Novartis appoints Gilbert Ghostine Chairman-Designate of Sandoz Board of Directors

Ghostine has served as CEO of Geneva-based Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, since 2014.

Govt. appoints Rajeev Raghuvanshi new DGCI

MEI Pharma and Infinity Pharmaceuticals inks merger agreement to advance three promising clinical oncology candidates

Projected ~US$100 million cash balance of combined company expected to fund operations through mid-2025 and to clinical data over the next 12 to 24 months

National Health Authority facilitating Quick OPD registration in 365 hospitals

More than 5 lakh patients availed the benefit of queue-less OPD registration using this service

Venus Remedies gets marketing approval for cancer drugs from Uzbekistan, Palestine

The marketing authorisations for three generic drugs signifying advances in cancer treatment will considerably benefit thousands of patients by improving access, ensuring affordability

Merck updates on Phase 3 MOVe-AHEAD trial evaluating Lagevrio

The safety profile of LAGEVRIO in this trial was generally consistent with that observed in previously reported clinical studies

Genomics, big data among key themes driving M&A activity in medical devices, says GlobalData

A total of 889 M&A deals were announced in the medical devices sector in 2022 worth $93 billion

Mandaviya focuses on high value pharmaceuticals and high-end medical devices to reduce the import dependency

First release of Rs.166 crores incentives under PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals

New data confirm survival benefits of darolutamide in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

New subgroup analysis from Phase III ARASENS trial shows that darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in combination with docetaxel increased overall survival (OS)

USFDA accepts for priority review the sNDA for Merck’s Prevymis

FDA also accepts a separate supplemental application to extend prophylaxis with PREVYMIS to 200 days in certain HSCT recipients