EXIM Bank to fund pharma companies for overseas acquisitions
In order to provide the much-needed fillip to the Indian pharmaceutical industry, the Export Import Bank of India (EXIM) Bank has set aside nine per cent of its total allocation to this sector amounting to Rs 12,000 crore.

Strides, US hospital sign agreement for specialised injectables
Strides Arcolab Limited, a leading Indian developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals announced an agreement whereby Strides will develop, license and manufacture four specialised injectable products to a leading US hospital company for sale in the US market.

NIPER to hold workshop on pharmacoinformatics in drug design
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is organising a workshop on Pharmacoinformatics in Drug Design on April 14-16, 2005.

IJM Today to be launched this month
KDPL Publication House is launching a journal for medical professionals — Indian Journal of Medicine Today (IJM Today). Published by Ashish R Patel, IJM Today has Dr Sanjay Agrawal as the editor-in-chief.

Philips launches new brand advertising campaign in India
Philips India, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics announced the launch of a new brand campaign, in the city recently, evolving around the concept of ‘Sense and Simplicity’ in areas of healthcare, lifestyle and technology.

Course on pharma pricing strategies for US markets
IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore, is organising a course on Pharmaceuticals Pricing Strategies for North American markets during April 25 to 26, 2005 at Taj Lands End in Mumbai.

GE Healthcare launches high definition MR in India
GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company, launched in India the High Definition Magnetic Resonance (HDMR) system. This breakthrough technology, which was introduced in the US in December 2004, features five critical MR applications that have been developed or co-developed by GE’s engineering and scientific teams located in Bangalore.

Simple and rapid diagnostic tools key for fighting TB: MSF
In the absence of a simple, rapid test for detecting tuberculosis (TB), care providers in developing countries will continue to miss about half of all the people who need tuberculosis treatment. Efforts to control TB globally will be undermined, said the medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in a release.

Pharma Expo 2005 to be held in Mumbai on Oct 20-22
Pharma Expo 2005, the second edition of CII’s international pharmaceutical exhibition and conference will be held on October 20-22 in Mumbai.