Xspray Pharma licenses patent rights to Handa Therapeutics, secures royalty agreement

Its lead product, Dasynoc, is awaiting FDA approval with a PDUFA date of October 7, 2025

AN2 Therapeutics begins first-in-human trial of oral AN2-502998 for chagas disease

Phase 1 dosing is expected to finish by the end of 2025

STEER World achieves 200 kg/hr continuous granulation with patented INTEGRAAL system

The technology offers scalable continuous granulation at 200 kg/hour, with the potential to exceed 500 kg/hour for certain granules

Alkem reports posts Q1 FY26 net profit 22% higher at 664.3 Cr

Alkem’s domestic business grew 9.7 per cent versus the Indian pharmaceutical market growth of 8.5 per cent

QMS Medical Allied Services reports 31.65% rise in Q1 FY26 PAT to Rs. 3.15 Cr

The company’s acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Saarathi Healthcare earlier this financial year boosted growth

UFlex posts Q1 FY26 PAT at Rs. 58 Cr

The company’s virgin PET chips plant in Egypt, commissioned in Q4 FY25, achieved 74.8 per cent capacity utilization in its first full quarter. In India, the Panipat facility operated at 96.6 per cent utilization

Anthem Biosciences posts Q1 FY26 PAT at Rs. 135.8 Cr

The CRDMO segment contributed Rs. 452.7 crore, recording a robust 70.5 per cent YoY increase

Cohance Lifesciences reports 13% revenue growth in Q1 FY26

During the quarter, construction began on a US$ 10 million bioconjugation cGMP suite at NJ Bio’s Princeton site

AbbVie to invest $195 million to expand API manufacturing in North Chicago

The new facility will enhance AbbVie’s chemical synthesis capacity to support domestic production of current and next-generation neuroscience, immunology, and oncology medicines

Brightmark and Lewis Salvage recycle over 1 million pounds of medical plastics

Medical plastics make up about 25 per cent of the 14,000 tons of waste generated daily in US healthcare facilities

Eli Lilly accused of bribing providers to prescribe GLP-1RA drugs

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for bribing and illegally inducing medical providers to prescribe its most profitable drugs

Eight Roads Ventures to host fourth edition of Scale-Up Health conference on Sept 10

The conference will explore the path to India’s first billion-dollar drug, evolution towards value-based healthcare, biotech breakthroughs, and the role of AI and LLMs in care delivery

Senores Pharmaceuticals acquires ANDAs from Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

The acquired ANDAs represent a market opportunity of about US$ 38 million in the USA

Apollo Hospitals Q1 FY26 PAT up 42% to Rs. 433 Cr

Apollo has also announced plans to add over 4,300 beds in the next five years with an investment of over Rs. 7,600 crore

Marksans Pharma reports Q1 FY26 gross profit 8.9% higher at Rs. 358.2 Cr

EBITDA stood at Rs. 100.1 crore with a margin of 16.1 per cent

Granules India Q1 FY26 PAT slips to Rs. 112.6 Cr

Zydus Lifesciences reports Q1 FY26 net profit at Rs. 1,466.8 Cr

The company reported revenue from operations at Rs. 6,573.7 crore, up 6 per cent YoY

Pfizer launches 20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for adults in India

Pfizer's vaccine helps protect against clinically relevant 20 serotypes responsible for a majority of invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal disease

Briefs: Nectar Lifesciences, Cipla and Marksans Pharma

Marksans Pharma gets USFDA nod for acid reflux drug

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals reached $37.75 million settlement in antitrust litigation in US

Glenmark USA is named in multiple antitrust and consumer protection lawsuits, including class actions, consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S