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The Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- The Wire
Alveolus Bio Secures Strategic Investment from Shilpa Medicare to Advance Groundbreaking Pulmonary Therapeutics
Shilpa Medicare Serves as Lead Investor, Positioning Alveolus Bio for Phase 2 Clinical Trials and First-in-Human Studies CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and RAICHUR, India, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alveolus Bio, a pioneering respiratory drug development biotech company founded by Dr. Vivek Lal from University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, has announced a strategic financing round led by Shilpa Medicare Limited (BSE: 524742) (NSE: SHILPAMED), a prominent global pharmaceutical company with extensive expertise in respiratory therapeutics manufacturing and biotechnology innovation. Through this collaboration, Shilpa Biologics, the biologics arm of Shilpa Medicare, will become Alveolus Bio's exclusive global development and manufacturing partner. This partnership propels Alveolus Bio's live biotherapeutics and small molecule platform towards Phase 2 and first-in-human clinical trials, with a lead asset for COPD progressing rapidly. Shilpa Medicare brings deep experience in drug discovery, development, and manufacturing, along with strong regulatory capabilities. Their investment and strategic involvement will accelerate the clinical advancement of Alveolus Bio's resMIT (respiratory microbiota-based inhaled therapeutics) platform. This novel platform enables targeted delivery of inhaled therapies to deep lung regions, addressing unmet needs in diseases such as COPD, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), and Pulmonary Fibrosis. "Securing Shilpa as our lead investor is a transformative step," said Gaurav Mehta, CEO of Alveolus Bio. "Their global pharmaceutical leadership aligns perfectly with our vision to redefine how lung diseases are treated." "Alveolus Bio's breakthrough science is poised to transform respiratory care. Through this strategic partnership with Shilpa, we combine disruptive biotech innovation with world-class commercialization, bringing life-changing therapies faster to the market," said Dr. C. Vivek Lal, Founder and CSO, Alveolus Bio. "Shilpa has always focused on enabling breakthrough biologics," said Vishnukant Bhutada, Managing Director, Shilpa Medicare. "This partnership strengthens our innovation pipeline and reinforces our role as a trusted global partner for biotech development." The financing round remains open to other strategic investors who share Alveolus Bio's vision of transforming respiratory medicine. About Shilpa Medicare Shilpa Medicare is a global pharmaceutical company with capabilities across drug discovery to commercialization, specializing in respiratory therapeutics and biotech innovation. Visit About Alveolus Bio A Biostack Ventures company, Alveolus Bio is developing first-in-class therapies for lung diseases using its proprietary resMIT platform. Its pipeline includes programs for COPD, BPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, and more. This is an auto-published feed from PTI with no editorial input from The Wire.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
MG Select partners with Jaipur Watch Co. for collaborative timepiece
MG select , the luxury brand channel of JSW MG Motor India, has partnered with Jaipur Watch Co . to launch a collaborative timepiece that combines elements of automotive design with Indian watchmaking tradition. The partnership introduces a watch featuring a coin-inspired dial with the MG SELECT insignia placed at the base. The case back is transparent, revealing the internal mechanics, while the bezel incorporates classical Indian design motifs. Cross-industry design collaboration Milind Shah, Interim Head, MG Select, said, 'This partnership with Jaipur Watch Co. is a natural extension of our brand ethos—redefining luxury by connecting stories, heritage, and innovation. Together, we will offer customers a design narrative that is truly one-of-a-kind.' Gaurav Mehta, Founder, Jaipur Watch Co., added, 'Our collaboration with MG Select is a celebration of forward-looking innovation. We are thrilled to co-create timeless pieces that echo the elegance of the past while embracing the spirit of modern design.' Founded on a shared vision for excellence and exclusivity, this collaboration marks the beginning of a new lifestyle journey for MG Select patrons, one that seamlessly blends the spirit of motoring with the art of watchmaking, the company said in a media release. The timepiece is targeted at collectors and consumers seeking products that combine design narrative and functionality.
Forbes
18-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The Cloud Conundrum: Optimizing Virtualized Environments For Performance And Efficiency
Gaurav Mehta, Cloud Native and Cybersecurity Expert. The cloud has transformed modern business, delivering unmatched scalability, flexibility and efficiency. From global retailers to healthcare providers, media streaming services to financial institutions, organizations are embracing virtualized environments to keep pace with the demands of a dynamic digital landscape. Beneath this transformation lies a complex web of technical challenges that test the cloud's promise. This article explores how to harness the full potential of virtualized environments while navigating their inherent complexities. The cloud's strength lies in its elasticity. A retailer can scale its e-commerce platform to handle a Black Friday surge, or a media company can stream a global event with ease. However, this flexibility introduces trade-offs. Shared infrastructures, where multiple organizations' data coexists, require precise resource allocation to maintain performance. Multitenant architectures, while cost-effective, can strain bandwidth or processing power if not carefully managed. Virtualization technologies like hypervisors and containers, which power multiple virtual machines (VMs) or applications, create sprawling systems that demand robust oversight to prevent bottlenecks. Consider a global retailer adopting a multicloud setup. It gains flexibility but must ensure VM isolation to avoid resource contention, where one VM hogs computing power, slowing others. Techniques like workload balancing, container orchestration and microsegmentation help, but they add layers of complexity that require skilled management. It's a classic trade-off: performance vs. operational simplicity. Then there's the shared responsibility model, which divides tasks between cloud providers and customers. Providers manage the infrastructure, servers, storage and networking, while customers handle their applications and data configurations. It sounds clear, but missteps in defining responsibilities can lead to inefficiencies, like unoptimized workloads or underused resources. Tools like automated resource scaling and centralized management dashboards are critical, yet integrating them across hybrid environments remains a challenge. The technical hurdles are diverse: inefficient resource allocation, latency from overburdened VMs, misconfigured APIs slowing data flows and the constant need to optimize for peak performance. Add in the complexity of managing multicloud environments, and IT teams face a steep learning curve. Take a healthcare provider moving patient data to the cloud for better accessibility. To ensure fast, reliable access, it implements data caching, load balancing and predictive analytics to anticipate usage spikes. These solutions deliver seamless performance—but only after fine-tuning to minimize latency and avoid overprovisioning. Picture a media streaming service optimizing for a global event. It deploys content delivery networks (CDNs) and edge computing to reduce lag, but maintaining those systems during traffic surges requires constant monitoring and adjustment. These scenarios highlight a core truth: There's no one-size-fits-all solution. Caching boosts speed but increases storage costs. Predictive analytics optimizes resources but demands accurate modeling. Microsegmentation isolates workloads but complicates orchestration. Every tool brings a trade-off, and finding the right mix is a skill. The path forward is promising. Machine learning is transforming cloud management, with predictive analytics enabling real-time resource allocation that adapts to usage patterns. Edge computing, which processes data closer to users, is reducing latency and easing infrastructure strain. As AI-driven automation matures, it's simplifying tasks like workload balancing and system tuning. However, technology alone isn't enough. Human error, misconfigured settings, overprovisioned resources or poor workload planning remain a top cause of inefficiencies. User-friendly tools that streamline configurations and provide clear performance insights are essential. The rise of multicloud setups also calls for unified standards to simplify management, an area ripe for innovation. The cloud isn't going anywhere; it's the engine of our digital economy, and optimizing it demands more than patchwork fixes. It's about designing systems for a shared, virtualized world. For business leaders, this means investing in adaptive tools like AI-driven analytics and automated scaling while fostering a culture that prioritizes technical excellence. For innovators, it's an opportunity to build next-generation solutions. Think of scalable orchestration platforms or automated performance optimizers. The stakes are high. Imagine a Fortune 500 company streamlining its cloud operations, only to face slowdowns during peak demand that frustrate customers. A single performance hiccup can dent trust, revenue and brand loyalty. In the cloud era, technical optimization is a business imperative. As we race toward an ever-more virtualized future, one thing is clear: The challenges will evolve, and so must our strategies. The cloud's potential is vast, but unlocking it requires relentless innovation and resolve. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of their employer. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Business Mayor
11-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Jaipur Watch Company enters franchise retail; opens first three stores
New Delhi: Jaipur Watch Company has opened its first three franchise outlets in Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Surat under a franchise-owned, company-operated (FOCO) model, as it begins expanding its national retail footprint, the company said in a recent press release. The company plans to open eight more FOCO stores in the next six months across Hyderabad and Bangalore. The company is also targeting Rs 20 crore in revenue from its FOCO outlets by FY26, with franchise-led retail projected to contribute around 50 per cent of overall revenue. 'We're combining our brand's legacy with smart business infrastructure to meet rising demand in India's evolving luxury landscape. It is an opportunity for budding and established entrepreneurs to own a store at premium locations across India without getting involved in day-to-day operations,' said Gaurav Mehta, founder, Jaipur Watch Company. The new stores are located at Oberoi SkyCity Mall in Borivali, DLF Summit Plaza in Gurgaon, and Vihan Mall in Surat. Under the FOCO model, the company retains control over operations, inventory, and brand positioning, while franchise partners invest in the physical outlets READ SOURCE
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Jaipur Watch Company enters franchise retail; opens first three stores
New Delhi: Jaipur Watch Company has opened its first three franchise outlets in Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Surat under a franchise-owned, company-operated (FOCO) model, as it begins expanding its national retail footprint, the company said in a recent press release. The company plans to open eight more FOCO stores in the next six months across Hyderabad and Bangalore. The company is also targeting Rs 20 crore in revenue from its FOCO outlets by FY26, with franchise-led retail projected to contribute around 50 per cent of overall revenue. 'We're combining our brand's legacy with smart business infrastructure to meet rising demand in India's evolving luxury landscape. It is an opportunity for budding and established entrepreneurs to own a store at premium locations across India without getting involved in day-to-day operations,' said Gaurav Mehta, founder, Jaipur Watch Company. The new stores are located at Oberoi SkyCity Mall in Borivali, DLF Summit Plaza in Gurgaon, and Vihan Mall in Surat. Under the FOCO model , the company retains control over operations, inventory, and brand positioning, while franchise partners invest in the physical outlets
