Jain Irrigation merges with Israel’s Rivulis to cut consolidated debt
India's Jain Irrigation merged its international irrigation business with Israel-based Rivulis Pte. through a cash and stock transaction to reduce consolidated debt, according
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Indian billionaires to buy Lotus Surgicals for INR 3.8 billion
Indian billionaire Azim Premji's private equity and venture capitalist arm, Premji Invest, and Tube Investments, together will acquire Lotus Surgicals for INR 3.8
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FDA clears Emergent’s nasal spray for opioid overuse to sell at pharmacies
US-based Emergent BioSolutions announced that FDA had approved its nasal spray Narcan as an over-the-counter emergency treatment for opioid overuse.
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India inks pact with Huwel Lifesciences to make rapid real-time PCR reagents
ndia’s Technology Development Board has signed a pact with Huwel Lifesciences for the validation and commercialisation of rapid real-time PCR reagents for storage
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India caps trade margins on 42 anti-cancer medicines
India has put a cap on the trade margin of 42 selected non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines, including ribociclib, which is used to treat breast
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Open your home windows to evade COVID-19 virus: CDC
Open windows, clean air filters and use fans to keep out COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses from homes, according to the Centers for
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Dr Moopen’s family raises stake in India’s Aster DM Healthcare
Dr Moopen’s family bought four per cent of shares from an un-named private equity investor for INR 4.6 billion, raising their stake in
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Scientists may have found a way to lose weight and keep it off longterm
A new study says that neural pathways that control hunger pangs become overactive during dieting and inhibiting their progress may be the key
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Novartis AG stops breast cancer trial as it achieves early success
Novartis AG, the world's fourth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, announced its Kisqali drug reduced breast cancer recurrence when diagnosed at an early stage
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Yemen, Lebanon allege India’s Celon Labs’ drug ‘substandard’
The WHO has issued a medical product alert on a contaminated cancer and autoimmune disease treatment drug made by Hyderabad, India-based Celon Laboratories,