Ahead of 5G services rollout in India, Swiss optical fiber major Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) will scale up its R&D and manufacturing activities in India. The company has already set up manufacturing operations in Bangalore to supply fiber to telecom carriers and data centers worldwide. "India is the third-largest market...
Swiss Givaudan Launches Second Manufacturing Facility in India
Givaudan, Switzerland-based manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, and active cosmetic ingredients, inaugurated a 430,000 square feet facility near Pune in the state of Maharashtra to meet the growing demand in the food and beverage and healthcare segments. The opening ceremony was attended by Givaudan top management including chief executive officer Gilles...
India's Crystal Crop Buys Pesticide Brands from FMC Corp
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....
Japan and Singapore Stand 1st on Henley Passport Index
The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of...
Roche Seeks Collaborators for Evidence-Based Technology in India
Lara Bezerra, managing director (India) of Switzerland-based Roche, said that the company is looking for startups in India that will help to bring in to the country its evidence-based medicine through its proprietary technology Flatiron Health. In February, Roche acquired San Francisco, CA-based Flatiron Health, an oncology-specific electronic health record ...
Roche Diagnostics Expands to India's Smaller Cities
Roche Diagnostics is aiming at 15 percent share of India's in-vitro diagnostics market in the next two years said Shravan Subramanyam, managing director for Roche Diagnostics for India & Neighboring Markets. "We are also seeing consolidation of our customers, that is labs, and we would like to access tier II...