Lilly to invest $1 billion+ in new contract manufacturing in India

Investment to expand manufacturing and global medicine supply capacity

Roche’s AI-based kidney disease algorithm gains European certification

The new algorithm will be introduced as part of Roche’s CKD Algorithm Panelon thenavify Algorithm Suite

Health Secretary Srivastava chairs meeting with states/UTs on quality and rational use of cough syrups

States exhorted to ensure rational use of cough syrups, particularly among children, as most coughs are self-limiting and do not require pharmacological treatment

FDA supports new ANDA prioritization pilot to support US generic drugs

AGC Pharma Chemicals opens new €100 million manufacturing plant in Spain

It represents a 30% increase in the company’s production capacity and introduces a segment dedicated to highly potent active ingredients

India invites applications under PRIP scheme to drive pharma-medtech innovation

Early stage projects of up to Rs. 9 crore eligible for up to Rs. 5 crore assistance and later stage projects of up to Rs. 285 crore eligible for up to Rs. 100 crore assistance

FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq + lurbinectedin as first-line maintenance therapy for lung cancer

Combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 46% and risk of death by 27% in pivotal phase III IMforte study

Supriya Lifescience’s Ambernath facility receives WHO GMP certification

With global certification in place, the Ambernath site expands Supriya’s footprint beyond APIs into high-margin formulations

AstraZeneca Pharma India receives sale, distribution approval from CDSCO for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan 100mg/5mL vial lyophilized powder

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan 100mg/5mL vial lyophilized powder for concentrate for solution for infusion is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) solid tumors

Briefs: Panacea Biotec, Lotus Eye Hospital and Uflex

Panacea Biotec receives Rs. 315 crore LoA from UNICEF