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Summary : Beckley Psytech leads a new project focused on addressing  psychiatric and neurological conditions through the use of psychedelic medicines. As interest in psychedelics, within the context of pharma, gains …

Summary : The phase 3 trial involved over 800 candidates to assess ensifentrine when administered as a maintenance therapy to patients diagnosed with COPD. Verona Pharma has announced completion of …

Summary : A team of scientists led by chief scientist Ravishankar is working on two combinations to provide the safest medication to coronavirus patients. Molnupiravur drug has received only Emergency Use Authorisation …

Summary : Singapore will extend its COVID-19 booster vaccination programme to adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from next month, its health ministry said on Friday. Singapore is among the …

Chennai: The city-based laboratory says it has developed an RT-PCR test kit that can detect the Covid-19 virus in 45 minutes and has been approved by the Indian Medical Research …

Summary : Drugmaker is banking on the ramp-up of interchangeable biosimilar insulin glargine expecting the product to boost the revenue and profit growth in the next several quarters, primarily from …

Synopsis : Government Subsidy: To promote the use of drones, the Government on Saturday offered a 100 percent grant up to the cost of Rs 10 lakh to Agricultural Institutes …

Summary : Agriculture, a vital sector of the Indian economy has a great importance. According to the Ministry of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare, agriculture and related industries provided 20.2% of the country’s …

Summary: Agriculture provides livelihood to around 58% of India’s population. India’s agriculture states are producing high-quality food grains and other food goods. The Indian agriculture business is growing at a …

Summary : As per reports, India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins and cucumbers in the world. The country has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of …

Summary : The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organization (WHO) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement continues EPA-WHO collaboration on a wide range of …

Synopsis : The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $170 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, to clinics and centres across the country for a new …

Summary : Successfully enrolled first-line metastatic pancreatic and third-line metastatic colorectal safety run-ins Company moving to full enrollment pending independent safety review Multi-center trial being conducted in collaboration with Roche …

Summary : More than 1.2 million people – and potentially millions more – died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according to the most comprehensive estimate …

Synopsis : Sanofi and Exscientia announced a groundbreaking research collaboration and license agreement to develop up to 15 novel small molecule candidates across oncology and immunology, leveraging Exscientia’s end-to-end AI-driven …

Summary : Psyros Diagnostics has signed an agreement to be acquired by the Swedish company, Prolight Diagnostics AB. Psyros’s ground-breaking Point-of-Care (POC) technology enables the measurement of disease-indicating molecules in …

Summary : First and only FDA-approved medicine for TED, a serious, progressive, vision-threatening rare disease Clinical improvements were seen as early as six weeks, with continued improvement across the 24-week …

Synopsis : Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions, new research by scientists at Washington State University suggests. The researchers looked at …

Summary : Aspirin use is associated with a 26% raised risk of heart failure in people with at least one predisposing factor for the condition. That’s the finding of a …

Synopsis : Dementia is thought to occur when proteins called amyloid-β, tau, and α-synuclein accumulate in the brain and form oligomers. A research group from the Department of Translational Neuroscience, …

Synopsis : The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, 10 pharmaceutical companies and five non-profit organizations have partnered to accelerate development of gene therapies for the …

Summary : Selecta Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks are extending their alliance to cover gene therapy delivery. Just months after disclosing a rare disease pact, the partners have unwrapped a second …

Synopsis : As a British citizen living in England but writing on American drug names, I’m in a perfect position to know that many drugs approved in Europe and the …

Summary : After a high-profile study turned up safety risks for Pfizer’s JAK inhibitor Xeljanz last year, the FDA put the entire class under a microscope—and it only recently went …

Summary : The IPO consists of a fresh issue of up to Rs 1,100 crore by the company, which will be used as growth capital, and an offer for sale …

Synopsis : The placebo effect is the well-known phenomenon of a person’s physical or mental health improving after taking a treatment with no pharmacological therapeutic benefit – a sugar pill, …

Synopsis : Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nexviazyme (avalglucosidase alfa-ngpt) for intravenous infusion to treat patients 1 year of age and older with late-onset Pompe disease. Patients …

Summary : The DTAB has approved a list of OTC drugs which includes medicines like antifungal infections, analgesics (pain killers), cough syrups, decongestants, laxatives, antiseptics and medicines for gum infections. …

Summary : Vigabatrin is used to treat babies, one month to two years old with infantile spasms. Zydus has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …

Summary : The drug received conditional marketing authorisation in the UK from the MHRA in November Beximco Pharma has announced that the United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has expanded …

Summary : Novo Nordisk said it had invested 15 years of continuous research to make the oral formulation of semaglutide into a reality. Novo Nordisk India has launched an oral …

Synopsis : Natco Pharma Limited and Biophore India Pharmaceuticals have received the license from the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), Switzerland, to manufacture and market molnupiravir, a drug that is indicated in …

Summary : The humble chickpea or chana, one of the first few crops introduced into agriculture around 10,000 years ago, has recently gained a genomic advantage. A global research team …

Synopsis : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched 35 different crop varieties with special attributes developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) today in order to address the …

Summary : An official statement said on Saturday that a state-run agricultural university in Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh has developed new types of varieties of oats, wheat, rice, and niger …

Summary : Nominations for the 2022 World Dairy Expo Recognition Awards are being accepted through Feb. 1. Expo is honoring dairy industry leaders in three different categories, including Dairy Producer …

Synopsis : Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest duration of 130-150 days. The eyes of Bijaya Jhankar twinkle as he approaches his 1.2 …

Synopsis : – The directive came within a week of Modi’s speech on the relevance of zero-budget natural farming The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has issued a notification …

Summary : Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural produce, says Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said …

Summary : The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2021 Crop Production Annual Summary pegged last year’s corn harvest at 15.1 billion bushels, a 7% increase over the 2020 estimate by …

Summary : The drug, to be available under the brand name Quviviq, was approved in doses of 25 mg and 50 mg based on data from two late-stage trials. Swiss …

9 – 10 February 2022, Virtual Conference: Online Access Only. 3D Cell Culture is gaining momentum in the pharmaceutical industry on account of the advantages such models pose for in …

Synopsis : Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today shared results from multiple studies demonstrating that the in vitro efficacy of nirmatrelvir, the active main protease (Mpro) inhibitor of PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] …

Summary : If we have learnt anything from the last two years, it’s that virus protection is not to be sniffed at Pharma innovation specialists, Poolbeg Pharma–a recent spin out …

Summary : Cancer Research UK announces clinical trial for most common type of lung cancer Cancer Research UK have announced that the first patient has been dosed in a clinical …

Summary : The NHS launches world-first study investigating genetic testing for common diseases The NHS has begun a world-first study investigating the use of genetic testing for the prevention of …

 Summary : WHO has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how …

Synopsis : Researchers show that phytochemical-rich petals of Rhododendron arboreum found in the Himalayan region, locally called “Buransh” show antiviral activity and fight against the virus. Researchers from the Indian …

Synopsis : The US FDA gave the drug an accelerated approval to treat relapsed follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and relapsed small lymphocytic leukemia along with relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) …