Sun Pharma discontinue development of SCD-044 drug after trial disappointment

Sun Pharma discontinues work on its experimental skin drug SCD-044 after Phase 2 trial results fall short of goals for treating psoriasis and atopic dermatitis

Bristol Myers Squibb and BioNTech sign up to $11 billion cancer bispecific antibody collaboration

BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb will jointly execute a broad clinical development program to evaluate and advance BNT327 across numerous solid tumor types

Sanofi exercises license extension option to Nurix’s STAT6 program

his is the second license extension of a Nurix autoimmune disease program by Sanofi in the last 90 days

Zydus to acquire Agenus’ US manufacturing facilities, forays into global biologics CDMO business

iNGENu CRO, Quantum BioPharma to launch Australian trial for chronic nociplastic pain in MCAS patients

The trial targets MCAS/MCAD, an under-recognized, debilitating condition with an unknown cause and no cure

Sigachi Industries FY25 revenue surges 25%, EBITDA 46%

Newly commissioned MCC in Jhagadia and Dahej and CCS project expansions will unlock an additional 8,800 MTPA, fuelling year-over-year revenue gains of 20%-30% in excipients

Sanofi acquires US biopharma firm Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 billion

Adds fast-growing and only approved medicine for advanced and indolent systemic mastocytosis to the Sanofi portfolio

Merck withdraws Biologics License Application for Patritumab Deruxtecan

The decision to withdraw the BLA is based on topline overall survival (OS) results from the confirmatory HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 trial where OS did not meet statistical significance

USV’s ‘United for BP Control’ Mission takes aim at India’s blood pressure epidemic

The initiative was announced at World Hypertension Congress, Chennai

Zydus receives USFDA ‘Fast Track Designation’ for novel oral inhibitor ‘Usnoflast’

Usnoflast has previously also received ‘Orphan Drug Designation (ODD)’ from the USFDA