Are Your Mobile Phones Compliant? – Mobile Compliance Webinar By TextGuard
Filed under: Americas, Communications, Software, Technology, Telecom
October 26, 2010 New York, NY: As mobile applications dramatically increase in the workplace, large chunks of important corporate/business information is at risk when using SMS, IM, email and Social Networking platforms for business purposes.
TextGuard, the leader in Mobile Compliance, is presenting a free webinar on the constantly changing mobile landscape and it’s effects on compliance, record keeping and electronic discovery. Read more
Pfizer To Market Biocon’s Insulin Products Globally
Filed under: Americas, Biotech, Europe, Healthcare, JVs, Marketing, Pharma
October 19, 2010, Bangalore, India: Bangalore-based biotech company Biocon has entered into an agreement with Pfizer, the world’s biggest pharma company, under which the latter will pay $200 million (about Rs 900 crore) to have exclusive rights to commercialize several of Biocon’s insulin products globally.
Under the agreement, Biocon is also eligible to receive from Pfizer an additional payment of $150 million towards further development of the drugs and to meet regulatory milestones. It would also receive payment linked to Pfizer’s sales of the insulin products.
The two companies came together on Monday to announce the agreement and said that Pfizer would have the rights to commercialize Biocon’s biosimilar versions of insulin and what are called insulin analog products – Recombinant Human Insulin, Glargine, Aspart and Lispro. An insulin analog is an altered form of insulin, different from any occurring in nature, but still available to the human body for performing the same action as human insulin in terms of glycemic control. Read more