Even as India deliberates on the status of online pharmacies, startups such as 1MG Technologies and NetMeds say they are planning to take up an e-pharmacy licence if the government allows online sale of medicines. A proposal is underway through a sub-committee under the Modi government which is l…
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E-pharmacies to go on hiring spree
There’s a new recruiter in the job market — e-pharmacies. Online medicine sellers are firming up hiring plans for varied roles — logistics manager, front-end and back-end developers, customer support executives, retail operation managers and software developers, among others — in the next two to …
1mg raises additional funds from HBM Healthcare Investments
1mg Technologies Pvt Ltd, a digital health platform start-up, 31th May announced an additional investment from HBM as a further addition to its recently closed Series B financing. The company did not disclose the amount raised. This is HBM’s first direct investment in a digital health company in …
Healthkart chooses nutrition & fitness over drug sales
From a company selling Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicines, Sequoia Capital-backed Healthkart has morphed into one that is totally focused on nutrition and fitness products. “We are re-orienting ourselves into a vertical player in fitness and nutrition. Initially we started with OTC drugs but …