His company came out with an IPO even before it rolled out the first medical device. Then, he had two choices – to make his dimes count or be annihilated. Luckily, his bet paid-off! Today, his outfit named Poly Medicure, is the largest listed medical devices manufacturer in India. B&E’s Steven Philip Warner and Amir Moin catch up with the risk-taker, as he lets-off some nostalgia at his oldest manufacturing plant in Haryana When Himanshu Baid started off, he was not in an ...
His company came out with an IPO even before it rolled out the first medical device. Then, he had two choices – to make his dimes count or be annihilated. Luckily, his bet paid-off! Today, his outfit named Poly Medicure, is the largest listed medical devices manufacturer in India. B&E’s Steven Philip Warner and Amir Moin catch up with the risk-taker, as he lets-off some nostalgia at his oldest manufacturing plant in Haryana When Himanshu Baid started off, he was not in an ...
Interpreting the war on terror as a crusade has led to a simmering religous extremism in the US military, which needs to be curbed When the US ex-President George W. Bush tagged his War on terrorism as a new Crusade, little did he know that his words were being taken too literally by audiences in his own nation as well as across the world. On September 16, 2001 at South Lawn of the White House, Bush said during a press conference, “This is a new kind of evil. And we understa...
Guess who’s the new bird under Salman Khan’s wing? It’s Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi who is starring opposite him in Dabangg. The two have been getting along well, and Salman has been promoting her a lot. He has now decided to capture her beauty on canvas! To date, he has painted only Katrina Kaif, Asin and Aamir Khan. Let’s see if Sonakshi captures the imagination of the world too. For more articles, Click on IIPM Article . Source : IIPM Editori...
The results of UK’s General Elections were a forgone conclusion, but this long drawn out impasse might throw some strange bedfellows, reports James Landale from London Legitimacy Question So what may David Cameron have in his goody bag to offer the Liberal Democrats? Well, they have some policies that cross over – both parties for example want a so-called pupils’ premium to support educationally deprived children. But the Tory leader will have ...
The results of UK’s General Elections were a forgone conclusion, but this long drawn out impasse might throw some strange bedfellows, reports James Landale from London Legitimacy Question So what may David Cameron have in his goody bag to offer the Liberal Democrats? Well, they have some policies that cross over – both parties for example want a so-called pupils’ premium to support educationally deprived children. But the Tory leader will have to...
While drug makers around the world are lamenting the death of their patent rights on many blockbusters, there is a certain tribe smiling about it – the Indian generic tribe by Steven Philip Warner So how can Indian pharmacos leverage the opportunity ahead? Says Atul Sobti, CEO, Ranbaxy to B&E, “The opportunity is huge but a lot depends on how you exploit it. Recently we launched an authorised generic of Ocycodone ER tablets (pain reliever), which has been a huge s...
The IIPM Think Tank analyses the five largest economies (excl. China) – US, Japan, Germany, France, UK President Barack Obama recently applauded a government report that indicated the American economy’s rise by 3.2% in the first quarter this year, saying, “This means that our economy as a whole is in a much better place than it was a year ago”. It was the third straight quarterly expansion, even though it was weaker than the 5.6% gain in Q4 2009. T...
Two passions that are tearing apart the shy Twilight actor, Robert Pattinson, aren’t Kristen Stewart and work, but music and acting! In fact, he isn’t even sure whether acting is his real calling! An actor, musician and songwriter, Robert wants to cut an album soon but ‘can’t concentrate on two things at once’. Kristen meanwhile ‘loves the way he sings’ and is sad he isn’t able to work at it. We hope to see the rock star in Rob soon! ...
AMD, after losing its sheen during the past few years, is now trying to hit back at competition by targeting emerging markets like India. But will that alone suffice for an ailing chipmaker? B&E chats up with AMD top managers in US and India. by Steven Philip Warner, Amir Moin & Hsotuhsa Alobrah The company has taken some steps of late, to improve its overall situation in the face of fierce competition. Marty Seyer, Chief Strategy Officer of AMD tells B&E, &l...