2022: Predictions for medical and healthcare industry

2022 is going to be the year of opportunities and innovations from the medical industry in India

Most national diagnostic players to deliver double-digit revenue growth in FY2022: ICRA

During H1 FY2022, the revenues and operating profit margin (OPM) for ICRA sample set showed sharp improvement aided by volume uptick in Covid-19 and allied tests and also demand traction for non-Covid tests

KOREA PACK and ICPI to be held in June 2022 in hybrid format

KOREA PACK and concurrent event ICPI Week (Int’l Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industry Week) will be held as hybrid events in 2022

Pfizer reports breakthrough in advanced prostate cancer with TALZENNA Plus XTANDI

The study hit its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) compared to placebo plus XTANDI

China’s NMPA approves Zydus-licensed anaemia drug Desidustat

Desidustat tablets are a novel oral HIF-PHI approved for treating anaemia in non-dialysis adult CKD patients

Almirall opens Shanghai hub to power dermatology innovation and China partnerships

The move comes as China rapidly expands its capabilities in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly in licensing and drug development

Lonza expands manufacturing pact with Genetix to meet rising demand for gene therapy ZYNTEGLO

FDA nod to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu as new oral therapy for psoriatic arthritis

The FDA decision was based on results from the pivotal POETYK PsA-1 and POETYK PsA-2 Phase 3 trials

Eli Lilly and Incyte score key win for teens with severe alopecia areata in Europe

AA, a chronic immune disease, can cause extensive and unpredictable hair loss

Asahi Kasei secures global rights to novel Alchemedicine preclinical compounds

Asahi Kasei Pharma receives worldwide exclusive rights for the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of the active ingredients