Uber said it is working to hire 225 engineers in India, strengthening its tech team in the key overseas market. The ride-hailing firm, which competes with Ola in India, said it has hired Manikandan Thangarathnam, who spent nearly 13 years as a director of engineering at Amazon, to lead the company’s rider and...
Variety Retailer MINISO Expands in India
Chinese variety retailer MINISO opened its new store in Shubhash Nagar, Delhi, India. With the outbreak of the global pandemic, the number of stores in the Indian market has not decreased but increased. Now, more than 140 of its stores are located across India The new store is located in Shubhash Nagar, a...
India's Syringe, Vial Makers Ramp Up
If the Covid-19 vaccine is ready for roll-out in early 2021, it will give rise to a huge demand for syringes and glass vials. India has an annual capacity to make about 1.08 billion 0.5 ml AD (auto-disable, or those that are automatically disabled after a single use) syringes. The...
Medtronic, Apollo Hospitals To Integrate AI For Stroke Management In India
Apollo Hospitals Group has entered into a partnership with India Medtronic Pvt Ltd, part of global medical technology major Medtronic, to advance stroke management using artificial intelligence (AI) in India, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. Through this partnership, Medtronic will help in bringing in stroke technologies, technical...
Indian Pharma Maker Runs Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine
Drugmaker, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., announced its partnership with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, for advisory support on clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India. The partnership will allow Dr. Reddy's to identify and use some of BIRAC's clinical trial centres...
11 BILLION GROWING AT 15% ONLY COMES TO $22 BILLION IN FIVE YEARS
The PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a Technical Session on Medical Devices Sector: Self Sufficiency (Atma-Nirbhar Bharat) in Medical Technology. The panelists were Dr. Praveen Gedam, Addl. CEO, Ayushman Bharat, Dr Jitender Sharma, Managing Director, AMTZ (a medical device technology park), Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escort Hospitals. ...