Wipro GE Healthcare, the joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and GE Healthcare, announced the transformation of its business by integrating several existing stand-alone business units and manufacturing plants of GE Healthcare in India under the Wipro GE Healthcare entity... Read more

HCL Infosystems will manage and oversee the IT processes of Fortis Healthcare Ltd for five years under an IT outsourcing deal forged between the two firms.Under the deal all the hospitals of Fortis will be standardised through the IT systems of HCL and this activity will be completed within 12 months... Read more

Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd., India's largest clinical diagnostic company has acquired Pliva Lachema Diagnostika, a 42 year old company located in Czech Republic.PLIVA Lachema Diagnostika is engaged in the development, production and marketing of In Vitro Diagnostics products consisting of a range for Urine analysis, Biochemistry and Microbiology. ... Read more

Healthcare technology specialist Clinical Solutions and the non-profit health content provider Healthwise announced an agreement to help call centre clinicians in North America give patients the health information they need when they need it... Read more

Mr. Kishore Rachapudi, former SVP and Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences with Satyam Computer Services Limited, has joined TAKE Solutions Ltd., leaders in Supply Chain Management and Life Sciences products, as the President and COO... Read more

Bharat Biotech International, a leading manufacturer of vaccines and biotherapeutics announced its Anti-Staphylococcal Molecule 'Lysostaphin' has secured patent rights in US, Europe, China, Australia including other nations. Lysostaphin is a potent anti-Staphylococcal therapeutic with a targeted specificity against Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus)... Read more

DBMS Consulting announced that it has successfully completed deployment of Oracle Life Sciences Applications (OHSA) Suite and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) for SIRO Clinpharm, one of the leading global CROs headquartered in Thane, India...Read more

Contract research services provider, GVK Biosciences today said it has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Quantitative Solutions (QS) to develop and market clinical trial outcome data base...Read more

The Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI), established in 1993 for promoting and furthering the application of information and communication technology in the field of healthcare, has prepared a list of recommendations to be presented to the Unique Identification Authority of India regarding the potential of using the Unique Identifier (UID) as a Unique Health Identifier (UHID).... Read more

A study from Thomson Reuters released predicts that, based on substantial and recent growth, India's research productivity will be on par with most G8 nations within 7-8 years and overtake them between 2015-2020... Read more

The Delhi Cabinet has approved the setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis, which would replace the existing hospital advisory committee, for improving availability and access to quality health care for all citizens, in particular the poor and vulnerable sections of society... Read more

 

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