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KMC Hubli

Some pictures taken recently: KMC at night. Join the KMC Hubli Alumni Network here Dr. Gunda’ Hospital under construction, now its complete and thriving Unkal lake at night Phaltu gang at Prabhayya’s wedding Breakfast in Haveri Still eating!

Schedule Y and Indian CRO

Pharmabiz carries and editorial, India offers a unique opportunity for conducting clinical trials with a large and diverse patient pool along with considerable low trial costs. The acceptability of Indian pharmaceutical industry as a reliable source for these services will, however, depend on the quality of services provided by the companies. And it is here […]

Diapers and Beer

Sufia Tippu says in THE ECONOMIC TIMES it seems men who buy diapers are usually baby-sitting and they invariably buy a couple of cans of beer. Men who buy premium shirts always land up buying Barbie dolls for their daughters to feel less guilty for spending a bomb on a shirt for themselves. More online

OECD report says India’s biotech efforts lack focus

Financial Express reports , India’s government-funded biotechnology laboratories and departments suffer from a lack of focus, says an paper released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s on Indian biotech industry. Multiple departments with overlapping functions has led to duplication of research funding and a lack of coordination. Consequently, there is no prioritisation of […]

Healthy Beer launched in Kerala

Spent some time with Dr. Jagannatha Rao, and was talking about his company and the different types of beer. Conversation came around to Healthy beer, launched by his company recently. Sify says An Indian firm has launched a vitamin-rich beer which it says protects the body from the harmful effects of alcohol. Ladybird Bio Beer […]

A new trend: Indian players getting into to International Play

Inorganic international growth seems to be the new trend. Indian biotech industry is repackaging itself from a low end research/manufacturing base and positioning itself as global players! From Pharma Pulse The latest Pharma Insights report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) indicates that as pressures on the pharmaceutical industry increase, global consolidation will continue. According to the study, […]

Hilarious post on being Tamilian

Ideasmith says Last year I was at a cousin’s wedding in Chennai (where else?). Alongside kaapi and kanjeevarams, I got a earful of the latest ‘grand experience’. The topic on everyone’s lips was the wedding the previous month, of the son of Mrs.Copper-Sulphate-Blue-with-mango-border-saree (visible in the distance) to his colleague. And why? Because ‘the girl’ […]

Vertical Job Portal

Came across this interesting concept on Gautam’s Blog. Vertical Job Engines! Just when i thought we had enough of job sites, this one comes up. Actually the company SimplyHired sounds very interesting.

VC funding for biotech in India

SUDIPTA SEN (MD, SAS Institute, India) in financial times, VC funding is available but seed stage and early stage funding is still a distant dream for entrepreneurs. The government has a much greater role to play in the growth of biotechnology in India. Besides developing a robust regulatory framework and setting up biotech parks, an […]

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