The leader in precision medicine technology, Lifebit Biotech Ltd, today announced it has been awarded a four-year contract by Hong Kong Genome Institute (HKGI) to support its implementation of the first large-scale genome sequencing initiative in Hong Kong. Lifebit offers federated solutions for leading precision medicine initiatives. In 2020, Lifebit and Genomics […]
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Optimus Pharma gets DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for Molnupiravir on patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
Optimus Pharma on the 19th of May 2021 received DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for orally administered Molnupiravir capsules on patients with Mild to Moderate Covid-19 patients. With severe shortage of antiviral drugs in the market against the SARS-CoV-2 infection, it is imperative that more drugs with potent antiviral […]
Sewa International to Build 100 Oxygen Generation Plants in India: 15 to be Operational in Three Months
Sewa International will be funding the installation of 100 oxygen generation plants in hospitals across India to ease oxygen scarcity in the country. It has ordered 20-tonn Zeolites (molecular sieves that absorb nitrogen and produce oxygen as a product) from Honeywell to establish up to 30 plants immediately. As a part of […]
OptraSCAN Announces CytoSiA – A Complete Digital Solution For Scanning And Analysis Of Cytology Slides At Affordable Pricing
OptraSCAN®, the leading On-Demand Digital Pathology solution provider, today announced its intelligent solution CytoSiA for rapid yet affordable scanning and analyzing of liquid-based cytology slides and pap-smears. It is a complete solution consisting of OptraSCAN’s digital pathology scanner, storage, and powerful artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to assist pathologists and cytotechnologists in screening […]
Raytheon Technologies retrofitting Collins Aerospace oxygen trucks to aid COVID-19 relief efforts in India
Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) is retrofitting OxyTruck mobile oxygen filling stations – produced by its Collins Aerospace unit in Lübeck, Germany – to help with the COVID-19 crisis in India. The trucks, each of which can transport approximately 270,000 liters of much-needed oxygen, are expected to be delivered to the Indian Red […]
Swades Foundation mobilizes INR 15 Cr worth of COVID aid
Mumbai: Ronnie & Zarina Screwvala founded Swades Foundation commits big in the fight against COVID-19. Many prominent corporate and individuals have come forward and partnered with the foundation and contributed to its ‘Swades COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund’. The special Relief Fund is setup by the Screwvala’s to cater not just the immediate relief but also recovery of those economically impacted by […]
ChickP Announces Strategic Asia-Pacific Initiative
Israel — foodTech start-up ChickP Protein, Ltd. is expanding into Asia Pacific with the launch of a new office in Singapore. The strategic move is in response to the rapidly growing demand for plant-based products in the region. The new subsidiary will bring the start-up closer to its Asian customers […]
Microba Life Sciences and Illumina partner to accelerate microbiome research
Leaders in precision gut microbiome science Microba Life Sciences has united with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), the global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies to advance understanding of the human gut microbiome in human health and disease. The partnership will bring together Microba’s high-quality proprietary gut microbiome analysis platform […]
Experts state contract services sector the big winner of pandemic at CPhI Discover
Amsterdam: Contract services experts at this week’s CPhI Discover – (17-28th May, 2021) – the largest ever online pharma event featuring content in the opening week and networking in week two – point to pandemic contracts delivering a significant boon to the CDMO sector, but forewarn of exacerbated shortages for viral vector manufacturing. In a dedicated […]
Healthcare start-up KareXpert launches Virtual Care Platform, Helps Hospitals in Treating both covid and non-covid Patients
KareXpert, one of India’s fastest growing healthcare technology companies, today announced the launch of its Cloud based Virtual care platform for the hospitals and other healthcare institutions. At a time when the country is reeling under the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic and the hospitals are under tremendous pressure, this […]