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USAID, Takeda Biopharma launch dengue prevention programme across India

The vaccine is already available for children and adults in the private market in Europe, Indonesia, and Thailand, and in some public programmes in Argentina and Brazil

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Q1 result: Net profit dips 0.90%, revenue up 13.88%

DRL's growth was primarily driven by the robust performance of the global generics business, particularly in North America and India

Sun Pharma Q1 Preview: R&D spends to hit margins; profits may rise 10%

Brokerages expect a satisfactory quarter for Sun Pharma giant with a steady growth in the topline as well as bottomline on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, however, sequentially the bottomline may get hit

Thyrocare expands Northern India presence with Polo Labs acquisition

This move will lead to Thyrocare integrating Polo Labs' 14 laboratories spread across Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh into its existing network

India may have dengue vaccine by 2026; Takeda initiates clinical trials

Takeda follows a dual pricing strategy in both private and public markets, and as such, prices in the private market are higher in Europe than in Asian markets

Mankind Pharma frontrunner to acquire Bharat Serums in $1.5 bn deal

Mankind Pharma rose as much as 1.2 per cent following Thursday's Bloomberg News report. The shares are up about 6.5 per cent this year and 10 per cent in the past 12 months

Australia's Mayne Pharma sues Sun Pharma over patent infringement

In the lawsuit filed at the United States District Court for New Jersey, Mayne Pharma accused its rival of violating all 20 Orange Book-listed patents linked to IMVEXXY

Torrent Pharma tanks 4% post Q1FY25 results; analysts update target prices

Shares of Torrent Pharma slumped up to 4.26 per cent at Rs 646.70 per share on the BSE in Tuesday's intraday deals. This came despite the Indian drugmaker delivering a strong April-June quarter

IOL Chemicals zooms 5% on drug nod from European regulator: details here

OL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals stock surged up to 4.59 per cent at Rs 415.15 per share on the BSE in Wednesday's intraday trade

Cipla Q1 Preview: Restructure in biz may dent sales; profits to rise 7%

Cipla is expected to see a decent June quarter with revenues estimated to increase in upper single digits on a year on year basis and net profits seeing a mid single digit growth

US Biosecure Act spells long-term boost for Indian CDMO, CRO firms

As American biopharma looks to diversify sourcing, Indian companies stand to benefit

Zydus Life Vadodara facility gets OAI report from USFDA, stock falls 3%

The fall in the stock came after the company announced that it has secured an Official Action Indicated (OAI) report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

Aurobindo Pharma board approves share buyback plan worth Rs 750 cr

Aurobindo Pharma on Thursday said its board has approved a share buyback plan of up to Rs 750 crore. The company's board has approved the buyback of up to 51,36,986 shares representing up to 0.88 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital, Aurobindo Pharma said in a regulatory filing. The company will buy the shares at Rs 1,460 apiece for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 750 crore, it added. The drug firm said July 30 has been fixed as the record date for the Rs 750-crore share buyback scheme through the tender offer route. At the end of June 30, the company promoters owned 51.8 per cent stake, while foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and mutual funds owned 16.73 per cent and 19.17 per cent respectively. Shares of Aurobindo Pharma were trading 2.83 per cent down at Rs 1,332.90 apiece on the BSE.

Zensar acquires BridgeView to expand into biopharma, life sciences industry

The acquisition is expected to be completed tentatively within 2-3 weeks

Pharma and healthcare sector seals $4.1 bn deals in Q2 2024: Report

The average deal size also saw a jump, rising from $9.7 million in Q1 calendar year 2024 to $74 million in Q2 2024

Lupin divests women's health specialty biz in US to Evofem Biosciences

Company says divestment aligns US specialty business with therapeutic areas like respiratory, neurology

Mankind Pharma rallies 5% after 3.7 mn shares change hands via block deal

Mankind Pharma, the domestic pharmaceutical major's stock price surged up to 5.27 per cent at Rs 2,215 per share on the BSE in Wednesday's intraday trade

Centre fails to form policy on online sale of drugs ahead of HC deadline

The Delhi HC had in March this year, given the government a final opportunity to frame a policy within four months, failing which, the court had stated it would hear the matter on merits

Indian pharmaceutical market registers over 8% growth in June 2024

GSK's antibiotic drug Augmentin and USV's anti-diabetic drug Glycomet GP continued to be the top-selling medicine brands with sales of Rs 76 crore and Rs 66 crore, respectively

Indian pharma firms seek govt tax reliefs, incentives to spur innovation

The upcoming budget would be Modi's first major policy announcement in his third term as prime minister