(Monday, 07 May 2012 05:45)
Currently, such cultures are largely imported from Denmark by the dairy and other food industry of India to manufacture probiotic products.
(Monday, 30 April 2012 09:05)
The first phase of IVC, which would come up at Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district, will be completed within 36 months.
(Thursday, 05 April 2012 10:39)
Biocon today opened an integrated R&D centre here which is aimed at pursuing research on biologics to address unmet medical needs.
(Wednesday, 28 March 2012 05:26)
Lack of legislation coupled with quality and ethical Issues has been deterrent to the growth of stem cell therapy sector in India.
(Saturday, 17 March 2012 05:43)
Pranab Mukherjee had nothing much to offer this critical sector that has been waiting with bated breath for sops and incentives.
(Friday, 17 February 2012 10:08)
India is losing competitive advantage due to hesitancy to widely adopted "risk-free" biotech crop technique.
(Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:50)
FICCI in its pre-budget memorandum has given the following recommendations for the Biotechnology industry
(Wednesday, 15 February 2012 05:00)
Paucity of funding for the Indian biotechnology sector for expanding its operations forces it to look towards mergers and acquisitions, according to Yes Bank.
(Friday, 03 February 2012 20:43)
"Any partner who looks at this asset will back-load the payment because while the market is huge, we still don't know if the drug works the way we want," company's founder chairman told.
(Thursday, 29 December 2011 09:45)
The Indian Patents Office has appointed 94 design examiners to speed up the process of granting patents and clear a backlog of one lakh applications over the next three years.
(Friday, 23 December 2011 12:18)
BIOTECH companies producing industrial enzymes are gradually moving to cellulosic enzymes that help in bio-fuel generation.
(Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:52)
Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow.
(Tuesday, 25 October 2011 10:24)
The decision to set up the centre, under UNESCO, was taken in the cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(Monday, 17 October 2011 07:41)
Mazumdar-Shaw said the size of the country's biotech sector had reached USD 3.5 billion in 2010 and is poised for robust growth in all segments of biotechnology.
(Tuesday, 20 September 2011 13:27)
Biotechnology major Biocon on Tuesday said it aims to achieve revenues of USD 1 billion in the next three years.