Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for US$ 10 billion

Acquisition aligns with Merck’s science-led business development strategy and expands pipeline and portfolio of treatments for cardio-pulmonary diseases

Lupin and Sino Universal Pharmaceuticals sign license and supply agreement for tiotropium DPI in China

SUP will obtain regulatory approvals for selling Tiotropium DPI in China

Lupin to use Honeywell’s HFO technology in inhalers

Lupin is set to become first Indian company to fully integrate Honeywell’s Solstice® Air in its respiratory inhalers at scale, redefining respiratory care with near-zero global warming potential propellants

AstraZeneca’s Breztri met primary endpoints in KALOS and LOGOS Phase III trials in asthma

Breztri is an inhaled triple-combination therapy approved for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sanofi & Regeneron’s Dupixent receives Japanese marketing approval to treat patients with COPD

Dupixent (dupilumab) approved as the first-ever biologic medicine in Japan for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Aerogen opens India HQ in New Delhi

The new office in New Delhi marks a significant funding in the APAC region and reinforces the company’s commitment to advancing respiratory care in India

GSK's Nucala application for COPD accepted for review in China

Around 100 million people live with COPD in China, accounting for almost 25% of all COPD cases globally

Senores Pharmaceuticals acquires ANDA for Roflumilast 250 mcg and 500 mcg tablets

AstraZeneca Pharma Pharma India to launch Breztri Aerosphere in Jan 2025

Sanofi’s dupixent approved in the US as the first-ever biologic medicine for patients with COPD

Dupixent is indicated for the approximately 300,000 adults in the US with inadequately controlled COPD and an eosinophilic phenotype