Lupin to enter cardio-vascular therapeutics space in 10 cities by Feb

Move will mark firm's digital healthcare foray 18 months after announcement; firm also plans to enter mental and respiratory illness segments, cover 28-30 cities by CY 2023-end

Drug major Lupin is set to enter the digital healthcare space in India by launching cardio-vascular therapeutics in 10 cities by February.

The cities are: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Pune and Vijayawada. The development comes a year and a half after the firm announced its entry into the digital space in June 2021, and involves the creation a new subsidiary, Lupin Digital Health. “Cardio-vascular therapy contributes 25 per cent of our India business. In India, so far digital therapeutics was focussed on wellness and diabetes management. The entry into the cardio-vascular segment will be new,” said