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Government disburses Rs 1,596 crore in six PLI schemes during April-September this fiscal

The government has disbursed Rs 1,596 crore under Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for six sectors, including electronics and pharma, during the April-September this fiscal, an official said. The government in 2021 announced PLI schemes for 14 sectors such as telecommunication, white goods, textiles, manufacturing of medical devices, automobiles, speciality steel, food products, high-efficiency solar PV […]

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Cipla Q2 earnings preview: Margins under pressure as US, domestic sales outlook remains modest

Shares of Cipla dropped 3.55 percent, trading at Rs 1,450 on the BSE on Tuesday as investors await the company’s Q2 FY25 results scheduled for release today, October 29, 2024. Analysts expect muted growth in Cipla’s topline and bottomline, with challenges in US and domestic formulations potentially weighing on margins. Revenue and earnings outlook Zee […]

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Sigachi Industries announces innovative pharmaceutical film coatings, polymer blends

Sigachi Industries has unveiled two new product lines – PureCoat and UltraMod – which are innovative pharmaceutical film coatings and polymer blends.  “These cutting-edge solutions are poised to transform the coatings landscape, enhancing drug delivery, patient compliance, and overall product efficacy,” the company said in an exchange filing. The company’s entry into the coatings market […]

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Pharma company partners with UK firm to manufacture Lithium Carbonate in India

Pharma company Remedium Lifecare has entered into a strategic agreement with Angel Partners, Ltd., UK, to acquire technology for manufacturing lithium carbonate in India. The company has also signed an annual supply agreement with Alfa Chemicals and Solvents Ltd., Turkey. “We are pleased to announce that Remedium Lifecare Ltd. has entered into a strategic agreement […]

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Balaxi Pharmaceuticals announces global expansion

Balaxi Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced global expansion. In an exchange filing, the company shared details about strategic hospital partnerships in Angola and securing tender business in Latin America.  The company said that it has tied up with approximately 50 hospitals across Angola. Also, it is working towards having tie-ups with more than 150 hospitals across the […]

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USFDA pulls up Natco Pharma for manufacturing lapses at Telangana plant

Natco Pharma failed to maintain cleanliness, sterilise equipment and utensils at appropriate intervals at its Telangana-based plant, as per the US health regulator. In the warning letter to the company, US Food and Drug Administration said its investigators observed various violations at the finished pharmaceuticals plant located at Kothur Village in Telangana. The USFDA inspected […]

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Cipla to acquire Ivia Beaute’s cosmetics, personal care distribution and marketing biz for Rs 130 crore

Pharma major Cipla Ltd will acquire the cosmetics and personal care distribution and marketing business of Ivia Beaute Pvt Ltd, including the latter’s brands Astaberry, Ikin and Bhimsaini, on a worldwide basis for Rs 130 crore, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Cipla Health Ltd (CHL), a wholly owned subsidiary and consumer healthcare […]

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Glenmark Pharma gets USFDA nod for cholesterol lowering drug

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Friday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for Ezetimibe and Simvastatin tablets, used for treating high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Citing IQVIA sales data, Glenmark said Vytorin tablets’ market achieved annual sales of approximately USD 92.4 million for the 12-month period ended April 2019. Image source: […]

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Aarti Drugs has a CapEx Plan of Rs 600 crore for Greenfield Projects: Adhish Patil, CFO

Adhish Patil, CFO, Aarti Drugs Ltd, talks about Q3FY21 numbers, PLI Scheme, CapEx and budget expectations during a candid chat with Swati Khandelwal, Zee Business in the run-up to the Union Budget 2021-22. Excerpts: Q: Congratulations! you have posted strong numbers for the third quarter FY21. Going forward, do you think that these numbers are sustainable? […]

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Exclusive: In chat with Anil Singhvi, IOL Chemicals’ Joint MD Sandeep Garg discusses Q3 results, business outlook

In today’s episode of News Par Views, Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi spoke to Sandeep Garg, Joint Managing Director (Jt MD) of IOL Chemicals. The company was started in 1986 and is a manufacturer of popular pain killer ibuprofen. It started a plant for ibuprofen in 2000 and later made a multipurpose plant. (#NewsParViews)  Garg said that the […]

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Dollar Index jumps to 5-week high: Analysts decode its impact on IT, Pharma and Apparel sector – What should investors know

For some sectors, it’s good news, and for some it’s bad, the dollar index has jumped to a five-week high on Friday to 109 level, which is the highest since July 15 in the anticipation of US Fed Reserve another rate hike and on recessionary concerns.   Export services sector such as Information and Technology as […]

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Sun Pharma near its 7-year high ahead of second quarter results: Buy, sell or hold? Expert suggests strategy

Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries stocks gained on Tuesday on positive July-September quarter estimates. The scrip quoted Rs 1034 apiece on NSE, up 1 per cent, in afternoon session. The drug maker also hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1047 today which also is the counter’s intraday high. Earlier on Monday, the counter hit a seven-year high, […]

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Bravo Pharma officially partners with G42 Healthcare to spearhead the field of Genomics

World-leading healthcare specialists Bravo Pharma have officially entered a strategic partnership with the region’s pioneering AI-powered healthcare company G42 Healthcare. In addition to this partnership, Bravo Pharma has also organized and participated with G42 Healthcare in a Conference dedicated to Clinical Genomics, Proteomics and Somalogic at Republicans Oncology Centre Tashkent Uzbekistan, attended by doctors from […]

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Blackstone likely to acquire promoter stake in Cipla: What is Blackstone? Its history, big acquisitions and controversies

Shares of Cipla surged more than 6 per cent in morning trade on Friday to hit a fresh 52-week high amid the buzz over one of largest global private equity funds, Blackstone, eyeing to acquire promoter stakes in the pharma company.   Cipla shares reached its all-time high of Rs 1238.55 in trade on Thursday. However, […]