Information technology is recovering after a bad patch, but it may not be the best option anymore :- There is a problem with running after the flavour of the month. As Alice in Alice in Wonderland says: The rule is that it is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam today. The converse principle: [...]

Young entrepreneurs are cashing in on the emerging frontiers of medical science. T.V. Jayan reports on three such men Meet Chaitanya Purandare, a first generation entrepreneur who sniffed out a future in the evolving field of stem cells, Sandeep Saxena, who is trying to make personal medicine a reality in India, and Leo Mavely, a [...]

New medicines need to be monitored carefully for any adverse reaction, and this is where pharmaco- vigilance professionals are in great demand: ……………………….. India is not only one of the largest producers of pharmaceuticals in the world, but also one of its largest consumers. Although every drug has to undergo intense laboratory tests and trial [...]