US House passes Bill reauthorizing FDA rare disease incentive program

Ginkgo Bioworks teams with Carnegie Mellon on cancer detection program

The collaboration aims to combine synthetic biology with cutting-edge detection technology to create a first-of-its-kind oral pill embedded with tumor-targeting sensors

Health Minister Nadda to launch Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 in the first week of Jan. 2026

Indian Pharmacopoeia is now recognised in 19 countries, reflecting growing international confidence in India’s regulatory and scientific capabilities

Kashiv BioSciences secures Rs. 684 crore funding to build one of India’s largest biopharma facilities

The new single-use commercial facility will be among India’s largest, featuring advanced technologies to produce high-quality biologics and specialty pharmaceuticals

GSK strikes deal with US to lower prescription drug costs & boost respiratory medicine access

GSK will make most of its inhaled respiratory portfolio and other products available on a direct purchasing platform, offering savings of up to 66%

Bristol Myers Squibb to provide Eliquis free to Medicaid

The pharma company will donate more than seven tons of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to bolster the American supply chain

AstraZeneca India receives permission from CDSCO for Datopotamab Deruxtecan powder

The receipt of this permission paves way for the marketing of Datopotamab Deruxtecan powder for concentrate for solution for infusion 100 mg (r-DNA origin) in India

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

$22 million BARDA project taps ProteoNic Tech to boost life-saving monoclonal antibody manufacturing

The multi-partner team will integrate new technologies across the entire mAb production workflow, from cell line development to purification

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