Manthan 2026 wraps up, spotlighting India’s life sciences & clinical research future

India in the Changing Landscape of Life-Sciences Research & Development

Rakuten Medical teams up with LOTTE Biologics to boost production of innovative cancer therapy

LOTTE Biologics will provide advanced manufacturing services for monoclonal antibody intermediates and their conjugates

Agno Pharma acquires Actylis Eugene, expanding US API manufacturing footprint

The Eugene facility, with more than 20 years of history, houses a 16,000-square-foot R&D lab and a newly constructed 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility

Sun Pharma launches Unloxcyt for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treatment

UNLOXCYT is an evolution in checkpoint inhibition and is now available for the treatment of adults in the U.S. with mCSCC or laCSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation

Avantium and Packamama join forces to revolutionise wine packaging with plant-based polymer

The partnership aims to fuse Avantium’s breakthrough materials with Packamama’s expertise in low-emission, innovative wine bottles

Bayer acquires Attralus’ cardiac amyloidosis imaging agents

The deal to acquire AT-01 (124-Iodine-evuzamitide) and AT-05 (PAR-Peptide + technetium-99m) underscores Bayer’s commitment to expanding in molecular imaging and advancing precision cardiology

Max Healthcare teams up with Google to enable direct appointment bookings

The feature will be available across all Max Healthcare facilities, offering patients consistent and convenient access to services nationwide

Vivere Oncotherapies secures more than $10M to tackle hard-to-treat ‘cold’ tumors

Lantern Pharma launches AI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru to scale precision drug discovery globally

GEA to power new biotechnology fermentation hub in Netherlands

BFF provides bookable fermentation upscaling capacity, process expertise, and quality procedures for pilot campaigns, generating decision-grade data without companies needing to build their own facilities