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The company's board approved the transaction on Monday, following which Novartis India executed an asset purchase agreement and trademark assignment deeds with Pfizer Inc and Pfizer Products Inc

Novartis doubles down on innovation in India, eyeing R&D, clinical trials and a stronger regulatory ecosystem while moving away from traditional generics

The market recorded sales of Rs 23,193 crore in July, with cardiac and anti-diabetic therapies posting double-digit growth and four leading segments accounting for 46.6 per cent

Supriya Lifescience said proceedings were initiated against the personnel of the company under the NDPS Act, 1985 for a procedural lapse for a single export transaction of an identified producer.

Zydus Lifesciences and Sri Lanka's Sunshine Healthcare on Friday announced the setting up of a joint venture with an investment commitment of over USD 20 million to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the island nation. The company has entered into a share subscription and shareholders' agreement (SSSHA) with Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd (Sunshine) and Zydus Sunshine Lifesciences (Pvt) Ltd (Zydus Sunshine), Zydus Lifesciences said in a regulatory filing. Under the SSSHA, Zydus Lifesciences will subscribe 50 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital of Zydus Sunshine for up to USD 5 million in one or more tranches, it added. Zydus Sunshine will set up a manufacturing facility in Horana Export Processing Zone in Sri Lanka to manufacture pharmaceutical products, which will strengthen local production and reduce import dependence, the filing said. This will improve access to high-quality medicines while supporting national supply chain resilience, it ...

HRV Pharma owns drug master files and customer relationships while outsourcing production to 53 manufacturing partners, aiming to scale without owning factories

For decades, India excelled at making affordable generic medicines. But creating a brand-new drug from scratch remained a rare achievement. Now, Wockhardt has made history with Zaynich

Says higher import duties, regulatory hurdles have made chemo drugs' production unviable

Indian pharmaceutical companies are investing in specialty drugs, biosimilars and local manufacturing in the US despite a near 10 per cent fall in exports in FY26

HAB Pharmaceuticals aims to scale operations and expand globally after merging with Signature Phytochemical Industries through a slump sale deal

India is in the race for a new class of weight-loss drugs, but the question is: Will they be affordable?

Sun Pharma sees its Organon acquisition as a platform to expand globally, boost in-licensing, and improve long-term efficiencies through a stronger commercial front-end

In this exclusive conversation with Business Standard, Sujit Paul, CEO of Zota Healthcare and the driving force behind DavaIndia, shares bold views on the future of healthcare

Pharma veteran Umang Vohra to lead Advent-backed Cohance Lifesciences as chairman and CEO, succeeding Vivek Sharma amid efforts to revive growth and address regulatory challenges

India Inc heads into the Q4 FY26 earnings season navigating a complex mix of geopolitical tensions, uneven demand trends, and cost pressures.

The deal creates Apothecon Group, a specialty pharma company focused on regulated markets in the US, Europe and India, with plans to expand its pipeline, footprint and acquisitions

Company to repurchase up to 54.24 lakh shares at Rs 1,475 apiece through tender offer route, with promoters also eligible to participate in the buyback

According to the National Family Health Survey 2019-21, 24 per cent of Indian women and 23 per cent of Indian men are overweight

Lilly positions tirzepatide as a clinically superior option as semaglutide patent expiry triggers a wave of generics, intensifying competition in India's diabetes and obesity market