In this issue

“We will launch products within next 2-3 years”
Jielun Zhu,“We will continue to invest in our
India business” Luca Visini,...

80+ Trials Underway To Treat Covid-19

In just over 90 days of identification of a pneumonia of unknown cause, the novel coronavirus pandemic, which is raging around the world and posing a challenge for all countries and regions. As on April 2,2020 the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has risen above 1 million, according to the new tally from Johns Hopkins University. Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), biopharmaceutical companies across the world have stepped up their research efforts to develop vaccines and treatments in order to contain the virus. As of March 26, 2020, there are a number of therapeutics currently in clinical trials and more than 52 candidate vaccines are in preclinical evaluation for COVID-19 and 2 candidate vaccines are in clinical evaluation. Over 80 clinical trials are underway to test new and existing medicines across the globe.

7 mins

Can Covid-19 Pandemic Fast Track Digital Transformation?

COVID-19 will have a far-reaching effect on business communities globally. This crisis is seen as an inflection point in the drive toward digitization across businesses globally. The connected, digital economy is helping enterprises, employees, and consumers remain engaged and do business, even as the virus continues to spread. This crisis has made it clear in the business world, more so than ever, that investing in emerging digital technologies can potentially do a world of good. The growing dependency on business conferencing tools, e-commerce, digital learning, VR-based training, and business apps supporting remote workers cannot be dismissed as a blip and is likely to remain the new norm among businesses worldwide. BioSpectrum illuminates few technologies joining the world’s battle to combat coronavirus.

8 mins

How Technology Can Help Alleviate Covid-19 Crisis?

The current COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for technology to help healthcare providers manage patients amidst an outbreak and ensure their health system is not overloaded. With technology, healthcare providers can facilitate the care of individual patients in a community and derive population-level measures, fundamental to understanding the state of healthcare needs and its corresponding resources.

5 mins

How Technology Can Help For Elder Care In India?

There is a dire need for tech-enabled solutions for eldercare in India. Primarily, there are two reasons for this – The rising senior citizen population and increasing urban nuclear families. A possibly revolutionary change which the private companies have brought in is the use of technology at each step in their programmes to support elder care in the country.

2 mins

“Our diamond burs are the world's first-of-a-kind”

Mumbai based Piscium Health Sciences has emerged as India’s first domestic startup involved in the smart dental equipment space. Currently incubated at the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), an umbrella organisation at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, and recognized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Piscium has developed its first indigenously developed product in the form of nano engineered dental burs, after securing a grant of Rs 50 lakh from the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). Ahead of the market launch of the dental burs in April-May 2020, BioSpectrum interacted with Malay Dikshit, Founder & CEO, Piscium Health Sciences to delve more into this unique development. Edited Excerpts;

2 mins

“Indian pharma industry likely to reach $100B and medical devices sector reach $50B by 2025”

India Pharma and India Medical Device 2020

5 mins

Read all stories from BioSpectrum Asia

BioSpectrum Asia Magazine Description:

BioSpectrum Asia Magazine is a monthly magazine published by MM Activ Sci-Tech Communication in India. It is a leading biotechnology magazine in Asia, covering a wide range of topics related to the biotechnology industry, including:

* Biotechnology news and trends: BioSpectrum Asia covers the latest biotechnology news and trends from India and around the world.
* Biotechnology company profiles and interviews: The magazine profiles leading biotechnology companies in Asia and interviews their CEOs and other top executives.
* Biotechnology research and development: BioSpectrum Asia covers the latest biotechnology research and development from academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies.
* Biotechnology product reviews: The magazine reviews the latest biotechnology products and services.
* Biotechnology industry events: BioSpectrum Asia covers biotechnology industry events from around the world.

BioSpectrum Asia Magazine is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay informed about the latest advances in biotechnology and their potential to impact the world around us.