BioBusiness

Industry players brace themselves to face challenges as India's new drug-pricing policy kicks in full gear.

Fourth-generation biologics, with improved delivery and pharmacokinetics, will continue to drive an overall biologics industry that is already worth over $120 billion.

Five key attributes to look for in a biopharm training partner.

Biotech companies raise most money in 13 years.

A unique demographic and payer mix make ASEAN an increasingly attractive region.

Prior to price escalation of pharmaceutical products in Brazil, the country's regulatory authority released a study on price-cap control and its benefits in the past years.

Don Frail, Vice President, AstraZeneca Innovative Medicines Group discusses the company's approach to innovation and the upcoming session at the BIO International Convention

In recent years, large pharmaceutical companies have launched a variety of initiatives to restock ailing pipelines and boost business performance including mergers and acquisitions, diversifying business portfolios to non-pharmaceutical products, downsizing, spinoffs, and entering the biopharmaceutical arena.

Benchmarking can be a useful tool to improve manufacturing practices.

Sound policies are needed to govern the substitution of interchangeable biologics.

Early-stage companies are finding alternatives to venture capital.

The Thai government is ramping up efforts to promote and develop the biotechnology sector in a bid to enhance its global competitiveness.

Brazil's major vaccine producer innovates with stem-cell research.

Ever since Twitter launched in 2006 and Facebook became mainstream, most industries have sought ways to connect with their consumers through social media.

Innovative products and a range of indications drive the therapeutic antibody market.

Eastern Europe is moving towards a goal of harmonized regulations.

India's biopharmaceutical industry is valued at $2 billion a year with 20 companies producing biosimilars and 50 products available in the domestic market.

A handful of therapeutics have performed extremely well in 2012, but as a whole, life-sciences are still down from 2010.

Brazil to locally produce HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drug atazanavir.

Neil Lewis, chief technology officer at Malvern Instruments, talks about the challenges associated with biologics.

The South Korean market is characterized by its aging population and an affluent population. Growth potential is limited as it has evolved to a developed market and industry players expect it to have established regulations.

Can postapproval FDA filings immunize pharma companies from patent lawsuits?

An introduction to a new series on manufacturing within global markets.

Recent research examines the sequence of events underlying cellular reprogramming, which may aid in better control of the production of induced pluripotent stem cells.

Results from the 2012 employment survey.

Creating an effective nucleic acid-based vaccine requires protecting the fragile nucleic acid from degradation, effective transfection of the targeted cells, and producing high enough levels of antigen to evoke a robust immune response.

A disciplined approach to changing behavior can achieve change agility.

The government of Turkey is drawing up a program in coordination with the pharmaceutical industry to create ways to make the country a regional production center for pharmaceuticals serving Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

India has enforced stricter patent laws compared to other countries. For a drug to be patentable in India, the invention has to be novel, inventive, and industrially applicable.

Recently published research demonstrates how nanoparticles can be used to overcome hurdles in localized drug delivery.