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Selling In The New Age

In the first of a new series of articles,Mohan G Joshi,international business coach and speaker on sales and leadership,elaborates on how the new age buyer has redefined the sales business cycle. He also speaks on the strategies to win over the new-age buyer

China Approves First Home Made Anti-Hiv Drug

The drug can block the fusion of the virus and host cell membranes, interrupting the HIV life cycle in its earliest stage

Sustainability In Pharmaceutical Processing: Meeting Ecological Challenges

Increasing urbanisation, smaller household sizes and an ageing population are fundamentally changing the expectations towards more sustainable pharmaceutical processing and packaging. According to Carsten Weiss,Vice President Engineering, Bosch Packaging Technology, manufacturers, material and packaging suppliers, as well as mechanical engineering and waste management companies need to join forces in order to develop truly sustainable packaging and processing concepts.An insight

Opportunities To Digitise Pharma Operations

Pooja Patil, Corporate Communication, B&R Industrial Automation, gives an insight on how pharma companies can digitise their operations, increase efficiencies, enhance product quality and fulfil regulatory compliances

Zika Causes Infertility, Lasting Harm To Testes In Mice: Study

Researchers found that Zika infects and kills Sertoli cells, which maintain the barrier between the bloodstream and the testes and foster sperm growth.

Optel Vision Scales Up Its Global Manufacturing Capability With India Operations

Shaunak J Dave, Asian Market Director, Optel Vision in an interaction with Viveka Roychowdhury, talks about Optel Vision’s focus for the Indian pharma market.

Immuno-Oncology Looks Set To Become The Fifth Pillar Of Cancer Treatment

According to GlobalData, the report predominantly focusses on developments in active immunotherapy products based on their molecular targets and molecule types

FDA Declines To Approve J&J Arthritis Drug Sirukumab

Panelists were concerned about an imbalance in the number of deaths in patients taking sirukumab compared with those taking a placebo

Purdue Researchers Create Device To Identify Risks For Breast Cancer

The device, known as risk-on-a-chip, is a small plastic case with several thin layers and an opening for a piece of paper where researchers can place a portion of tissue.

'Our Current Development Work Is Focussed To Oncology'

Taher Abbasi, CEO and Co-Founder, Cellworks, shares with Prathiba Raju, how precision medicine is gaining momentum in healthcare and how simulation technology is able to identify right treatment for a patient and identify right patient for a clinical trial

India Is Considered To Be One Of The Fastest Growing Regions For The Company

Amit Bansal, MD, Corning India talks about his company’s focus areas, growth strategies, its plans for the Indian market and more, in an exclusive interaction with Viveka Roychowdhury.

Pfizer, Astellas Prostate Cancer Drug Promising In Late-stage Trial

Pfizer is pinning its growth on approvals and success of 15 drugs, including Xtandi and breast cancer drug Ibrance, over the next five years

Redefining Elderly Care

Holistic and multi-disciplinary healthcare approaches are an urgent need to tackle complex challenges posed by an increasing elderly population and ensure effective social and economic development.

Resurrecting Brand  AP

Visakhapatnam and Nellore to play pivotal roles in rebuilding Andhra Pradesh's reputation as a leading pharma hub.

A Sustainable Future With Green Chemistry

Nitesh H Mehta, Co-Founder Director, Newreka Green-Synth Technologies and Krishna B Padia, Executive Director, Green ChemisTree Foundation, elaborate on the barriers to implementation and industrialisation of Green Chemistry and initiatives to overcome the same

YLB's Phase III Clinical Trial Of Etanercept Biosimilar Meets Positive Outcome

The study was a multinational randomised double-blind controlled trial of 52 weeks duration which included more than 500 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in 11 countries

Pfizer's Xtandi Delays Prostate Cancer Spread In Early Stage Disease

Data shows that it took 36.6 months for the disease to spread to other parts of the body in patients who received Xtandi plus ADT

Cancer Risk Elevated With Severe Gum Disease

Odds of developing colorectal cancer were increased particularly for non-smokers with severe gum disease, the researchers found

Panel Discussion: CEO Think Tank: Strategies For The Next Decade

The final part of the 1st day of the Pharma CXO Summit evening saw an interesting panel discussion titled, ‘CEO Think Tank: Strategies for the next decade’.

Panel Discussion: The Serialisation Journey In India

The last panel discussion at Pharma CXO Summit 2017 was on The Serialization Journey in India.

FDA Approves Roche Drugs For Rare Types Of Blood, Lung Cancers

The drug is already approved for patients who have been treated with Pfizer's lung cancer drug Xalkori

J&J's Stelara Shows Promise Against Lupus In Study

J&J said the results were strong enough to advance Stelara into larger Phase III testing

Avicel SMCC: A Synergistic Solution To Poor Tablet Compaction

Dr Vinita Pandit and Dr Heeshma Shah,Technical Services Department, Signet Chemical Corporation, Mumbai, introduce silicified range of Microcrystalline cellulose which aims to overcome the poor compressibility and flow properties in pharmaceutical formulations

Glatt Does Not Just Sell Machines, We Provide Unique Solutions To Customers' Requirements

Mirko Nowak, Corporate Marketing, Glatt represents part of the third generation of the family-owned business started by his grandfather Werner Glatt in 1954. On a recent visit to India for PMEC 2018, Nowak, Thomas Hofmaier, Head of Business Unit Process Technology Pharma, Glatt and Anuvrat Singal, Executive Director, Glatt India Engineering spoke to Viveka Roychowdhury on their launches at PMEC 2018 and the trends they foresee for 2019 and beyond

Remarkable Women Camaraderie 2018 Held

Eminence Business Media supported the cause of ‘Women Empowerment’ by organising a non-profitable event Remarkable Women Camaraderie 2018 in Mumbai

Gandhi Automations Sees

THE GLOBAL pharmaceutical industry will continuously grow in developing biologic drugs.

Endotoxins: A Danger To Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Manufacturing Industries

Berkshire (USA) gives an insight on clean-room wipers which are instrumental in solving the problem of Endotoxin

'A Foray Into The Us And European Markets Is Our Goal Now'

Mack Pharmatech is a Nashik-based leading manufacturer of pharma and laboratory equipment for the past 20 years. Dr Kiran Badgujar, Director, Mack Pharmatech, shares insights on the company’s growth strategy, challenges and the road map ahead with Express Pharma. Excerpts of the interview

'Technology Exchange Will Help Us Serve Our Home Market'

Sunil Saraf, Director, Remi Elektrotechnik talks about the company's future growth prospects in an interaction with Express Pharma

DuPont Hosts 'Health By Design' Symposium In Mumbai, Hyderabad

Industry experts gave insights on what they expect from excipient manufacturers