A back of the envelope calculation shows that India has roughly over 680 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines consisting primarily of Covishield, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: People line up for the......
As the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 takes centrestage, vaccine makers in India are of the view that scaling up the existing vaccines to make them more effective is possible. IMAGE: A lady shows......
Government institutions and pharma industry are examining if a 'cocktail' approach to making a multi-variant Covid-19 vaccine works against multiple strains of the ever-mutating virus,......
'The Centre is planning to procure five million vials of Remdesivir ahead of the third wave. What’s better is that this time, the government is paying us in advance,' said a senior executive......
So far, no other vaccine has been approved globally for children below 12 years.Sohini Das reports. IMAGE: A beneficiary receives a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in......
Ahmedabad-based Zydus Lifesciences said on Tuesday that a new drug application for its oral drug Desidustat used in treating anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients had been accepted by......
Drug shortages in the US are at an all-time high, and price erosion has stabilised, which could benefit Indian pharmaceutical (pharma) companies with a US focus, according to analysts. Image used......
Can Interferon alfa-2b treat COVID-19 effectively?Sohini Dutt reports. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI Photo Ahmedabad-based......
As on July 31, the valuation of his shareholding in the company stood at Rs 9,830 crore. The founder and managing director (MD) of the country’s largest pharmaceutical firm Sun......
'In any organisation, a continuous line of leadership, is required.' 'All R&D will be of focus. All the way from Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to R&D in formulations, to biologics, NCEs,......