| Dec 3 2008 - Pharma's new prescription—hospitals? |
| | Indian pharmaceutical companies, which have traditionally provided generics drugs and established a strong brand name, are now expanding their scope of operations to include discovery research and ....
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| Dec 3 2008 - Scrutiny Grows of Drug Trials Abroad |
| | Western pharmaceutical companies are facing intensifying scrutiny over the conduct of clinical trials in developing countries -- an increasingly important source of patients to test new drugs and g....
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| Dec 3 2008 - Overseas Drug Company Clinical Trials Face More Scrutiny |
| | Overseas health regulators are beginning to take a closer look at drug clinical trials conducted in their countries, following several well-publicized safety scandals, The Wall Street Journal repor....
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| Dec 3 2008 - GVK Biosciences Strengthens Focus on "Development" Services |
| | GVK Biosciences Private Limited (GVK BIO), one of Asia's leading CROs, today announced the appointment of Dr. Shoibal Mukherjee to the position of Senior Vice President - Clinical Development. ....
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| Nov 27 2008 - Regulatory Changes In India |
| | As part of its broader examination of the clinical research process within its borders, India’s drug regulator may consider changing the rules and regulations governing first-in-man studies o....
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| Nov 25 2008 - Current Scenario of Clinical Research in India-Need more Education and Training |
| | India emerged as a global hub for clinical research. According to a report by Mc Kinsey the global Clinical trial outsourcing opportunity in India in the pharmaceutical industry is estimated to be ....
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| Nov 24 2008 - India's biotech sector set to thrive despite downturn |
| | India is one of the top biotech hubs in the world and despite a slowing global economy, the sector is expected to not just survive, but thrive. India is also a favourite for investment ....
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| Nov 24 2008 - Huge growth in clinical trials in country: Official |
| | "In 2005, around 100 clinical trials had been approved in the country by the Drugs Controller of India (DCI). In 2006, it increased to around 150 and to 240 in 2007. In the current year, aroun....
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| Nov 20 2008 - Recession not to hit clinical trials: CROs |
| | ndian clinical research organisations (CROs) do not see any near-term impact of recession as large pharma customers such asAstraZeneca and Glaxo continue to send more work to India, where these tri....
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| Nov 20 2008 - Fisher BioPharma mulls additional unit in Guj |
| | Fisher BioPharma, a part of the US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., is now mulling an additional unit at its upcoming clinical trials logistics management facility in the Pharma Special Economi....
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| Nov 20 2008 - Booming Clinical Trials Market in India |
| | India has emerged as a strong base for clinical trials in recent times. Due to the multitude of benefits it offers, the country is fast growing as a centre for conducting clinical trials for many i....
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| Nov 19 2008 - Doctoring drugs-New medicines need to be monitored carefully for any adverse reaction |
| | PV professionals can aspire to be employed in a variety of companies. “The opportunities lie in pharma companies, contract research organisations like Clini Rx, specialised PV companies and s....
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| Nov 17 2008 - Biocon to invest Rs 100 cr in R&D |
| | Biotechnology major Biocon will be investing Rs 100 crore in the next fiscal in enhancing its Research and Development (R&D) to keep pace with increased orders from multi-national firms as lead....
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| Nov 12 2008 - ICON Opens Full Service Central Laboratory in India |
| | "India has become a key region for global clinical trials, which has greatly boosted the demand for local laboratory testing within a global laboratory network," commented Bob Scott-Edwar....
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| Nov 8 2008 - US giant picks Ahmedabad over six other cities for its plant |
| | When the world’s leading R&D equipment maker, supplier and services provider ThermoFisher Scientific Inc decided to set up Asias first clinical trial supplies manufacturing and distributi....
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| Nov 8 2008 - Patient Recruitment Begins in India for Phase 3 Diabetes Trial |
| | Spherix Incorporated reported that patient recruitment for its Phase 3 clinical trial of its potential type 2 diabetes drug, Naturlose(R), has begun in India.Expectations for India are to provide m....
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| Nov 6 2008 - India has to create awareness about clinical trials: Experts |
| | The multi-million dollar outsourced clinical trial business in India is going through a rough patch, as the Contract Research Organisations (CROs) are facing difficulties in recruitment of patients....
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| Nov 5 2008 - Online okay for clinical trials by 2013 |
| | In a bid to ease the process of clinical trial approvals, the government plans to introduce e-governance for clinical trials in by 2013.The move would enable companies from any part of the world to....
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| Nov 4 2008 - Homeopathy: New Evidence |
| | Two new studies conclude that a review which claimed that homeopathy is just a placebo, published in The Lancet, was seriously flawed.
Link : | Nov 3 2008 - Drug regulator to reduce time for licence approvals |
| | Drug manufacturing companies, which had to wait for up to nine months for various licences, can now look forward to much faster clearances. The drug quality regulator has expedited the process of c....
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| Oct 31 2008 - Drug discovery for neglected diseases |
| | In recent years, public, private and philanthropic organizations worldwide have started to work together to discover and develop new medicines to treat neglected diseases. This month, we feature tw....
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| Oct 30 2008 - Govt mulls ways to fund early drug research |
| | The Department of Pharmaceuticals may seek budgetary support to fund early stages of drug clinical trials. The research projects will be assigned to the seven National Institutes of Pharmaceutical ....
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| Oct 30 2008 - AMRI expands in India |
| | The Albany, N.Y., drug discovery company has had operations in Aurangabad, India, for about two years. It has expanded a manufacturing facility in that city to include a multipurpose pilot plant th....
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| Oct 30 2008 - India can offer cost-effective clinical trials to Australia |
| | Australia will need to look beyond the US and Europe to translate its expertise in basic research into inventing drugs in the current economic scenario and cost-effective India could fill the gap, ....
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| Oct 27 2008 - India Becoming Locus of Pharma Outsourcing, RNCOS Predicts 34% Growth |
| | According to our research report, “Indian Healthcare - New Avenues for Growth”, India, driven by factors such as low cost, availability of a large and skilled workforce and improving he....
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| Oct 27 2008 - Clinical research has opened up new vistas of employment |
| | India is a young country, and with the economy opening up, students have much more options as far as education and job avenues are concerned. Many students, therefore, look to study newer courses t....
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| Oct 27 2008 - Govt may make registration of clinical research cos mandatory |
| | In a move to step up vigil on clinical research, the government may make it mandatory to register clinical research organisations (CROs) and clinical trials conducted by them. The move would also c....
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| Oct 25 2008 - HIV vaccine trial shows promise, moves forward |
| | In August the Indian Council of Medical Research, the National AIDS Control Organization and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative announced that a second Phase I AIDS vaccine clinical trial in....
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| Oct 24 2008 - Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Submits New Drug Application to FDA for Carisbamate |
| | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ....
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| Oct 23 2008 - World pharma contract manufacturing market "to be worth over $31B by 2012" |
| | The report, from PricewaterhouseCoopers, forecasts that China and India will continue to spearhead the region’s growth while Singapore will maintain its position as a centre for research and ....
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| Oct 23 2008 - Maui cancer-trial access to improve |
| | Okazaki said clinical trials are an important part of cancer care and advance the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer. "Many new drugs are being developed fairly quickly and clinical....
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| Oct 23 2008 - U.S. panel urges more cancer research funding |
| | The U.S. government needs to step up funding for cancer research, which has stagnated this decade, as part of an effort to make beating cancer a national priority, a presidential advisory panel sai....
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| Oct 22 2008 - MSD Pharma eyes slot among top five firms |
| | MSD Pharmaceuticals, the wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based multinational drug company Merck, has chartered an ambitious growth plan to emerge as one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in In....
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| Oct 22 2008 - Glenmark sets up global R&D unit in UK |
| | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has set up a global clinical research and development (R&D) unit in the UK to aid its R&D pipeline and co-ordinate its global clinical studies being conducted in th....
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| Oct 21 2008 - Pharma industry growing rapidly: Ramadoss |
| | India is fast emerging as a hub for biotech products and the pharma industry is growing rapidly as a result of the government's policy initiatives, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said Monday.
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| Oct 19 2008 - Research identifies type of vaccine that holds promise in protecting against TB |
| | Researchers are one step closer to finding a vaccine that better protects against tuberculosis. An investigational vaccine for TB tested at Saint Louis University appears likely to offer significan....
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| Oct 16 2008 - Zydus Cadila files IND application for cardiovascular drug |
| | Zydus Cadila has filed an Investigational New Drug application with Drugs Controller General of India for ZYT 1, which is used to prevent heart attack and stroke.
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| Oct 16 2008 - Eli Lilly's Rajiv Gulati on Pharma's Prospects in India and China |
| | India's huge potential pharmaceutical market and wealth of industry talent means it will be strategically critical for multinationals in the years ahead, notes Rajiv Gulati, director of India-China....
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| Oct 16 2008 - Ranbaxy achieves landmark in anti-malarial research, receives DCGI approval for Phase III clinical trials |
| | Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) announced today that the Company has obtained approval from the Drug Controller General of India to initiate Phase III human clinical trials in India for its ....
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| Oct 16 2008 - Ranbaxy gets nod for anti-malaria drug trials |
| | Pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories on Thursday said it has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to initiate human clinical trials for its anti-malaria drug.
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| Oct 16 2008 - Trials ‘bring us closer to HIV vaccine’ |
| | The STEP AIDS vaccine trial halted last year when the vaccine did not protect volunteers from HIV infection was a setback but not a failed trial, experienced AIDS researchers said today.
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| Oct 15 2008 - Trials ‘bring us closer to HIV vaccine’ |
| | The STEP AIDS vaccine trial halted last year when the vaccine did not protect volunteers from HIV infection was a setback but not a failed trial, experienced AIDS researchers said today.
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| Oct 15 2008 - Web Site on Medical Research in Kids Launched |
| | "Clinical studies are essential to improving our understanding of how to diagnose, prevent and treat disease -- as well as how to stay healthy -- and this is true of children as well as adults....
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| Oct 15 2008 - Clinical trials can save lives |
| | Clinical trials are the most effective means to further understanding and treatment of breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Association, over 180,000 women will get breast cancer this ye....
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| Oct 15 2008 - Minister calls for strict norms on import and export of drugs |
| | Calling for stringent regulations on the import and export of drugs and food items to meet the global competition, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the items people consume shoul....
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| Oct 14 2008 - Aethlon Medical Announces Completion of Human Safety Study |
| | Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) today announced the completion of a human safety study conducted at the Fortis Hospital in Delhi, India. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the sa....
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| Oct 13 2008 - Indian Pharma Inc-An emerging global pharma hub:CII-KPMG |
| | Poised to scale new heights and striving hard to establish itself on the global stage, the Indian pharma industry has huge challenges ahead. Setting the trends, opportunities and challenges for mak....
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| Oct 13 2008 - India is a growth story for us-Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman, Executive Board, Merck |
| | India will be one of the key focus countries for us in future. For us, India is a long term growth story. In the next five years, we hope to earn revenues of around $675 million from India, which i....
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| Oct 13 2008 - India as a base for clinical trials |
| | The investigational new drug (IND) filing process in the Indian regulatory system needs to change drastically to meet competitive challenges from China and Eastern Europe, geographies that are beco....
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| Oct 13 2008 - Ranbaxy seeks nod for human clinical trials for new drug |
| | Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd announced on Monday that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the Drug Controller General of India seeking permission to initiate Phase-I human....
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| Oct 12 2008 - Read What Obama and McCain Have to Say About Health Care Plans |
| | Lower drug costs by allowing the importation of safe medicines from other developed countries, increasing the use of generic drugs in public programs and taking on drug companies that block cheaper....
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| Oct 12 2008 - Quark Pharmaceuticals announces study on use of siRNA |
| | Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced that the journal Cancer Research....
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| Oct 12 2008 - Study finds latest genetic link to schizophrenia |
| | An international study conducted on members of Indian castes, has found an important link between genetics and schizophrenia.
The research is a collaborative effort between the University ....
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| Oct 12 2008 - NeoBiocon and Abraxis BioScience Launch Abraxane for Treatment of Breast Cancer |
| | "The launch of ABRAXANE in the UAE represents a major strategic step in our plan to provide safer and more effective cancer treatments on a global scale," said Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., ....
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| Oct 10 2008 - Drugs Controller to tighten norms for clinical research |
| | The draft guidelines for CROs would be ready by the year-end and by end-2009, norms would be in place, he said. The Indian clinical research segment is currently valued at USD 200 million and growi....
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| Oct 9 2008 - Indo-Australian study identifies genetic region involved in schizophrenia risk |
| | A study involving an Indian population has led to an important discovery in schizophrenia genetics.
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| Oct 7 2008 - Three Europeans Scientists Share Nobel in Medicine for Aids and Cervical Cancer |
| | Three Europeans shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering viruses responsible for AIDS and cervical cancer. HIV the virus that causes AIDS was discovered by two French virologists, Dr. Fr....
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| Oct 6 2008 - India fertile ground for trials |
| | A study by pharmaceutical business intelligence firm Cutting Edge Information found that a clinical trial costs pharmaceutical companies on average $125 million (£75.25 million) in America co....
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| Oct 5 2008 - Lilly and Jubilant team up in drug development JV |
| | Lilly has set up a 50:50 joint venture with Jubilant in Bangalore that will see the two companies collaborate on the development of new drugs in oncology, metabolic disease, cardiovascular and diab....
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| Oct 4 2008 - Bringing global trials home |
| | It’s a classic case of market opportunity aplenty. The global clinical trials business is worth an estimated $50 billion at present and the thinking among the Indian regulators about allowing....
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| Oct 3 2008 - Arch Pharmalabs becomes a leading API maker |
| | Sixteen years ago, Ajit Kamath was an eager 22-year old who couldn’t wait to make his mark on the world. His fortunes may have taken him down a m
eandering road, but today, the 38-year o....
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| Oct 1 2008 - Govt puts clinical research approvals on fast lane |
| | The government has begun speeding up approvals in the area of clinical research which is set to boom in India, say top industry sources. The clinical research industry in India is currently $200 mi....
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| Sep 30 2008 - Global clinical research is exploring India |
| | The clinical research industry in India has been growing rapidly. During the last 3 years it has increased from Rs. 20 crores to Rs. 100 crores. According to a recent McKinsey report, by the year 2....
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| Sep 29 2008 - Fundamentals of Clinical Trials |
| | Research studies in all fields of medicine are known as clinical trials. These studies are conducted with an eye to the future, in hopes of finding safer or more effective methods to screen for, pr....
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| Sep 29 2008 - Quintiles’ Singapore Operations to Double in 2009 |
| | Contract-research organization (CRO) Quintiles is doubling the size of its Singapore operations, an expansion that will produce Asia-Pacific’s largest clinical development organization, accor....
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| Sep 29 2008 - Satyam and Oracle partner on clinical development applications |
| | Indian IT services provider Satyam Computer Services has partnered with Oracle's new Health Sciences Global Business Unit to provide leading clinical development applications.
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| Sep 29 2008 - HP Selects Kayentis as Solutions Business Partner for the Healthcare and Life Science Industries |
| | Hewlett-Packard selects Kayentis, a global leader of Digital Pen and Paper technology, as Worldwide Solutions Business Partner for the Healthcare and Life Science industries.
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| Sep 28 2008 - Encorium Announces the Initiation of a Strategic Partnership With Prologue Research |
| | After the Postponement of Negotiations Regarding Its Planned Acquisition; Strategic Reorganization and Cost Reduction Plan Initiated as Strategic Alternatives are Investigated
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| Sep 28 2008 - Napo Pharmaceuticals Will Provide Pediatric Formulation of Crofelemer at Cost to Developing Nations to Help Treat Life-Threatening Diarrhoel Diseases (Subject to FDA Approval) |
| | NEW YORK, Sept 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Total Value of the Commitment to the CGI is an Estimated $210 Million
Crofelemer, Once Approved for Children, Could....
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| Sep 27 2008 - Xcelris Labs in alliance with DMRI to provide BA/BE |
| | Xcelris Labs, an Ahmedabad based CRO (Contract Research Organisation) set up by promoters of Claris Lifesciences Ltd., today announced, that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance agreement with ....
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| Jul 24 2008 - Biocon...A million destinies written. |
| | Not content to be a star in generics, Mazumdar-Shaw now has 600 scientists doing research to develop the company's own patented drugs. Biocon has two compounds in
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| Jul 24 2008 - Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth |
| | Genzyme announced plans for a research and development center in China and also began building a commercial organization in India , initiatives that....
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| May 14 2008 - Synchron scores first buyout in Indian CRO market |
| | OutSourcing-Pharma.com - Montpellier,France
Parexel should be rubbing its hands at the news as the US-based CRO owns a majority stake in Synchron's Bangalore clinical trial business operations....
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