China’s NMPA approves Zydus-licensed anaemia drug Desidustat

Desidustat tablets are a novel oral HIF-PHI approved for treating anaemia in non-dialysis adult CKD patients

Curatis and Neupharma strike major deal to bring brain tumor therapy to Japan

Neupharma gains exclusive rights to develop and commercialize corticorelin for peritumoral brain edema

Veristat expands global trial & regulatory services as Chinese drugmakers push overseas

The expansion builds on Veristat’s work helping Chinese pharmaceutical firms such as Hansoh Pharma and CStone Pharmaceuticals

Roche reports Phase III persevERA breast cancer trial results

Giredestrant shows promise despite missing primary goal

Roche shareholders back full slate of proposals, approve record dividend increase

Dr Severin Schwan was re-elected as Chairman of the Board with 97.75% of the votes

Codis expands UK manufacturing with groundbreaking spray dryer

The new equipment will be installed at Codis’ 400,000-square-foot Haverhill facility and is expected to be operational by 2027

Frontage Laboratories expands China presence with Teddy Lab acquisition

KIMS Hospitals makes bold entry into Bengaluru with two new super-speciality units

The hospitals house over 25 super-speciality centres and Centres of Excellence in Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and Chronic Disease Management

Lonza to set up Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad

Hyderabad emerged as Lonza’s preferred destination after an extensive global evaluation process

Merck delivers resilient 2025 performance despite global headwinds

Strong performances in its Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics divisions — particularly Process Solutions, Cardiovascular treatments and Semiconductor Materials — powered the company’s results