Anova launches AI-powered patient matching platform to speed clinical trial enrollment

Clinical trial enrollment has long been a bottleneck in drug development

Anil Koul joins Mankind Pharma as Group Chief Scientific Officer

More than five drug candidates from his team progressed to human trials including drugs like Rilematovir (Phase IIb), and Bedaquiline

EMA backs higher-dose Wegovy, clearing path for greater weight loss option in Europe

EMA backs Eylea 8 mg for retinal vein occlusion

The positive CHMP opinion is supported by results from the Phase III QUASAR trial

Merck wins key EU backing to expand use of PAH Drug WINREVAIR

WINREVAIR is currently the first and only activin signalling inhibitor approved for PAH across all 27 EU member states

Suven Life Sciences achieved 100% patient enrolment in Phase-2b clinical trial of Ropanicant for MDO

The Phase-2b study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that will enroll approximately 195 patients across 35 sites in the USA

Pfizer’s TUKYSA shows major benefit in first-line maintenance for metastatic breast cancer

The Phase 3 HER2CLIMB-05 trial showed a 35.9% reduction in risk for patients treated with TUKYSA

Bristol Myers Squibb scores FDA priority review for Opdivo in advanced hodgkin lymphoma

The FDA aims to make a decision by April 8, 2026

New oral SERD from Roche delivers significant survival edge in early breast cancer

At the trial’s pre-specified interim analysis, giredestrant achieved a hazard ratio of 0.70, marking a statistically significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival

Only 4-5 Indian pharma companies have a strong presence in Russia but the opportunity is far bigger now: Manish Kumar, Vice-Chairman, Moscow Chamber of Commerce, Indian Commission; and President, Soltex Group

India has deep strengths in reverse engineering and API development, while Russia has strong capabilities in certain vaccines, biologicals, and niche therapeutic segments. Collaboration can significantly shorten R&D timelines