IndiaAI, CDSCO launch hackathon to accelerate health innovation approvals

AI challenge offers Rs 10 lakh top prize and potential ?50 lakh deployment contract; applications open till April 17

Transgene and NEC join forces to advance personalized cancer vaccine

TG4050 harnesses Transgene’s myvac platform and NEC’s AI-powered neoantigen prediction technology to tailor vaccines to each patient’s tumor

KIMS Hospitals launches cutting-edge Neurosciences Institute in Mahadevapura

Neurocrine Biosciences to acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion

The acquisition adds VYKAT XR (diazoxide choline), the first FDA-approved therapy for hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder, to Neurocrine’s portfolio

Biocon launches denosumab biosimilars Bosaya and Aukelso in US market

Interchangeable biosimilars to Prolia and Xgeva target osteoporosis and cancer-related bone complications in a $5 billion U.S. market

Lupin wins USFDA nod for generic Dapagliflozin tablets

Approval for 5 mg and 10 mg strengths, bioequivalent to Farxiga®, strengthens Lupin’s anti-diabetic portfolio in US market

Apnimed secures $150 million financing to fuel US launch of oral sleep apnea drug AD109

The financing includes a four-year interest-only period, extendable to five years if a net sales milestone is achieved

Merck moves to seal $53-a-share takeover of Terns Pharmaceuticals

The acquisition aims to bolster Merck’s hematology portfolio with Terns’ lead oncology candidate, TERN-701

EU nod to Rezurock for chronic GVHD in adults & teens

Chronic GVHD is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition, imposing profound physical and emotional burdens on a substantial proportion of patients following allogeneic stem cell transplantation

World Health Day: Late diagnosis, rising lifestyle diseases put young India at risk

Sharp increase in diabetes, hypertension and fatty liver in 30–50 age group