News Roundup PM inaugurates CNCI’s second campus in Kolkata Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
second
campus
of
Chittaranjan
National Cancer Institute in Kolkata. The second campus of CNCI has been built at a cost of over Rs 540 crore, out of which around Rs 400 crores have been provided by the Union government and the rest by the West Bengal government, in the ratio of 75:25. The campus is a 460-bedded comprehensive cancer centre unit with cutting edge infrastructure for cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment and care.
.....inaugurates 11 medical colleges in TN The PM inaugurated 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu through video conference. Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Dr L Murugan and Dr Bharati Pawar, Chief Minister Tamil Nadu MK Stalin were present on the occasion. The
new
medical
colleges
are
being
established at an estimated cost of about Rs 4000 crore, out of which around Rs 2145 crore has been provided by the Union government and the rest by the Tamil Nadu government. The districts in which the new medical colleges are being established are Virudhunagar, Namakkal, The
Nilgiris,
Nagapattinam,
Tiruppur, Dindigul,
Thiruvallur, Kallakurichi,
Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram and Krishnagiri.
Kochi’s Amrita Hospital nominated as Advanced Centre for Clinical Trials by ICMR The 1,300-bed Amrita Hospital in Kochi has been designated as Advanced Center for Clinical Trials (ACCT) by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s apex body for the formulation, coordination, and promotion of biomedical research. Amrita Hospital is among the only three hospitals in South India – and the only one from Kerala – to be nominated as ACCT by ICMR.
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Launch of HBOT unit at Narayana Health City
Narayana Health City sets up HBOT unit Narayana Health City recently launched a dedicated regenerative medicine with a hyperbaric oxygen facility at its campus. The department was inaugurated by John Shaw – Vice Chairman, Biocon in the presence of Dr Devi Shetty – Founder and Chairman, Narayana Health, Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – Executive Chairperson and Founder, Biocon, Dr Paul C Salins – Medical Director and Sr. Vice-President, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre and Mr. Viren Shetty – Executive Director and Group COO, Narayana Health. The dedicated department will offer Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), one of the most evolved, yet underutilised treatment options. In this modality, therapeutic administration of oxygen (100 per cent pure oxygen) is given in a pressurised environment.
Advent International to acquire controlling stake in Avra Laboratories Advent International has signed a definitive agreement with Dr AV Rama Rao, a distinguished scientist and his family to acquire a controlling stake in Avra Laboratories. Avra Laboratories is a science-driven organisation with a strong research and development (‘R&D’) team trained under the leadership of Dr
AV Rama Rao, which is focused on niche generic molecules as well as proprietary custom synthesis business for global pharmaceutical players. Over a long period of time, Avra Laboratories has forged many successful partnerships with innovator companies and strongly positioned itself as a partner of choice in manufacturing complex small volume molecules. Leveraging its in-house pool of scientific talent, Avra Laboratories has a long and consistent track record of high profitability and above industry margins.
HLM acquires 100% stakes in Care24 Care24, a leading home healthcare platform operating in Mumbai and Delhi, has been acquired by Human Life Management (HLM), a leading Japanese home medical support corporation. HLM, led by Yoshiki Sasaki, which has been a prime investor in Care24 from the past two years and holds multiple businesses in healthcare and other sectors. Care24 will extend its robust service delivery and agile technology platform for HLM and will cater to the evolving healthcare needs of the customers. Post the acquisition, HLM and Care24 will closely work together to scale and strengthen medical service offerings in India and additionally expand to other southeast countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia using Yushoukai’s deep
