AstraZeneca expands Global Hub in Bangalore with Rs 166 crore investment

Bangalore: AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, has announced the expansion of its state-of-the-art Global Hub in Bangalore.

The new facility will house nearly 1300 employees, including 400 new jobs, supporting the company’s capabilities in AI-powered innovation across Research and Development, Global Business Services, IT, and Digital Health operations.

This announcement represents AstraZeneca’s second major investment in India within a year, following the expansion of its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in Chennai. The combined workforce now at AstraZeneca India Private Limited (AZIPL) will reach close to 4,000 employees.

“Our Global Hub in Bangalore is a strategic investment that will play a vital role in advancing AstraZeneca’s bold ambition to deliver 20 new medicines by 2030 — by strengthening automated, scalable, data-driven, and patient-centric solutions. This step reflects our commitment to tapping into the world-class talent and ecosystem available in Karnataka to power the next generation of scientific innovation. We are equally committed to decarbonize our operations and value chain, and the hub supports our net zero ambition”, said Jackie Crockford, Vice President, Global Business Services, AstraZeneca.

“This hub enhances our R&D capabilities by connecting us with India’s exceptional scientific and technological expertise. The expansion will accelerate the development of innovative medicines and help us deliver across R&D, ultimately benefitting patients around the world”, said Magnus Nord, Vice President, Global Patient Safety BioPharma, AstraZeneca.

The new facility will serve as a dynamic hub to advance AstraZeneca’s critical priorities:

  • Advanced clinical research supporting AstraZeneca’s global therapeutic areas
  • Development of AI-powered healthcare solutions and digital health technologies
  • Centralized data analytics to enhance clinical trial efficiency and patient outcomes
  • Specialized support for global regulatory compliance and pharmacovigilance

The Karnataka government has welcomed the expansion as a validation of the state’s position as a global innovation hub. “AstraZeneca’s investment reaffirms India’s leadership in science, technology, and healthcare, and is a testament to Karnataka’s robust life sciences ecosystem. This expansion aligns perfectly with our vision to create high-value employment opportunities while fostering innovation in critical sectors, making Bangalore a global hub for biotechnology and R&D,” said Honorable Minister Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka.

The hub is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification and is currently powered by 75% green energy. It implements full waste-water recycling, IoT-enabled systems for optimized energy management and much more.

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Scientists create functional 3D-printed human islets for type 1 diabetes treatment

A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink. Presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, the new technology could pave the way for more effective and less invasive treatment options for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

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People with severe diabetes cured in small stem cell trial

The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical trial were cured of their diabetes one year after receiving an advanced stem cell therapy.

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Survey shows few adults recognize testicular cancer as affecting young men

Only one in 10 U.S. adults correctly identified testicular cancer as most commonly affecting men under age 40, according to a survey released June16 by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James).

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Traveling with food allergies? These eight tips can help you stay safer in the skies

With the school holidays approaching, many families will be traveling, including on planes interstate and overseas. But travel can pose unique challenges for people with serious food allergies.

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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles.

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Telangana’s Husnabad to Get Its First Govt PG Medical College With 50 Seats

Telangana- Telangana’s Husnabad first government postgraduate medical college is going to be established soon. The government has approved 50 PG seats for the newly expanded 250-bed government hospital in the city.

On Friday, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha visited his constituency along with Ponnam Prabhakar, Tummala Nageswara Rao and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy. During this, the Health Minister announced the new expansion of the PG Medical College in Husnabad.

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Till now, Husnabad had only a 50-bed facility. After this expansion, the town will have a full-fledged multi-speciality government hospital, a maternal and child health centre and a medical college, all under one roof.

Meanwhile, during the visit, Rajanarasimha also laid the foundation of a 150-bed hospital block in Siddipet district and inaugurated a 100-bed children and maternal care centre. After this, he addressed the public meeting. During this, he said that the government has opened eight new medical colleges and 16 nursing colleges. More colleges will be opened in the coming weeks, reports Deccan Chronicle.

Medical Dialogues earlier reported that to address the infrastructure and staffing shortages in government medical colleges, the Telangana State Health Department has established Medical College Monitoring Committees (MCMCs).

After conducting field visits to 34 GMCs across Telangana, these committees will assess the infrastructure, faculty, hospital operations, and student facilities, and thereafter submit a detailed report along with photographic evidence by June 30.

This came in response to the National Medical Commission’s show-cause notice to 26 out of 34 government medical colleges in the State. After receiving NMC’s notice on June 13, Health Secretary Christina Z Chongthu issued an order on June 19 announcing the formation of the MCMCs.

Setting up these committees, the Health Department has tasked them to ensure that all the government medical colleges in Telangana meet the benchmarks set by the NMC- the Apex Medical Education Regulatory Body in the country- by June 2028.

Also Read: After NMC flags deficiencies, Telangana sets up Monitoring Panels to inspect GMCs

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Integration of Traditional Knowledge with Modern Healthcare: Arunachal Dy CM

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has stressed the need to integrate traditional knowledge systems with modern healthcare services for building a more resilient and inclusive future for Himalayan communities.

Speaking at the valedictory session of the three-day HIM Samwaad 2025 here on Wednesday night, Mein called for the preservation and institutionalisation of indigenous medicinal practices.  

He also highlighted the importance of investing in climate-resilient infrastructure and promoting women and youth leadership in water and health governance.   

The deputy chief minister noted that Himalayan states face unique challenges such as geographical remoteness, ecological vulnerability and uneven access to public services, and underlined the vital role of community engagement in addressing these issues effectively.  

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Highlighting recent strides in the state’s healthcare and water sectors, Mein pointed out key initiatives like the Chief Minister’s Arogya Arunachal Yojana (CMAAY) and drone-enabled healthcare delivery under the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative, according to news agency PTI.

He also emphasised Arunachal’s landmark achievement of 100 per cent household tap water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Reaffirming the state government’s commitment to “community-led, technology-driven, and culturally grounded development”, he said, “Our communities are not just beneficiaries but equal partners in shaping a healthier and more resilient Himalayan future.” The event was organised by Sewa International in collaboration with the Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH), the state government, and environmental organisations.

HIM Samwaad 2025 was held under the theme ‘Strengthening Community Engagement for Sustainable Health and Water Solutions’.

It brought together policymakers, experts, and grassroots leaders to deliberate on pressing issues related to health, water, and climate resilience in the Himalayan region.

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Telangana Junior Doctors to Launch Indefinite Strike from June 30 Over Stipend, Faculty, Infrastructure Woes

Hyderabad: The Junior Doctors in Telangana have decided to go on an indefinite strike from June 30 onwards over their pending demands for a stipend hike, timely release of stipends, publication of annual faculty recruitment calendar, timely grant of scholarships, and fee reimbursement.

Writing to the Director of Medical Education, Telangana, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has submitted their demands, adding that “All Undergraduates, Postgraduates, House Surgeons, and Senior Residents will participate in this strike until our genuine demands are fully met.”

One of the main demands of the resident doctors is the timely release of stipends and implementation of a green channel for this purpose. The association pointed out that stipends for Postgraduates, House Surgeons, and especially Senior Residents has been pending for 3 months and it continues to be delayed. TJUDA has demanded a Government Order and Finance Department Circular mandating the release of stipends by the 10th of every month through a “green channel” mechanism.

Further, the association has demanded an immediate implementation of a Stipend Hike. It highlighted that the revised stipends, issued under G.O. Ms.No.59, effective from January 2025, remain unimplemented. It has asked for the immediate implementation of the revised stipend structure and the disbursement of all arrears from January 2025 onwards.

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One of the issues that the association pointed out is the inadequate infrastructure in the Government Medical Colleges. It pointed out that many colleges still lack basic facilities such as water, proper transport, college buildings, and sports infrastructure. According to the association, the buildings are either incomplete or unopened at Nagarkurnool and Siddipet, while the medical college in Nizamabad has had no playground for 12 years.

“Student representatives must be mandatorily included in all infrastructure review committees to reflect ground realities. Issues like transport and water do not require a committee report and should be resolved immediately,” the association mentioned in the letter. 

Highlighting the acute shortage of clinical and para-clinical faculty in the medical colleges, T-JUDA argued that it is damaging academic quality and hands-on training. Accordingly, it has demanded the publication of a regular, annual recruitment calendar and immediate hiring to meet the National Medical Commission (NMC) norms.

Apart from these issues, the association also pointed out that scholarships for minority, SC, ST, and BC students are delayed, partially disbursed, or completely withheld. This has forced the students to pay out of their own pocket to retrieve their certificates due to pending fee reimbursements, informed the association, further adding that not a single student has received fill reimbursement of their academic fees to date.

T-JUDA mentioned that since November 2024, it has submitted multiple official representations outlining these core concerns. However, the association claimed that despite follow-ups and personal meetings, including two meetings with the Health Minister and DME in June 2025, these problems remain unresolved. 

“The junior doctors of Telangana, who form the backbone of the state’s government hospitals, continue to work under immense physical and mental strain, often for more than 36 hours at a stretch, without receiving what is rightfully due. Providing timely stipends, proper infrastructure, and a dignified working environment is not a privilege, but a responsibility of the government. While we have upheld our commitment to patient care, even in adversity, our patience has reached its limit,” the association mentioned in the letter.

Announcing its decision to start an indefinite strike over these pending demands, the association added, “Given the absence of meaningful progress despite sustained efforts, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association hereby declares an indefinite statewide strike starting June 30, 2025.”

“All Undergraduates, Postgraduates, House Surgeons, and Senior Residents will participate in this strike until our genuine demands are fully met,” announced the association.

“Our demands are not only fair but are vital for improving the working conditions of junior doctors and ensuring better healthcare outcomes for the public. We urge the Government of Telangana and your office to act decisively and without further delay to address these issues,” it further added.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that, raising the issue of delay in the disbursement of stipends for several months, the resident doctors in Telangana approached the State Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha earlier this year. Apart from the issue of delayed stipend, the junior doctors also highlighted other issues such as stipend hikes, scholarship reimbursements, tax exemption for stipends, regular pay for the contractual staff, etc.

Back in 2024, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association had announced an indefinite strike from June 24, 2024. Approximately 7,000 junior doctors from 20 medical colleges across the State were participating in the strike, advocating for their long standing demands including the establishment of a green channel for timely stipend disbursement and inadequate honorarium for Super Specialty Senior Residents etc.

Boycotting the outpatient (OPD) services, elective services and ward duties, the junior doctors had demanded a solution to their unresolved issues concerning the doctors. Holding placards and chanting slogans, the junior doctors organised their protest at the Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad and many other medical colleges including Kakatiya Medical College, Nizamabad Medical College, Nalgonda Medical College, and many more as part of the indefinite statewide strike.

Also Read: No Stipend Hike, Disbursement Delay: Telangana Doctors seek solutions from state

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TN DNB Broad Speciality Post Diploma In-Service Admissions to end soon, Check all details

Tamil Nadu- Tamil Nadu (TN Health) is inviting applications for admission into DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) for in-service candidates for the 2025-26 session. In this regard, TN Health has released a prospectus detailing the important details such as schedule, application fees, eligibility criteria, procedure for filling & submission of application, counselling procedure, etc.

As per the prospectus, the online application is going to end on 30 June 2025, up to 11:00 AM. However, the tentative dates of declaration of Rank, counselling, Commencement of courses and Closure of admission will be notified later.

Also Read: TN Health Extends application Deadline for MBBS, BDS admissions 2025

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1 Candidates seeking admission to DNB Broad Specialty (Post Diploma) will have to qualify for the DNB PD-CET conducted by the National Board of Examination. The eligibility criteria prescribed by the Director General of Health Services, Government of India, New Delhi / NBEMS, in accordance with Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations notified by Board of Governors in supersession of the Medical Council of India with prior approval of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, shall be taken into account for admission to DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) for the academic year 2025-2026. The candidates must have Qualified the post Graduate Diploma Qualification in the eligible feeder speciality on or before 31.01.2025.

2 Candidates should be Citizens of India and should have undergone MBBS course including the entire Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship (CRMI) period in the State of Tamil Nadu.

3 Candidates who are claiming Nativity of Tamil Nadu and have completed MBBS in other States should upload their Certificates of Nativity of Tamil Nadu issued by the competent authority from the Revenue Department of Tamil Nadu Government with official seal.

4 Candidates who are pursuing their Diploma courses (including All India Quota) are eligible to apply for DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) Courses in the same academic year of 2025-2026, if he/she completes the course before 31.01.2025.

5 Candidates should possess the Permanent Medical Council Registration Certificate of the States or of India or the Provisional Registration Certificate of the Medical Council at the time of the Counselling / admission.

6 Candidates should possess MBBS Degree awarded by The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University or any other University recognized by the Medical Council of India and the candidates who have qualified from other University should produce eligibility certificate from The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai at the time of admission / Counselling.

7 Candidates are advised against dual nativity and if found anytime during admission or course of study, their allotment will be cancelled and appropriate legal action would be initiated by competent authorities. Candidates who are claiming community reservation of Tamil Nadu should upload both the following certificates-

i Community certificate issued by competent authority from Revenue Department of Tamil Nadu Government with official seal.

ii Community certificate of either one of the parents issued by competent authority from Revenue Department of Tamil Nadu with official seal.

8 Candidates are instructed to upload the following documents in addition to above-

i Copy of Aadhaar Card.

ii Copy of Driving Licence or Voter’s ID or Passport, as supportive document.

NON-ELIGIBILITY

1 Candidates who join a DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) 2025-2026 session in any Branch and discontinue the course on any Rounds on or after the Round 2 as per the guidelines of National Board of Examinations are not eligible to apply for subsequent academic year for any DNB Broad Specialty Post Diploma Courses as per NBE norms. Further the candidate shall be considered as discontinued and should pay the Discontinuation Fee.

Candidates who are already pursuing MD / MS / DNB / Diploma / Degrees are not eligible to apply. Candidates who have Qualified post graduate Diploma Medical Qualification after 31.01.2025 are ineligible to participate in the counselling.

2 The candidates who take allotments for DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) 2025-2026 session in any branch in the Mop-Up Round of counselling must join the course, if not, they are not eligible to apply for subsequent academic year for any DNB Broad Specialty Post Diploma session.

The candidate shall be considered as discontinued and should pay the discontinuation fee.

3 Candidates who have already completed a Post graduate Degree / DNB / Equivalent Courses are not eligible to apply for admission to any other DNB Broad Speciality (Post Diploma) 2025-2026 session.

PROCEDURE FOR FILLING & SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Online portal for applying for admission to PG courses will be available between 12.00 Noon on 27.06.2025 and upto 11.00 A.M. on 30.06.2025 as per server time. The candidate should log on to the official website of TN Health for registration. Candidates should fill up all mandatory column, upload all required documents and complete online application. The candidates may download a printed version of application for their future reference.

APPLICATION, REGISTRATION FEE AND SECURITY DEPOSIT

1 At the time of Application, all candidates must pay the application fee of Rs 3,000/- (Non- Non-refundable). However, Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar) / Scheduled Tribe candidates of Tamil Nadu native are exempted from payment of the cost of online application.

2 At the time of registration for counselling, all candidates must pay the non-refundable registration fee of Rs.1000/-.

Meanwhile, the security deposit for the Government Institutions and Hospitals is Rs 30,000/-. However, security Deposit will be refunded to candidates, within three months after end of entire counselling process. No interest amount for Security Deposit will be paid to the candidates.

DOCUMENTS

Candidates must upload the following Self-attested photocopies of certificates / documents-

1 DNB PD-CET 2025 admit card and DNB PD-CET 2025 score card.

2 MBBS Degree Certificate and Diploma Certificate or Provisional Pass Certificate.

3 CRMI Completion Certificate.

4 Permanent or Provisional Medical Registration Certificate issued by the Medical Council of India / State Medical Council.

5 Community Certificate issued by the competent authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu indicating the community status of candidates belonging to Backward Community / Backward Community (Muslim) / Most Backward Community / Denotified Communities / Schedule Caste / Schedule Caste (Arunthathiyar).

6 TNPSC / MRB (through competitive written examination) Selection & Posting Order (For Service Candidates).

7 Nativity Certificate by competent authority.

8 Candidates applying under Persons with Disability (PwD) category should obtain recent medical certificate from regional medical board and upload clear copy of the Persons with Disability (PwD) certificate.

9 To upload eligibility certificate obtained from The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai-32. (Only for the candidates who have qualified from other Universities).

10 Candidates are instructed to produce all original Certificates / Documents for certificate verification at their allotted Institution.

11 Same photo that has been uploaded for DNB PD-CET 2025, must be uploaded during online application (l) Post Card size colour photograph (4”x6”) (size: 50kb to 300kb) to be uploaded.

12 Clearly visible copy of Aadhaar Card to be uploaded; Copy of Passport or Voter’s ID or Driving license to be uploaded, as supportive document.

COUNSELLING PROCEDURE

Rounds of Counselling as per NBEMS guidelines and as per Notification issued by State Selection Committee and candidates should abide by the rules submitted in the notification.

Candidates selected for admission should give a self-declaration form at the time of reporting to the Medical College concerned that he/she is liable for forfeiture of selection / admission. If suppression of facts or mis-interpretation / Fake Documents submitted if found at any time during or after the admission to the course, the candidature will be cancelled and if allotted the allotment will be cancelled.

To view the prospectus, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/tn-health-292691.pdf

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