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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Monday said its arm Glenmark Specialty SA has received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration for the nasal spray RYALTRIS used to treat allergic rhinitis. The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has approved RYALTRIS Compound Nasal Spray (GSP 301 NS) for the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) in adults and children -- specifically for treatment of moderate to severe seasonal AR in adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older, and moderate to severe perennial AR in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older, the company said in a statement. The approval granted with zero supplementation requests is an important milestone in Glenmark's respiratory pipeline and reflects continued progress in advancing innovative and differentiated therapies for patients with chronic conditions, it added. "The approval of RYALTRIS in China is a significant step in expanding our specialty respiratory ...
Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd on Wednesday said its Chairman Glenn Saldanha and non-executive director VS Mani have resigned following change in ownership of the company. Independent director Sridhar Gorthi has also tendered resignation, along with Saldanha and Mani, with effect from close of business hours on March 6, 2024, the company said in a regulatory filing. In his resignation letter shared on BSE by the company, Saldanha said his stepping down from the board and as chairman of the company is "pursuant to the transfer of ownership of the company by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to Nirma Ltd". He is also stepping down as a member of the nomination and remuneration committee and operations committee of Glenmark Life Sciences. In September last year, Nirma Ltd had agreed to acquire 75 per cent stake in Glenmark Life Sciences for Rs 5,651.5 crore from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. Mani also cited a similar reason for his resignation. On the other hand, Gorthi cited increasing professiona
Nirma Ltd will kick off a Rs 1,343.05-crore open offer next week to acquire an additional 17.33 per cent stake from public shareholders of Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd, according to a regulatory filing. The development follows Nirma's deal to acquire 75 per cent stake in Glenmark Life Sciences for Rs 5,651.5 crore agreed in September last year. The open offer is being made to the public shareholders to acquire up to 2.13 crore equity shares representing 17.33 per cent of the voting share capital at an offer price of Rs 631.20 per share aggregating to a total consideration of up to Rs 1,343.05 crore, said the letter of offer by Nirma shared on BSE by Glenmark Life Sciences. The offer shares include the entire public shareholding in the target company (over 2.1 crore shares) and 2.63 lakh vested ESOPs, it added. The opening date (commencement of the tendering period) for the open offer has been fixed on February 15, 2024 and will close on February 29, 2024, as per the letter of offer,