patient usage

Covid 19 Vaccine Supply Prepping For Challenge Extraordinaire

India will have a very strategic role to play in ensuring universal access to COVID-19 vaccines. All stakeholders must step up their game to eliminate chinks in the supply chain and successfully execute this critical task

Covid-19 Has Made Online Learning A Credible Source Of Education

Bridging the skill gap between industry requirements and the talent pool available in the pharma world is becoming increasingly important. Romola Pinto, who leads the Rubicon Academy team and also heads the HR function at Rubicon Research, speaks about the transformation that pharma education and training is undergoing after the onset of COVID-19 and explains how Rubicon Academy is training, reskilling and upskilling pharma talent to meet the changing demands and emerging needs of the industry, in an interaction with Lakshmipriya Nair

Selection of medicines for the NLEM should not be based on patent status

In India, after decades of neglect, a process to review and update the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) started in 2015. Several rounds of review, focusing on different diseases have been announced to ensure the list is relevant for the evolving public health context in the country.

Understanding Virus and Viral Vaccine Development Using Multi Spectral Advanced Nano-Tracking Analyzer (NTA)

AS the world today faces one of the biggest pandemics in the form of COVID-19, a wide range of candidate vaccines based on potential tools like viral vectors or virus like particles (VLP’s) are under development with the aim of protecting us against the life-threatening disease.

Understanding USP<1220>

Kuldeep Sharma, Product Manager- Waters (India) explains what, why and how of the method lifecycle approach

Ensuring pharma compliance with Testo data monitoring solutions

Testo data loggers ensure continuous monitoring of temperature and relative humidity of pharma products during production, storage or transit of goods

Innovation – The next frontier

Alok Ghosh, Ex-President - Global Technical Operations, Lupin, underscores the importance of creating a conducive environment to foster innovation in India’s life sciences sector to ensure its continuous progress

Express Pharma and Schneider Electric organise webinar on smart pharma packaging technologies

Experts share insights on how smart packaging technologies can bring significant benefits to the pharma sector as it navigates through a fresh set of challenges and opportunities in a rapidly shifting landscape

The back-to-AYUSH wave

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen increased interest in traditional remedies to build up personal immunity and nutrition.With India’s AYUSH ministry approving clinical studies and the WHO backing protocols for testing African herbal medicine, and most lately, the Health Minister releasing an Ayurveda and yoga-based national clinical management protocol for prevention and treatment of patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, will the COVID-19 pandemic finally bring respectability to a sector long scoffed at for being more faith than evidence-based? A review of the strategies at play, as new players plan to ride the immunity and nutrition wave, while legacy players move to the next level

Sridhar Venkatesh Appointed As MD And VP Of GSK India

Venkatesh is a senior business leader with more than 24 years of diverse experience in pharmaceuticals and healthcare and has a strong track record of success in multiple roles within GSK

Finding The Silver Lining Of Coronavirus Pandemic

As India Pharma Inc reels under the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus epidemic, industry experts suggest policy reforms to insulate the sector and improve its emergency-preparedness

‘Vaccination is about providing children with a lifetime of benefits'

Over three million children die every year, which could easily be prevented by vaccination, informs Neeraj Mehta, CEO, ImmunifyMe during an interaction with Akanki Sharma

Takeda appoints new Area Head for India, CIS, Middle East,Turkey, and Africa

Dr Mahender Nayak will lead the company’s operations from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he will be based

Sharad Tyagi appointed as President of OPPI

Sharad Tyagi is the Managing Director of Boehringer Ingelheim India and has also been a Vice President and Executive Committee of OPPI for the last ten years, heading important Work Groups & Committees for OPPI

Report on the 18th International Symposium of the Controlled Release Society Indian Chapter (CRS IC)

Gowda spoke at the India Pharma and India Medical Device 2020 event where FICCI-EY report ‘Reshaping India into a life sciences innovation hub’was also released

Indian pharma industry likely to reach $100-bn and medical devices sector to $50bn by 2025 : D V Sadananda Gowda

Gowda spoke at the India Pharma and India Medical Device 2020 event where FICCI-EY report ‘Reshaping India into a life sciences innovation hub’was also released

Create a secure seal around trailers when they dock when you combine a dock seal and shelter solution

IF YOU think about it, each loading dock door opening represents a giant hole in the wall of your facility.

Cleveland Clinic researchers discover a new diet-associated gut-microbe metabolite linked to cardiovascular disease

Discovery could help explain why beta-blockers are effective in treating heart disease patients

Ami Polymer recognised as the best MSME of 2019 by ASSOCHEM

The award was presented by Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways of India and Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Female Workforce In Pharma: Knocking On The Glass Ceiling?

With roughly only one women out of ten professionals constituting the workforce of the Indian pharma industry, it seems that it may take a long while before the sector can claim a healthy gender diversity ratio. However, despite the challenges, women stalwarts are defying stereotypes to create space for more ladies in top leadership in the India Pharma Inc

‘The stereotype that STEM careers are only for men is changing'

Mary Rodgers, virus hunter, principal scientist and head, Abbott Global Surveillance Center explains to Viveka Roychowdhury how strong female mentors and role models encouraged her during her journey from her first job during college to balancing motherhood with the demands of lab work

Polmon celebrates silver jubilee in Hyderabad

The company marked the occasion with an evening dedicated to honouring its longstanding stakeholders — associates, vendors, customers