Monthly Archives: April 2018
Crystal Crop acquires Syngenta’s sorghum, pearl millet & fodder seeds business
These acquisitions, as per Crystal, are a part of its strategy to add value to its business and ensure growth for all its stakeholder.............
FITT looks for partners to jointly develop drug for dengue
The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) is looking for collaborators and commercial partners to identify and develop potential antivirals from medicinal plants and ayurvedic formulations against dengue virus infections...........
India among top four nations affected severely by antibiotic resistance
The white paper released by Aetna International highlights antibiotics resistance as a serious hazard to public health 7 Lakh deaths per year due to antimicrobial resistance, expected to reach 1 crore per annum by 2050.............
IISc Bengaluru tops ‘NIRF India Rankings 2018’
In this third edition of NIRF India Rankings, a total of 2809 institutions have participated in 9 categories..................
Pricing adjustments for CAR-T therapies likely to take place in 2018, forecasts GlobalData
A fairly comprehensive study reported in February 2018 on the Health Affairs Blog claims that Novartis could lower the price of Kymriah by two-thirds and still achieve a profit..................
Shrikumar Suryanarayan of Sea6Energy takes over as ABLE President
A new team of elected Executive Council, led by Mr Shrikumar Suryanarayan, chairman of Sea6Energy, as President has taken charge at the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) on April 1, 2018............
Phytelligence inks deal with Mahyco Grow
Phytelligence is set to introduce its MultiPHY™ technology to India which as per the company would revolutionize Indian horticulture...............
How microscopic marine algae impact global climate & Indian monsoon
The phytoplankton are often early indicators of an impending change in temperature and can offer a potential to extend the lead time of climate predictions such as that of El Niño as well as the Indian monsoon, writes Prof Raghu Murtugudde................
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories gets a new COO
Mr Erez Israeli, former President & CEO of Enzymotec has joined Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on April 2, 2018, as Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Generics & PSAI, based out of Hyderabad...........
Bengaluru to host ‘Smart Tech Lab Summit 2018’ in June
The event to be held on 7-8 June is an informative platform to discuss on the cutting edge technology and the adopting and implementation of the various the laboratory automation strategies...............
Face to Face
FACE TO FACE: Partha Pratim Das Mahapatra, Founder & CEO, EzeRx
Partha Pratim Das Mahapatra, Founder and CEO of EzeRx, decodes the company's revolutionary product, EzeCheck, claimed to be the world's first non-invasive hemoglobin testing device
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Dr Satish Wagh, Chairman & Managing Director, Supriya Lifescience takes us through the company’s milestones, expansion plans, key R&D projects and focus on sustainability
