Novo Nordisk taps Replicate Bioscience’s srRNA platform for obesity

Replicate will receive research funding and could potentially receive up to approximately US$550 million

FDA approves Teva Pharmaceuticals' first GLP-1 obesity drug

Generic Saxenda is the first-ever generic GLP-1 indicated for weight loss, addressing increased demand for this category of therapies in the US market

Lilly's oral GLP-1 orforglipron succeeds in Phase 3 trial

Triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity

Sai Life Sciences completes Phase II of production block 11 at Bidar

With the addition of Phase II (~91 KL) in Q1 FY26, the combined capacity of the block now stands at ~200 KL

Zydus Therapeutics reports positive phase-3 results in rare liver disease

Saroglitazar was generally well tolerated, with overall adverse events generally balanced between Saroglitazar-treated and placebo-treated patients

AbbVie to acquire Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals’ bretisilocin for $1.2 billion

Lighthouse receives $49.2 million NIA grant to advance phase 2 study of Alzheimer’s disease

LHP588 is an oral, brain-penetrant lysine-gingipain (Kgp) inhibitor designed to block the key virulence factor of P. gingivalis

Thermo Fisher opens pipette manufacturing site in North Carolina

New manufacturing facility in Mebane to produce at least 40 million laboratory pipette tips per week

Gilead’s Yeytuo approved in EU for HIV prevention

This authorization follows FDA approval in June and WHO’s July recommendation adding twice-yearly lenacapavir as a PrEP option

Indian pharma resilient to US tariffs; Eyes US pricing reform gains: Ind-Ra

The US generic market is crucial for Indian pharma, contributing about 35% to its total revenue, around US$ 10.7 billion