Pharma cos recast European operations to protect margins
Indian pharmaceutical companies are reworking their strategies for Europe to cope with the intense pressure on drug prices because of changing trends in the key market.
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New norms for MNC drug prices
In a move that would prevent MNCs such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Eli Lilly, Roche and Pfizer from selling their drugs at a huge premium in India, the government may soon finalise norms for monitoring prices of costly imported patented medicines for diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, obesity, cancer and heart diseases.
Ericsson, UN to bring telemedicine to Africa
Ericsson is joining forces with the United Nations Office for partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa.
Venture capitalists’ interest in Biotech raises record USD 9.1 bn
Venture capitalists pumped a record USD 9.1 billion into privately-held US biotechnology and medical device companies last year, in hopes of making discoveries they can sell to larger drugmakers.
Bilcare to use nanotech to counter drug counterfeiting
A pharma packaging company Bilcare Research of Pune has launched a product to help check the menace of counterfeit drugs. The product has a label with a unique bar code made out of nanotechnology and fingerprinting.
Pfizer is considering outsourcing its manufacturing to India and China
Pfizer, a US-based pharmaceutical giant, is looking to cut costs by outsourcing as much as 30 per cent of its manufacturing to facilities in Asia, particularly in India and China.
Pfizer is considering outsourcing its manufacturing to India and China
Pfizer, a US-based pharmaceutical giant, is looking to cut costs by outsourcing as much as 30 per cent of its manufacturing to facilities in Asia, particularly in India and China.
USIBC launches healthcare mission to India
Seeking to expand Indo-U.S. healthcare cooperation, the U.S.-India Business Council’s (USIBC) ‘Coalition for Healthy India’ launched its inaugural utive mission to India.
Pfizer with largest online physician community of US to Improve Patient Care
Pfizer Inc and Sermo, the largest online physician community in the US, have announced a strategic collaboration designed to redefine the way physicians in the U.S. and the healthcare industry work together to improve patient care.
European Consumers Seeking Health and Pharmaceutical Information
Consumers in Europe are renowned for being extremely technologically advanced in terms of online activities and technology and device ownership. But due to the lack of direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceuticals, many pharmaceutical companies have assumed that consumers were somewhat passive participants in the patientphysician relationship.
Lilly’s CEO Calls for Reform of US Drug Safety System
Sidney Taurel, CEO, Eli Lilly and Company called on the health care industry, medical community and U.S. government to work on a health information technology system to provide rapid and useful insights on the effectiveness of medicines while improving drug safety.
Wipro’s BPO arm poised to buy MarketRx
According to sources, Wipro BPO is likely to buyout MarketRx, a pharma focused market analytics company, bolstering its analytics practice, which at present accounts for less than 10% of its revenues.
Antiretroviral drugs to fight HIV/ AIDS
The antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are designed to do interrupt the HIV/ AIDS virus at various points.
