New Delhi-based Crystal Crop Protection Limited acquired four insecticide and herbicide brands from Philadelphia PA-based chemical company FMC Corporation. Furadan, Splendour, Metcil and Affinity Force will now become part of Crystal Crop's portfolio. "We are open to more such inorganic growth opportunities,” said Ankur Aggarwal, managing director at Crystal Crop....
Philadelphia Electronics Company Expands to India
Philadelphia, PA-based PEI-Genesis, that designs, manufactures, assembles, and distributes precision connectors and power supplies, expanded its footprint into the Indian market. Jane Fishetti, general manager, Distribution & International Sales, announced Manesh Pratap Singh as country manager for India. Based in New Delhi, Singh has over two decades of business development...
Fox Subsidiary Star India an asset for Comcast or Disney
Philadelphia, PA-based Comcast and Los Angeles headquartered Disney regard Star India to be an asset in their bidding war for a large portion of New York's 21st Century Fox Inc. In December, Disney said that it would buy some of Fox for $52.4 billion in an all-stock deal. In June...
GE to distribute Indian Startup's Breast Cancer Device
Recognizing that women in 90% of the developing world don't have access to early detection of breast cancer, Mumbai-based startup UE Lifesciences developed iBreastExam (iBE), a handheld, mobile connected, and completely wireless device which can detect tumor tissues as small as 1/8 of an inch (3-5 mm) while emitting no harmful...
Drexel Alumnus Develops Breast Cancer Scanner for India
Philadelphia's Drexel University alumnus Mihir Shah, and Matthew Campisi have created the iBreastExam scanner which is a hand-held device that enables health workers to perform breast health examinations in virtually any setting, not just hospitals. “Mammography isn’t feasible in India due to high equipment cost and the lack of radiologists,”...
CDI Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire ScaleneWorks, India
Philadelphia-based CDI Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire ScaleneWorks People Solutions LLP, a privately held company headquartered in Bangalore, India that provides talent acquisition solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The closing of the deal is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval by Indian...