M&A activity of pharma CMOs will continue despite challenging borrowing environment, says GlobalData

CMOs showed an increasing reluctance to take on debt in 2022

Novartis acquires DTx Pharma to develop siRNA therapies

Deal includes DTx-1252, a potential therapy for the neuromuscular disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A), and two additional preclinical programs for other neuroscience indications

Biotech startups are crucial to India’s future economy, says Dr Jitendra Singh

India’s bioeconomy jumped from $8 billion in 2014 to $100 billion and the country now targets $150 billion by 2025

Merck to expand reagent production capacity in China

The €70 million investment will allow the large-scale manufacturing of high-purity reagents for quality control and testing for biopharma customers, increasing annual output by several thousand tons

Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma Phase II trial with survodutide shows nearly 19% weight loss in people with obesity

Survodutide has a novel mechanism of action (agonism of the dual GCG/GLP-1 receptors) that may have direct effects on energy expenditure in the liver in addition to decreasing appetite

Sun Pharma presents data from Phase 1 studies of GL0034

GL0034 is a novel, investigational glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) being studied for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity

Industry needs to establish a self-regulatory body to maintain the quality of the pharma products, says Dr Mandaviya

Mandaviya reviews preparedness to the ongoing heat wave in 7 affected states

Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work

Mandaviya inaugurates G20 co-branded event of PMNCH, Geneva on health

Dignitaries and delegates commend India’s leadership in Global South during G20 India Presidency

Lupin signs MoU with Govt. of Maharashtra to combat rising prevalence of cardiovascular diseases

The partnership aims to prioritize the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases while working to reducing their long-term prevalence