10-Oct-17 DocOnline, a virtual platform providing access to medical consulting services, plans to roll out services in five more Indian states and several Southeast Asian countries, and offer its digital healthcare services to consumers in 2018. [image: Startup Hyderabad]

07-Oct-17 In an effort to aggregate the fragmented diagnostic sector of India, leading laboratories from India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the UAE have joined forces to launch India’s first global Pathology Laboratory Consortium, Neuberg Diagnostics in Bangalore. [image: ET Healthworld]

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05-Oct-17 Chinese drug firm Fosun Pharma has acquired a 74% controlling interest of Hyderabad based Gland Pharma at a valuation of USD1.1 bn. The new owners intend to keep present management in charge of the day-to-day running of the company. [image: Gland Pharma Limited]

04-Oct-17 The largest independent health insurance company in India, Chennai based Star Health & Allied Insurance, has formally kicked off a sale process with an asking price of USD900 mn to USD1 bn. [image: ET Healthworld]