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Researchers have developed a novel genome assembly tool that could spur the development of new treatments for tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

The new tool, which has created an improved genome map of one tuberculosis strain, should do likewise for other strains and other types of bacteria, according to researchers whose findings appeared in Nature Communications.

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will improve diagnosis and open new treatment avenues for this progressive condition.

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images. AI was able to match a doctors’ diagnosis in 87% of cases. The result is important because x-rays are the primary diagnostic method for early knee osteoarthritis. An early diagnosis can save the patient from unnecessary examinations, treatments and even knee joint replacement surgery.

Biological E. Limited Receives Authorization to Manufacture and Market the 14-valent Vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in India

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd has entered into a strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim India Private Limited (BI India) to co-market Cospiaq (Empagliflozin), Cospiaq MetTM (Empagliflozin+ Metformin) and Xilingio  (Empagliflozin+ Linagliptin) in India.

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals ltd (JB Pharma), one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in India, entered into an agreement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd to acquire the Razel (Rousvastatin) franchise for the India and Nepal region. The transaction is expected to be closed within next two weeks subject to customary closing formalities.

Biocon Limited an innovation-led global biopharmaceutical company announced the initiation of the clinical study of Itolizumab in patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in India, in collaboration with Equillium Inc. This is a phase two randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo and active-controlled (adalimumab), two treatment period study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Itolizumab for the induction of remission in biologics naïve patients with moderate to severely active UC.

Lupin is an innovation-led transnational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The Company develops and commercializes a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biotechnology products, and APIs in over 100 markets in the U.S., India, South Africa, and across the Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, and Middle East regions.

Heart failure management to go cheaper in the country with important drugs losing their patents in January 2023. The drug combination of sacubitril plus valsartan, which is an accepted combination for heart failure, is losing patent.