India’s Biotech Companies- Jumbos Waiting to Gro
...rugs when those produced by big Western firms lose patent protection. In addition, they are increasingly trying to develop new drugs that could compete worldwide. In the meanwhile, it is well known that India’s IT firms have won market share in everything from data analysis to call centers. Says Singe...Africa Challenged To Produce Its Own Generic Drugs
...aky, as most of these drugs are being subjected to patent laws, as of late. According to a WHO report, 37 out of 46 African countries have pharmaceutical industries, Egypt has more than 30 drug manufacturing facilities, and Nigeria and South Africa currently manufacture medicines. Diallo as well as Nth...A.U. Health Ministers Receive Plan To Produce Low-Cost, Generic Drugs in Africa
...India and China, but both countries are subject to patent laws, which could restrict Africa's access to the medicines. Mamadou Diallo, chief pharmacist in the A.U. commission's medical services directorate, said Africa has the resources and capacity to produce drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB. ...Pump Design Could Give Heart Patients New Hope
...h both sides of the heart, and is the subject of a patent application. "The counter-flow pump is a bi-ventricular assist device (BVAD), meaning it supports both the left and right sides of the heart simultaneously," he said. "But what's so groundbreaking is that it is the first device to combine the fun...Novartis Gleevec Found Effective in Treating Gastro-intestinal Tumors
...ire over its continuing battle in Indian courts to patent Gleevec. In such a backdrop, the NCI's preliminary findings should be welcome for it. Novartis supplied Gleevec for use in the study involving 600 patients, and also provided partial funding under a cooperative research and development agreement w...India's Pharmaceutical Industry to Be Global Player: Study
... in the next few years as several major drugs lost patent protection. India is well placed to take advantage of this, according to the study that looked at 21 Indian firms. The authors caution, however, that the lure of profits on the world market could distract attention from research into illnesses ty...Moratorium Proposed on Advertisements of Newly Approved Drugs
...ucrative for drug-makers. It would limit the extra patent time awarded for pediatric studies to three months for drugs with more than one billion dollars in annual sales. Other drugs could still receive six months. The measure did not include creation of a path for FDA approval of generic biotech medicine...Thailand Directs Pharma Companies to Declare Production Cost of Drugs
...ll aims to seek a balance between the interests of patent holders and the public, Siriwat said. He added that although it might affect drug sales to some degree, the law would not prompt drug companies to withhold introducing new drugs into the county as Abbott Laboratories did recently. According to the...Brain Networks Strengthened by Closing Ion Channels
...atment of patients with ADHD. Yale has submitted a patent application on the use of HCN blockers for the treatment of PFC cognitive deficits based on the data reported in the Cell paper. Source-YALE Universiy MED/B...New Light on Working of Brain Networks
...atment of patients with ADHD. Yale has submitted a patent application on the use of HCN blockers for the treatment of PFC cognitive deficits based on the data reported in the Cell paper. Source - Cell 129: 1-14 (April 20, 2007) Dr. SS/V...New Technique Helps Ultrasound Produce Cute Baby Image
...on of New Scientist. The inventor has filed a US patent application for the technology. Source-Eurekalert/V...FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Ambien for Insomnia
... sanofi-aventis (formerly Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc.) patent for zolpidem tartrate expired on April 21, 2007. The FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) reviews and decides on approval of generic drug applications. Source: Generef.com SM...Brazil Will Purchase Merck’s Antiretroviral If Price Not Lowere
...agree on a lower price, Brazil could break Merck's patent of the drug by issuing a compulsory license to pro...nses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Merck spokesperson Amy Rose said the company "does not believe compulsory licensing is in ...Cancer Patient’s Life Improved With Anti-reflux Valv
...anti-reflux stent group in whom the stent remained patent for six months and longer compared to only one such patient in the standard stent group. “In patients with advanced cancers causing bile duct obstruction in whom life expectancy is limited, this difference may translate into fewer procedures to mai...Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug
...face the chances of the drug being stripped of its patent or a compulsory license issued against it. Meanwhile the Thai government has made a move dubbed a lifesaver, by its AIDS activists- the government has stripped the patents of three anti-AIDS drugs. In response to this, the United States has placed...Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations
... Those include compulsory licenses requiring drug patent holders to allow others to produce their drugs. ...on rules so that countries can temporarily suspend patent protections on medicines to safeguard public health. Thailand has issued compulsory licenses for A...Taiwan Researchers Claim Cancer Therapy Alternative
...ncer therapy drug. Academia Sinica has applied for patent rights here and abroad for the special compounds....US Court Allows Teva to Deliver Disputed Drug: Novartis
...sume deliveries of a blood pressure drug despite a patent lawsuit by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical grou...forehand. Novartis, which claims it still has a US patent on the drug -- which it markets as Lotrel -- until 2017, said it will continue pursuing its patent i...Genetic Secrets Behind the Dragline Silk
...Office of Technology Commercialization has filed a patent application on the gene sequences. There are currently no products on the market based on the dragline silk of spiders. 'Theres nothing quite as good yet as natural dragline silk, but we should get a lot closer now that we have the full genetic rec......tive. The University of Michigan has submitted a patent application for the procedure. Through its Office of Technology Transfer, it is seeking a commercialization partner to assist in bringing the technology to market....