Drug makers can hope for tax sops for research activities to continue till 2015. Thus, consumers can hope for some reduction in the prices of drugs across the board and particularly in the case of cancer and HIV/AIDs drugs soon.
The Shroff Eye Hospital in Mumbai recently launched the worlds safest and fastest eye laser, using the Wavelight Concerto 500 Hz Laser system designed to occupy a novel niche market of luxury excimer laser technology.
Thailand-based healthcare company Mega Lifesciences recently announced its foray into the Indian market with the launch of its oral consumption skincare range and said it will invest about USD 1 million to market the product in the country.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched US$ 400 million program under which patients in rural areas would be able to tap the nation’s top doctors over the Internet.
The Mumbai-based Dove Multimedia Private Ltd plans to launch CDs in health care next year.
To enhance the standards of millions of pharmacists in the country, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has urged the Health Ministry to amend the Pharmacy Act to make CEP (continuing education programme) mandatory for registration and subsequent renewal under the Pharmacy Act.
Toumaz Technology Ltd., leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions, won the Electronics category in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious Innovation in Engineering Awards, presented in London.
Medical value travel, more popularly termed ‘Medical Tourism’, was discussed at lenght as the next big window of opportunity at a recent conference organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in association with Indian Healthcare Federation.
DRE, a premier international medical and surgical equipment supplier, has released a significant update to its medical equipment catalog website at www.dremed.com.
IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions has acquired New Jersey-based MarketRx, provider of analytics and related software services to global life sciences companies.
Cerner Corp., a leading provider of healthcare information technology, recently signed a nine year agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to install their Millennium
Schiller India has launched two new patient monitors with wireless capability-Truscope
