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Mires B.V proposes to buy Dr Datsons Labs

The Mumbai-based has already receive a letter of interest from the European pharma firm to acquire

Sun Pharma to shut down Caraco's US plant

The move is a result of the company's strategy to consolidate its manufacturing activity in the US

Intertek organises E&L seminar for pharma industry in Mumbai

The seminar the benefit of extractables and leachables testing for understanding the influence of material used in pharmaceutical process

GSK excludes Indian consumer healthcare business out of Novartis deal

The UK-based company will continue to hold directly its interests in the listed Indian entity

Novartis selects HCL for global infrastructure management

Swiss firm will leverage HCL's global delivery model for remote infrastructure management services across its entire data centre landscape, covering more than 70 countries

Ess Dee Aluminium tie up with German university for developing packaging solutions

The company has entered into technical collaboration with the University of Chemnitz, Germany

Wipro bags IT contract from Japan's Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Bangalore based firm will build and maintain an 'as-a-service' global platform for Takeda that will drive synergies across its global entities through standardisation of IT architecture

Sharon Bio-Medicine completes Rs 125 cr expansion projects

The commercial production at Sharon's two expanded plants at Taloja near Navi Mumbai have already started, while Dehradun formulation expanded facility will start production from June 2014

Process equipment makers ready to ride investment cycle boom

With projects worth Rs 4.08 lakh crore cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment, chemical process equipment manufacturers in India expect better prospects in 2014

Glenmark opens antibody manufacturing facility in Switzerland

With the facility Glenmark has end-to-end capabilities for the development of novel, state-of-the-art monoclonal antibodies including bi-specific antibodies

Philippines pharma market to reach $8 bn by 2020

Despite investment incentives, limited access to healthcare facilities and governmental cuts could impede further growth in the future, according to GlobalData

Cipla invests in US-based Alzheimer's drug developer Chase

Cipla New Ventures to invest in the US-based firm as part of a syndicate, which also consists of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and New Rhein Healthcare

Dr Reddy's announces senior level changes

Satish Reddy appointed as Chairman of the Board, while G V Prasad has been appointed as the Co-Chairman, CEO and MD. The company also appoints Abhijit Mukherjee as COO

Granules India Chairman Dr Nageswara Rao passes away

Dr Nageswara Rao, 87, earlier served as a Director of Hindustan Antibiotics

Vivimed receives the PIC/S GMP approval for Hyderabad facility

The approval provides Vivimed with a significant opportunity to penetrate the CIS markets

Abbott to acquire Chilean firm CFR Pharmaceuticals for Rs 3.3 bn

The move will enhance Abbott's position in fast-growing Latin American market, more than double its branded generics pharmaceutical sales and presence in the region

Mires B.V values Dr Datsons Labs at Rs 350 cr

The European pharma firm proposed last month to buy Dr Datsons Labs

Merck to invest Euro 50 mn in Italian plant

The new production facility in Bari, Italy, which is expected to be commissioned in 2017, will meet the rising demand for biopharmaceuticals

Veena Industries inks pact with BARC for biodegradable films technology

The technology to produce biodegradable edible films for food and pharmaceutical packaging from natural resources have been developed by BARC

Novo Informatics receives emerging company award from Karnataka Govt

The company, which is planning for a global product launch in July 2014, intends to establish a small scale experimental lab to enable in-house R&D