November 19, 2015
Strides Arcolab Limited becomes Strides Shasun Limited
India-headquartered pharmaceutical company, Strides Arcolab Limited has change its name to Strides Shasun Limited.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Category: Asia
November 19, 2015
Indian IOLCP boosts Ibuprofen plant capacity
IOLCP has completed its De-bottlenecking/ Re-engineering project for its Ibuprofen Manufacturing facilities at Barnala with project cost of Rs 24 Crores, and has started the enhanced production from Thursday.
November 17, 2015
One dead, one injured in fire accident in Shasun’s API facility (India)
One worker died in a fire that broke out at India’s Shashun Pharmaceutical’s new production block during trial & commissioning in Cuddalore API facility on November 16, 2015.
November 16, 2015
Skin care specialist LEO Pharma acquires Japanese Astellas for € 675 million
LEO Pharma and Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement under which Astellas will transfer its global dermatology business to LEO Pharma for € 675 million.
November 13, 2015
Vishnu Chemicals reappointed Krishna Murthy, Chairman & Managing Director
Vishnu Chemicals has reappointed of Ch. Krishna Murthy, Chairman & Managing Director for a period of 5 years
November 5, 2015
Sanofi and Hanmi in $3.5B license agreement (developing diabetes treatments)
Sanofi and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced Thursday a worldwide license agreement to develop a portfolio of experimental, long-acting diabetes treatments.
October 28, 2015
Plandai in agreement with Bal Pharma for Phytofare
Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc., has executed an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Bal Pharma Ltd., an India-based manufacturer and exporter of pharmaceutical finished formulation/bulk drugs and distributor of nutraceuticals ingredients.
October 12, 2015
Lilly expands drug development collaboration in China
Eli Lilly and Company and Innovent Biologics, Inc. has announced an expansion of their drug development collaboration, already one of the largest in China between a multi-national and domestic biopharmaceutical company.
October 5, 2015
2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.
October 5, 2015
William C. Campbell and Update Satoshi Ōmura, and Youyou Tu split the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura split Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 with Youyou Tu, for discoveries regarding novel therapies for some of the most devastating parasitic diseases.