Roche’s Evrysdi tablet approved by European Commission as first and only for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Simplified storage and administration of new tablet formulation may provide greater freedom and independence for people with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Sun Pharma discontinue development of SCD-044 drug after trial disappointment

Sun Pharma discontinues work on its experimental skin drug SCD-044 after Phase 2 trial results fall short of goals for treating psoriasis and atopic dermatitis

UK MHRA approves aumolertinib to treat non-small cell lung cancer

Aumolertinib can be used in patients who have tested positive for a mutation in a gene called epidermal growth factor receptor

Biocon gets approval for diabetes drug Liraglutide in India

The approval is for the generic version of Victoza, indicated for the treatment of insufficiently controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cipla appoints Prabhakaran Balakrishnan Nair as Global Chief Manufacturing Officer

Zydus receives tentative approval from USFDA for Rifaximin Tablets, 550 mg

Rifaximin tablets had annual sales of US$ 2672.9 mn in the United States (IQVIA MAT March 2025)

Keytruda plus Trodelvy reduced risk of disease progression by 35% V/s Keytruda plus cchemothrapy in first-line PD-L1+ TNBC

First pivotal Phase 3 trial to show superiority of Keytruda plus a TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate, Trodelvy, versus standard of care in first-line metastatic TNBC

SeQuent–Viyash merger receives stock exchange approvals; NCLT filing underway

Merck withdraws Biologics License Application for Patritumab Deruxtecan

The decision to withdraw the BLA is based on topline overall survival (OS) results from the confirmatory HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 trial where OS did not meet statistical significance

Fluor-built Bayer cell therapy facility in California achieves LEED v4 platinum certification

Facility also named 2025 ISPE Facility of the Year Winner for Social Impact - Unmet Medical Needs