Archive for November, 2006

Rumor Mill: Elder Pharma considers UK acquisition

Posted by smaranya on 21st November , 2006

Business Standard is reporting that India-based Elder Pharma is preparing to acquire a company in the U.K. According to an identified source, “Elder, which shortlisted three to four medium scale generic companies in the Europe, [is] currently in the final stages of discussions with one of them located in the U.K.” The Standard said that [...]

Price controls outrage India’s pharma industry

Posted by smaranya on 13th November , 2006

India’s burgeoning pharma industry is engaged in a very public dispute with the government over a new set of proposed price controls that the industry says amounts to a policy of nationalization. Chemicals Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, though, believes drug companies need to have more compassion for the poor. Paswan complained that even as the [...]

Merieux buys control of India’s Shantha

Posted by smaranya on 8th November , 2006

France’s Merieux Alliance has acquired a majority stake in India’s Shantha Biotechnics. The deal gives Merieux a new development center for vaccines, therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibodies. Shantha earned $20 million in revenue last year, making it India’s fourteenth largest biotech company. Merieux sees the deal as a direct way to develop a beachhead in [...]

Kabir Suman Forum introduces Premium Membership

Posted by smaranya on 1st November , 2006

With the intention of further enhancing your experience, Kabir Suman Forum has introduced Premium Memberships, which simply further expand your account feature list and give you access to a few nifty off-site features.
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Kabir Suman Forum has significantly expanded the ability of it’s member base, by customizing and installing [...]

About Kabir Suman Forum

Posted by smaranya on 1st November , 2006

Kabir Suman Forum is the only websites for current news, information, and online discussions about Kabir Suman. We take pride in reporting reliable, truthful, and positive news stories and articles about the Kabir Suman - Singer, songwriter, poet. Our commitment to integrity has made us the official Kabir Suman fan community, [...]

Kabir Suman Community Forum Launched.

Posted by smaranya on 1st November , 2006

The Official Community Forum on Kabir Suman - has been launched here in Kolkata. Kabir Suman is a Kolkata-based modern Bengali singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet. He shot to fame in the 1990s with albums such as Tomake Chai (I Want You)
Way back in 1950, on the 16th day of March in Kolkata, West Bengal, a [...]