[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche’s giredestrant becomes the first oral SERD to show superior invasive disease-free survival in early breast cancer
Basel, 18 November 2025 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today positive phase III results from the lidERA Breast Cancer study evaluating investigational giredestrant as an adjuvant endocrine treatment for people with oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, early-stage breast cancer. The study met its primary endpoint at a […]
New collaborative strategy platform launches to empower biopharma teams to reach peak sales faster and with greater confidence
11 November 2025 — In a drug development landscape defined by shifting policies, geopolitical uncertainty, and increasing competitive pressure, a new collaborative strategy platform, Nmblr, has launched to empower teams to reach peak sales faster and with greater confidence. Built on decades of healthcare expertise, Nmblr helps mid-sized biopharma and med-tech organisations move from breakthrough science to real-world […]
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Jhpiego and Edith Cowan University, Australia joins hands to advance nursing competencies and future-ready workforce
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia, and Jhpiego, successfully inaugurated Day 1 of the two-day Roundtable on ‘Strengthening the Nursing Workforce in India and Australia: Building Collaborative Pathways for a Resilient and Skilled Nursing Workforce Aligned with the SDGs’, here today. The dialogue […]
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launches Trade Intelligence and Analytics Portal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Trade Intelligence & Analytics (TIA) Portal today in New Delhi. The Minister said that business needs to be more transparent with trade data to help stakeholders take the best decisions. Shri Goyal stated that the Trade Intelligence Portal will open up new insights for […]
Government leaders open critical meeting to combat the global tobacco epidemic
Geneva, 17 November 2025 --More than 1400 delegates gathered here today to begin deliberations on accelerated action on tobacco control at the opening of the Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The opening day was capped by a high-level strategic dialogue reviewing two decades of […]
World marks cervical cancer elimination day as countries accelerate action
17 November 2025- Geneva - Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action builds on powerful momentum, with countries and partners uniting to launch ambitious vaccination campaigns, expand screening and treatment […]
The cumulative exports (merchandise & services) during April-October 2025 is estimated at US$ 491.80 Billion, as compared to US$ 469.11 Billion in April-October 2024, estimated growth of 4.84%.
India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 72.89 Billion, registering a negative growth of (-) 0.68 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 94.70 Billion, registering a positive growth of 14.87 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Table 1: Trade […]
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Holds Bilateral Meeting with New Zealand Trade Minister to Further India–New Zealand FTA Negotiations
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today held a bilateral meeting with New Zealand’s Minister for Trade, Todd McClay, in Mumbai to advance discussions on the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The engagement marked an important step in the ongoing negotiations, with both Ministers focusing on convergence across key disciplines […]
Memorandum of Understanding signed to digitise Andhra Pradesh’s logistics ecosystem
National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) and the Government of Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, on the sidelines of the 30th CII Partnership Summit […]
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission signs MoU with Jharkhand State Pharmacy Council
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ghaziabad, an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jharkhand State Pharmacy Council (JSPC), today, to strengthen collaborative efforts aimed at promoting the safe and rational use of medicines, enhancing pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance activities, and advancing […]
