Page 7 - Pharma Companies

How Alkem's 83-year-old founder is remaking India's 4th-largest pharma firm

Hailing from Okari, a remote village in Jehanabad district of Bihar, Singh and his brother, Samprada, moved to Mumbai in 1973 to start Alkem Laboratories with a seed capital of Rs 5 lakh

Dr Reddy's Laboratories eyes acquisitions to drive growth in India

The share of chronic has been steadily rising in the Rs 2 lakh crore domestic pharma market- from 36.4 percent in January 2022 to 38.1 percent in January 2024

Pharmaceutical companies prepare to comply with ethical marketing code

Companies must commit that they comply with a code against unethical marketing of drugs

Why did investors dump Marksans Pharma shares post Q4 results? Know here

Marksans Pharma's net profit fell 4.5 per cent on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis to Rs 78.3 crore in the March quarter of FY24, from Rs 82 crore in the March quarter of FY23

AstraZeneca Q4 results: Net profit jumps 128%, revenue rises 34.59%

Strategic collaborations played a crucial role in AstraZeneca's achievements, particularly in enhancing diagnostic capabilities and treatment outcomes

Cipla rallies 4% on US FDA approval to market Lanreotide injection

The approval for the generic version of Lanreotide Acetate is in line with Cipla's growth strategy in the complex product segment and will strengthen Cipla's position in the US market.

State regulators asked to withdraw marketing of cancer drug Olaparib

Manufacturer AstraZeneca Pharma India says its study shows drug may have detrimental effect

AstraZeneca aims to grow its total revenue by 75% to $80 bn by 2030

The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker had reported total revenue of $45.81 billion last year and earlier expected to launch at least 15 new medicines between 2023 and 2030

Indian pharma firms supplied 47% of all generic prescriptions in US in 2022

Indian pharmaceutical companies also accounted for a lower but important share of biosimilar production, manufacturing 15 per cent of biosimilar volume used by US patients in 2022

Mankind Pharma open to acquisitions; board okays Rs 7,500 cr fundraise

The drug maker was reportedly interested in buying private equity (PE) firm Advent International's stake in Mumbai-based biopharma firm Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV)

Piramal Pharma open to partnerships in OTC; eyes further debt reduction

Piramal said that they are focusing on organic growth across all their verticals - OTC business in India, complex hospital generics, and the Contract Development and Manufacturing (CDMO) business

Regulating the regulators

Govt must strengthen accountability

PE firm ChrysCapital invests $70 million in formulations company La Renon

Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India) has been invested in La Renon since 2015, with A91 Emerging Fund joining in 2021

Entod Pharma receives CDSCO approval to commercialise presbyopia treatment

The company had completed the development of these eye drops in late 2022, after which it was subjected to clinical testing in India

Merck India appoints Dhananjay Singh as MD of its Life Science unit

Over the years, Singh has taken on several leadership roles in commercial organisations such as Sigma-Aldrich and Merck India

Indian pharmaceutical market registers a growth of 9.5% in March 2024

Moving annual turnover of Rs 1.98 tr between April 2023 and March 2024 marked a 6.5% growth, despite a 1% decrease in domestic market volumes

Indian pharma companies bank on 'mother brands' to boost revenue growth

An analysis by market research firm Pharmarack showed how such flagship brands have posted strong growth CAGR in the last five years, with some even doubling sales

Moderna secures $750 mn from Blackstone Life Sciences to develop flu shots

Blackstone Life Sciences will get commercial milestone payments and low-single digit royalties as part of the agreement, the COVID-19 vaccine maker said

Dr Reddy's, Pharmazz ink licence pact to commercialise resuscitative agent

With this agreement, India will become the first global territory where Centhaquin (Lyfaquin) is being launched immediately, according to the company

Entod Pharmaceuticals develops human insulin eye drops to treat corneal eye

Recent research suggests that insulin eye drops can be effective in repairing corneal tissue and treating ocular surface conditions