Dr. Gary Kobinger received award for Ebola virus treatment

People |  News | 4 Comment | 05 Dec, 2017

Ebola virus disease, a severe and often fatal infection can be cured now. Microbiologist and researcher Gary Kobinger developed a treatment against this disease, trademarked ZMapp. In the a...Read more

Women Achievers: JAYASHREE THACKER

People |  Features | 0 Comment | 05 Dec, 2017

    As President for PerkinElmer India, Jayashree Thacker carries the responsibility for developing and directing strategies to build the PerkinElmer organization, business and ...Read more

Indian origin professor becomes UNAIDS special ambassador

People |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Nov, 2017

Indian-origin professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been appointed as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV. UNAIDS is a joint United Nations programme for HIV/ AIDS. Profess...Read more

GSK Health appoints Navneet Saluja for India Sub-continent

People |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Nov, 2017

GSK Consumer Healthcare has recently announced the appointment of Navneet Saluja as the Area General Manager for India Sub-continent. Saluja, who replaces Manoj Kumar, has also been nomina...Read more

NCBS Professor wins Infosys prize 2017

People |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Nov, 2017

Prof Upinder Singh Bhalla from National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has bagged the Infosys prize 2017 for the Life Sciences category. Bhalla was recognised for his contributions t...Read more

NIMR scientist receives ICMR award

People |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Nov, 2017

Biomedical scientist Manoj Kumar Das, posted as deputy director, scientist-cum officer-in-charge of National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) at Itki in Ranchi, has bagged the prestigio...Read more

National Entrepreneurship Award 2017 awarded to Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Adviser, DBT

People |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Nov, 2017

Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Adviser in the Department of Bio-technology, Ministry of Science & Technology has been awarded with National Entrepreneurship Award, 2017 under Mentor (Governmen...Read more

Indian American scientist bags L'Oréal USA grant

People |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Oct, 2017

L'Oreal USA recently announced its handful of 2017 For Women in Science Fellows with Indian American postdoctoral fellow Ritu Raman among the recipients. Raman is a postdoctoral fellow in m...Read more

Warren Wang appointed as new president of Boston Scientific Asia Pacific region

People |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Oct, 2017

US based medical technology firm Boston Scientific Corporation has recently appointed Warren Wang as its senior vice president and president, Asia Pacific, effective January 1, 2018. He jo...Read more

Dr. Swaminathan to take over as Deputy DG WHO

People |  News | 1 Comment | 03 Oct, 2017

Director general of Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, is likely to take over as the deputy director general of World Health Organization (WHO). As Deputy DG, she wi...Read more

Guhaprasad Nagarajan takes over as the CEO of Nirma owned ACULIFE

People |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Guhaprasad Nagarajan has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aculife Healthcare Pvt Ltd, a Nirma Group company. Aculife is a leader in intravenous fluids manufacturing with a...Read more

OPPI elects A. Vaidheesh as president

People |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), which represents research-based pharmaceutical companies in India, has unanimously elected A Vaidheesh, vice president, South A...Read more

Jim Loerop appointed as Chief Corporate Development Officer of Lupin

People |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Sep, 2017

Pharma Major Lupin has announced Jim Loerop as Chief Corporate Development Officer. He will lead Lupin’s overall corporate development efforts and will be responsible for the Company&...Read more

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh enters Chemicals & Fertilizers Ministry

People |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Sep, 2017

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh took over as the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in New Delhi on September 5. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Chemicals and...Read more

Novartis appointed Vasant Narasimhan as CEO, effective February 1, 2018

People |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2017

Joseph Jimenez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Novartis, has recently informed the Board of Directors of his desire to step down as CEO in 2018, after eight years in position. The Board ...Read more

AK Choubey steps up into Health Ministry

People |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2017

Prominent Brahmin face from Bihar, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, was appointed the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in the cabinet reshuffle. According to health ministry officials...Read more

New life sciences and pharma partner joins Boyden India

People |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Sep, 2017

Boyden has appointed Jagadish Kumar Audipudy as a partner in the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice, based in Mumbai. Audipudy has 30 years’ experience in the life sc...Read more

KGI brings Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw on board

People |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Aug, 2017

Keck Graduate Institute, a leader in applied life sciences and pharmacy education, has added Biocon Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to its Board of Trustees. KGI's Boa...Read more