Tag: Biocon

Biocon named ‘Global Top BioPharma Employers’

Biocon 150x150 Biocon named ‘Global Top BioPharma Employers’Biocon, the Bangalore based India’s largest pharmaceutical firm awarded with a title of one of the Company features with the “Global Top 20 BioPharma Employers” by Science magazine.

In 2012, among the top biotech and pharma employers sector, Biocon has been ranked at 19th position.

It is the only Asian Company which listed among top 20 global companies including Vertex, Novo Nordisk and Regeneron. Read more

Abbott will establish nutrition R&D centre with Biocon unit

Biotechnology 300x268 Abbott will establish nutrition R&D centre with Biocon unitAs per latest science field development, Abbott India Company is planning to set up its first Nutrition R&D Centre in home country.

Focusing on the development of nutrition products for maternal and child nutrition and diabetes care, the work of centre is likely to be start in June, will only be completed with partnership of Syngene, an arm of biotechnology company Biocon. Read more

Pfizer, Biocon calls off $350 million deal

A big blow for relations between Indian drugmaker and its global partners has come out after Biocon-Pfizer divorced their joint partnership.

Pfizer is the world’s largest U.S. drugmaker has ended a deal to sell insulin products produced by Biocon Ltd (BION.NS), India’s biggest biotech company due to the individual priorities and threat of intellectual property protection in such countries.

Pfizer- Biocon jointly revealed a statement on Tuesday, “The companies have agreed that due to the individual priorities for their respective biosimilars businesses of insulin and insulin analog products, it is in their best interest to move forward independently.” Read more

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