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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 ...