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UK Medical Cos

UK Trade & Investment is organising a five-day camp for UK based medical-technology based companies which can address the needs of India market

29 May 2010

An Artificial Opportunity

Synthetic biology is set to play a crucial role in business

3 April 2010

Rivals Pose Opportunity

Edward J. Ludwig speaks to BW’s Noemie Bisserbe about Becton, Dickinson and Company's strategy and plans for India

8 December 2009

Inside A US Healthcare "Island Of Excellence"

At Geisinger, all parties -- patients, physicians, nurses, administrators, and the internal insurance plan -- have timely access to each patient's medical history

3 December 2009

Medco's Gene-Based Medicine Push Looms For Pharma

The promise of tailoring medicine to a person's genetic makeup is poised to bear fruit in a major way in the next few years

7 November 2009

Upping The Ante

Lobbying for and against the GM food peaks in the run up to the final clearance

4 November 2009

Human Genome, Glaxo Lupus Drug Works In 2nd Trial

Human Genome Sciences Inc said its experimental lupus drug Benlysta was successful in a second large clinical trial, paving the way for approval

26 October 2009

India Declares Itself Free From Bird Flu

India has declared itself free from Bird Flu, or the Avian Influenza (H5N1), and has notified the same to the World Organisation for Animal Health

6 October 2009

New Glaxo Orders Point To Big Flu Vaccine Windfall

GlaxoSmithKline won a further 22 orders for its H1N1 swine flu vaccine in the last two months, taking the total number of doses ordered to some $3.5 billion

19 September 2009

So Far, So Good

India can learn from the US’s mistakes in health insurance

19 September 2009

An Indo-American ‘Joint Surgery’

Nova Medical Centers has joined hands with New Yorkbased Ranawat Orthopaedics

12 September 2009

Inclusive Treatment

A not-for-profit project takes on diabetes in rural Tamil Nadu

12 September 2009

Insuring Now For Future Healthcare

Insurance options could change the dynamics of stem cell banking

10 September 2009

Diabetes Cheer In Laughter

Laughter may be an adjunct medicine for patients with diabetes

4 September 2009

Novartis Says Swine Flu Shot Works With One Dose

Novartis said its trial with 100 volunteers showed a potentially protective immune response in 80 per cent of subjects after one dose

28 August 2009

The Specialists’ USP

They have the money, the metier, and the mission. Can these focused healthcare providers deliver


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Internet

Yahoo Japan Switch
Yahoo Inc signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft in July 2009 to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year in expenses
>> Facebook Unrestrained

Pharma

Fortis Shares Zoom 6%
Khazanah's voluntary general offer price represents a 4.5% increase over its partial offer price
>> Fortis Exits Bid

Infrastructure

Infra Targets
India hopes to spend $500 billion in building up its infrastructure between 2007-08 and 2011-12
>> Calling All Indians

Columnists

Mala Bhargava
The almighty search giant is rumoured to be working on a Facebook killer. But does Google really do social?
>> Ashok V. Desai

Interviews

Vikram Akula
Akula spoke to BWs Snigdha Sengupta at his Hyderabad headquarters on why SKS is still very much in his control
>> G.V.K. Reddy
 

Headed North

To be India’s largest private airport operator, GVK Industries will have to shed its conservatism
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