Granules India and Central Bureau of Narcotics unite to tackle drug abuse

Granules India sponsored an initiative to ignite a drug-free revolution and contribute towards an empowered society

AstraZeneca announces US$400 million investment in reforestation and biodiversity

New reforestation projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda in addition to existing projects including in Australia and Indonesia

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

Lilly's phase 2 retatrutide results show the investigational molecule achieved up to 17.5% mean weight reduction

Lilly to further investigate retatrutide for the treatment of obesity in the TRIUMPH phase 3 clinical program

Lonza collaborates with Vertex on cell, gene technologies manufacturing

Under the terms of the collaboration, Vertex and Lonza will partner in the process development and scale-up for the manufacturing of the product portfolio and co-invest to build a dedicated new facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (US)

Wacker Biotech partners with Caeregen Therapeutics on regenerative treatment for vision loss

As Caeregen’s CDMO partner for CTR-107, Wacker Biotech will produce drug substance at its site in Halle, Germany, and complete clinical trial drug product production at its site in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Seven manufacturers sign sublicence agreements with the MPP to produce generic versions of Shionogi's COVID-19 oral antiviral ensitrelvir

Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2 by selectively inhibiting the viral 3CL protease.

USFDA approves Pfizer’s Litfulo for adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata

LITFULO is the first and only treatment for severe alopecia areata approved for patients as young as 12

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