Pharmaceuticals
Indigenous vaccine for Japanese encephalitis launched
05 Oct 2013
The strain for this vaccine was isolated from the blood sample of an encephalitic patient admitted to government hospital in Karnataka
PE firms in race for J&J’s Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit
01 Oct 2013
Private equity firms have tabled preliminary bids for Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which could fetch the US healthcare major around $5 billion
GSK sells thrombosis drugs to Aspen for $1.13 billion
01 Oct 2013
The sale comes a month after London-based GSK agreed to sell its Lucozade and Ribena soft drink brands to Japan's Suntory Beverages for £1.35 billion
Supreme Court bans all drug trials for lack of monitoring mechanism
30 Sep 2013
The Supreme Court today banned all clinical trials for new drugs until a suitable monitoring mechanism for human trials is put in place
