Kaléo announces appointments and new government business unit

S. Sridhar resigns as Managing Director of Pfizer

Sridhar will continue to serve in his current position of Managing Director for as long a period as required until the identification, selection and transition to the new leadership takes place in the company.

Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Q1 FY23 revenue down 14.9%

EBITDA stood at Rs. 39.9 crore and EBITDA margin for the quarter was 38.2% whereas Profit After Tax (PAT) stood at Rs. 17.5 crore translating into a PAT margin of 16.7%

Natco Pharma appoints Dr. Pavan Ganapati Bhat as Executive Director

He has over 25+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical Industry and has been working with the company for the past 6 years

Briefs: Zydus Lifesciences and Kimia Biosciences

The inspection concluded with four Form 483 observations. None of the observations were related to data integrity.

HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 trial of Patritumab Deruxtecan initiated in patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Patritumab deruxtecan is a specifically designed potential first-in-class HER3 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered and being developed by Daiichi Sankyo.

Health-tech startup Clinikk opens 18 primary care centers across Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Clinikk has raised $6.4 Million so far from marquee investors such as MassMutual Ventures, 500 Startups, Times Internet and prominent angels like Kunal Shah, Rohit MA, Rajan Anandan etc.

JB Pharma records revenue growth of 30% in Q1 FY23

Profit after Tax stood at Rs. 105 crore as compared to Rs. 119 crore on account of higher treasury income in Q1 FY22, non-cash ESOP cost, depreciation on account of acquired brands and finance costs in Q1 FY23

ENHERTU approved in the U.S. as the first HER2 directed for low metastatic breast cancer

Based on DESTINY-Breast04 results which showed Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s ENHERTU reduced risk of disease progression or death by 50% and increased overall survival by more than six months versus chemotherapy

Ube to buy API Corp. from Mitsubishi Chemical

APIC is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that offers a wide range of services such as synthetic route design, pilot manufacturing, investigational medical manufacturing, and commercial production, by making full use of integrated processes that combine organic synthesis technologies and biotechnologies it has cultivated over many years