Pharmaceutical Updates

MSD Inaugurates New Technology Centre in Hyderabad to Drive Global Healthcare Innovation and Digital Capabilities

MSD (Merck & Co., Inc.), one of the world's leading global life sciences companies, has officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art Technology Centre in Hyderabad, marking a significant milestone in...

Bharat Technology Announces BT-PHARMACON 2K26 with Focus on Indigenous Pharma Innovation

Bharat Technology is set to organise BT-PHARMACON 2K26, an ANRF-sponsored national conference on September 26–27, 2026, at the Eastern Zonal...

ChrysCapital to Acquire 20-25% Stake in Linux Laboratories for ₹600 Crore

Private equity firm ChrysCapital is all set to acquire a strategic stake in Linux Laboratories, a Chennai-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on central nervous...

India Spotlights Massive Health Workforce Expansion at WHO RC79; SEARO Adopts Historic Dili Declaration

The Ministerial Roundtable addressing on"Human Resources for Health: Equity in Specialized Care" at the 79th Session of the WHO Regional...

Johnson & Johnson Presents New Clinical Data Across Bipolar Mania, Depression and Schizophrenia

Johnson & Johnson announced the presentation of comprehensive new clinical and real-world data across its industry-leading neuropsychiatry portfolio...

Shilpa Biologicals Activates GMP-Certified ADC Manufacturing Hub in Dharwad, India

Shilpa Biologicals, the biologics arm of Raichur-based Shilpa Medicare Ltd., has formally activated its antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) drug substance manufacturing facility in Dharwad, India. The plant is currently...

Government Proposes Faster Regulatory Approvals for Medical Device Manufacturers

India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has published draft amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, via G.S.R. 515(E) in the Extraordinary Gazette...

No free passes: FDA tightens rule against Foreign Tobacco Manufactures

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  issued a proposed rule aimed at strengthening oversight of foreign tobacco product manufacturers and blocking illegal products...

CDSCO orders SUGAM Portal for Vaccine Post-Approval Applications from July 1

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has announced that all applications for Post-Approval Changes in Registration Certificates and Import Licences for Human Vaccines...

​Government Proposes New Rules to Reduce Wastage of Imported Medicines

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a draft amendment to Rule 31 of the Drugs Rules, 1945, aimed at simplifying...

NPPA Launches Unified Digital Platform Integrating Pharma Jan Samadhan with Pharma Sahi Daam

In a major boost to citizen-centric digital governance, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has officially...