Our Malaysia facility is focussed on insulin & insulin analogues: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon

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In an interview with ET Now, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon, shares her business outlook. Excerpts: 

ET Now: Let us start by understanding what is happening with biosimilar business that has shown some traction after a few quarters of sluggish growth. What led to this growth in this particular segment this time around? 

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Malaysia Moves to Contain Deadly MERS Virus

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Authorities have tracked down nearly 200 people in Malaysia, including passengers of two Turkish Airlines flights, who came into contact with a man who recently died from a deadly viral disease from the Middle East.

The 54-year-old man who died on April 13 contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, while on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. His death was the first MERS death recorded in Southeast Asia. As of Sunday, no new case of the virus had been detected in Malaysia, said health authorities.

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