Redcliffe Labs is taking on incumbents like Dr Lal PathLabs. But is it biting more than it can chew?

Sarah McMullen, USFDA India director Synopsis In the past, many within the Indian pharma industry looked at US FDA audits as motivated and a larger conspiracy against it. But Sarah McMullen, who heads the Indian operations of the US FDA, worked hard to slowly change that, and bring in a culture of quality in the […]

Synopsis At a conference last year, India’s new drug controller general Rajeev Raghuvanshi, who was then the scientific director at the Indian Pharmacopeia Commission, cited examples of drugs found to be less effective than desired. Having worked in the industry, he knows its shortcomings. But amid pressure from lobbyists and state agencies that follow different […]

As per a recent report in The Lancet, the incidence of prostate cancer is expected to double in India over the next few years. A crucial weapon in averting a severe health catastrophe will be early detection. But before addressing the issue of testing, there’s a knotty ribbon problem to be solved.