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Govt sets up council to boost local manufacturing, export of medical devices
The Council will be headed by Secretary, DIPP of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Top five discoveries in 2018 that can solve unmet medical needs
For those suffering from diabetes, pricking fingers may become a thing of the past very soon.
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A look at how Cipla is trying to consolidate its position in respiratory segment
Cipla sells a range of products including pills, nasal sprays and inhalers to treat respiratory diseases.
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Rising shipments to US help Indian pharma exports rebound in H1FY19
In the first half of FY19, shipments to US rose 10.34 percent to $3.2 billion, while exports to other countries grew 13 percent to $7.6 billion.
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Major factors that moved the pharma and healthcare industries in 2018; what to expect in 2019
The sectors didn't bring much cheer to investors and the S&P BSE Healthcare index that represents pharma and healthcare stocks underperformed compared to the benchmark Sensex.
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Operational, regulatory challenges hasten consolidation in Indian private hospital sector
Analysts tracking the sector say hospital businesses have been witnessing deterioration since the beginning of 2017.
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Max India to sell stake in Max Healthcare to Radiant, KKR
The deal includes Radiant Life's purchase of a 49.7 percent stake in Max Healthcare from South Africa-based hospital operator Life Healthcare International Proprietary.
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Lupin out-licenses novel blood cancer drug to AbbVie
Under the terms of the agreement, AbbVie will pay Lupin an upfront payment of $30 million for an exclusive license to the program.
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Biocon-Mylan faces competition in US for trastuzumab from Teva-Celltrion duo
It's not just Mylan-Biocon and Celltrion-Teva, other rival drug makers such as Samsung Bioepis, Pfizer and Amgen have all coming-up with their trastuzumab versions, indicating intensified competition for the drug that raked in about $7.55 billion of sales in 2017.
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Merger of GSK-Pfizer consumer businesses may not have much impact in India
At least three popular brands of Pfizer in India, Corex, Gelusil, Becosules will be not be marketed under that JV. Those three key brands constitute about one-fifth of Pfizer's sales in India.
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How Baba Ramdev's Patanjali pulled this company from the brink
As JHS Svendgaard was trying to claw its way back, it got a huge boost in the form of Patanjali's Ayurvedic toothpaste Dant Kanti.
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IHH puts Fortis open offer on hold, says seeking legal advice on SC's order
The proposed open offer is scheduled to be launched from December 18 to January 1, 2019.
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Delhi High Court quashes Centre's ban on Oxytocin manufacture and sale
The court held that the Central government failed to balance the interests of pregnant women, the right of the private companies to carry on their business and the misuse of the drug in the field of veterinary science.
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Ambulance operator Ziqitza Healthcare plans to raise $40 million from PE investors
The company said it is in talks with investors from India and abroad, and is looking to close the deal by April 2019.
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Will uphold autonomy and integrity of RBI, says new governor Shaktikanta Das
Das in his brief maiden press conference on December 12 sounded conciliatory calling for stakeholder consultation. He tried to allay concerns related to RBI's autonomy.
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JHS Svendgaard eyes manufacturing unit in south India for personal care foray
Nanda said the acquisition would cost around Rs 40-50 crore and the company may have to raise funds
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Corporate India surprised and worried as RBI governor Urjit Patel steps down
Corproate executives and economists that Moneycontrol spoke to expressed concerns of instability at the RBI and the impact it will have on attracting long-term investments.
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Urjit Patel's resignation 'leaves RBI's reputation in tatters': Ex-FM Chidambaram
Chidambaram said he was saddened, not surprised, by Dr Urjit Patel's resignation.
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India pharma market slows due to lower offtake of anti-infective, respiratory drugs
Anti-infectives sales grew 3.8 percent in November compared to 13.6 percent in October. Respiratory segment sales dropped to 2.6 percent compared to 14.7 percent in the same period
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Pharma weekly blog: Family power struggles and fist fights
The first generation entrepreneur builds the enterprise, but things get complex at succession due to palace intrigues and infighting among family members
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No immediate job cuts at GSKCH, but concerns remain after HUL buy
"These are complicated deals. They don't close overnight. We will not leave our people in the lurch as we have to run the business for next several quarters," said a person with knowledge of the matter
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Shivinder Singh calls brother Malvinder's accusation of assault 'a false & shameless attempt'
Shivinder said the gulf between our value systems is clearly too wide and the latest incident closes all options for any possible solution to work together.
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Chennai-based MGM Healthcare to set up South India-focused hospital chain
MGM expects the two upcoming hospitals in Chennai to take its bed capacity to 1000 in the next two years.
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Corporate governance overhang haunts Sun Pharma despite management rebuttal
Sun Pharma has been trying to restore investor confidence, after a scathing note by Australian brokerage firm Macquarie and a whistleblower complaint to the Securities and Exchange of India (SEBI) last week, the drug maker stock since then dropped one-fifth of its value.
