Hospitals & Clinics
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 07, 2018 - 1 min readAhmedabad-based Shalby Hospitals has won the Medical Value Travel Specialist Hospital Award 2018 in the category of “Orthopaedics – Joint Replacement” given by FICCI during the Advantage Health Care India 2018 summit, jointly organized by the industry body FICCI and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. Dr. Vikram Shah, Founder & CMD, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 04, 2018 - 2 min readWith the aim of providing a platform for educating and enabling open discourse on the state of tomorrow's healthcare systems, leading health sector management University, IIHMR, concluded the 23rd edition of its flagship annual event, Pradanya 2018. The theme for this year's event was "Re-imagining Healthcare: Yesterday's Dream, Tomorrow's Reality". A wide range of topics ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 01, 2018 - 1 min readMedical tourism startup Hospals has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Japanese early-stage venture capital fund Spiral Ventures and incubation platform Venture Catalysts. The funds raised will be used by the company to expand its operations across India, the Middle East and North Africa. Danish Ahmed, Co-founder of Hospals, said, "Cross-border healthcare is ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 29, 2018 - 1 min readMukul Nagpaul of Ludhiana became the first athlete from Punjab to complete the Ironman race as he successfully completed the toughest Triathlon in Langkawi, Malaysia, on November 17. He finished the distance in 16 hours 18 minutes and 41 seconds. Ironman is one of the toughest and most challenging triathlon race, organized by the World ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 19, 2018 - 1 min readeKincare, a Hyderabad-based company, has designed an integrated healthcare benefit platform driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science. The AI-powered personal health assistant of eKincare reads medical data from health records, predicts health risks and provides timely personalised recommendations to beat certain crucial medical risks. Recently, the company bagged Series A funding of $1.5 ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 13, 2018 - 1 min readPatanjali Ayurved has entered into the fast-growing branded apparel segment through its brand 'Paridhan'. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev-led company is expecting a sale of around Rs 1,000 crore next fiscal from this segment. Patanjali's Paridhan offers apparel under the brands Livefit, Aastha and Sanskar. Livfit would have a range of sportswear and Yoga dresses while ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 01, 2018 - 1 min readFMCG major Dabur India has recorded a net profit of Rs 377.5 crore for the September quarter, an increase of 4.1% as compared to Rs 363 crore posted by the firm during the same period of last year. The company's income has risen 7.97% year on year at Rs 2,206.18 crore from Rs 2,043.25 crore. Sunil ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 24, 2018 - 1 min readSun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has announced the launch of Ilumya (tildrakizumab-asmn), its plaque psoriasis treatment drug, in the United States (US) market. Ilumya in the strength of 100 mg/mL has been introduced in the US for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Abhay Gandhi, Sun Pharma North America CEO, said, "The availability of Ilumya is an ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 19, 2018 - 1 min readPrivate healthcare firms may soon offer services at government civil hospitals across small towns and in semi-urban areas. NITI Aayog has unveiled guidelines and the model concession agreement for roping in private healthcare companies to provide instruments, infrastructure and manpower at government-operated district hospitals across India for the treatment of non-communicable diseases. The guidelines come just ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 17, 2018 - 1 min readThe Haryana government will establish a pharma park over 100 acres of land in Karnal. Apart from this, Haryana Pharmaceutical Policy 2018 is being framed to facilitate pharmaceutical companies in the state. The aim of framing this policy is to simplify the working of pharma companies and provide maximum employment to youth in the state. Vipul ...