Evertis selects Honeywell Aclar technology to enhance pharmaceutical packaging

Honeywell Aclar film technology will enable Evertis to develop high-quality barrier packaging solutions

Roche’s Tecentriq combined with lurbinectedin shows significant survival benefit in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

46% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death, and 27% reduction in the risk of death, in an aggressive cancer type with limited survival and few treatment options

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)

Reckitt join hands with PHFI to drive transformative public health interventions

Amyris expands precision fermentation line in Brazil

Ingredion will have exclusive access to Amyris’ technology to manufacture and sell fermented Reb M

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)

Sanofi acquires US biopharma firm Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 billion

Adds fast-growing and only approved medicine for advanced and indolent systemic mastocytosis to the Sanofi portfolio

Paras Health Gurugram raises alarm over surge in tobacco-related cancers

Approximately 35% of male cancer patients and 12% of female cancer patients at Paras Health were diagnosed with tobacco-related cancers

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

Merck presents positive Phase 2 data for Enpatoran demonstrating reduction in disease activity in patients with CLE and SLE with active lupus rash

Enpatoran is a potential first-in-class oral therapy for CLE and SLE that is thought to selectively block the activation of Toll-like receptors (TLR)7 and TLR8