Siemens Healthineers, part of the Siemens Group, launched a device that embeds mobile technology with diagnostics in India. "We have signed an exclusive agreement with Jana Care for Aina, a blood monitoring system. It will be the world's first smart phone-based diagnostic system, which will enable detection and management of chronic...
GE Healthcare Awarded 'Indian Medical Device Company of the Year'
At the ‘India Pharmaceutical & India Medical Device 2018’ exhibition and conference that was held from February 15 - 17, 2018 in the southern city of Bangalore, GE Healthcare was announced as the Indian Medical Device Company of the Year for 2018. GE Healthcare was conferred this award for strong...
Global Firms Seek India's IT Talent for Digital Transformation
With technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometrics leading digital transformations in organizations across the world, India is seen as a prime location for global businesses to open technology hubs as an extension of their business rather than a third-party service provider. Bangalore has the best environment for businesses to...
Biocon India Receives US FDA Approval for Biosimilar
India's Bangalore-based Biocon Ltd is the country's first company to have a "biosimilar" approved in the U.S. for Roche’s drug Trastuzumab, marketed as Herceptin, and used in treating certain breast and stomach cancers. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the company’s chairperson and managing director said, "This was the first biosimilar for Herceptin approved...
Amazon India Scales Up Grocery Delivery Operations
Amazon India has started hyperlocal grocery deliveries, including fresh vegetables and fruits from its own stores, in the cities of Bangalore, Delhi-NCR region, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Two years ago Amazon used to deliver groceries including fresh produce from third party stores such as Hypercity and BigBazaar in under two hours,...
Startups in India's Defense Sector Forge Ahead
With the Government of India permitting 100 percent foreign direct investment in India's defense industry, many startups in India's private sector have started to design technologies that can be used in manufacturing defense equipment. Bangalore-based Aadyah Aerospace builds electro-mechanical actuators, control actuation systems and electro-optics systems for missiles and launch...