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

FDA completes inspection of SMS Pharma’s Vizag facility

The inspection concluded with one minor observation in Form 483

OTR Therapeutics and Zealand Pharma join forces to target metabolic diseases

The companies aim to expand treatment options for millions living with metabolic disorders

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

Lilly moves forward with $3.56-per-share acquisition of Adverum

Agilent and Monash Malaysia launch cutting-edge BioDiscovery hub to boost regional biotech

The collaboration will establish the MUMPMP–Agilent BioDiscovery Hub

Praxis Precision hits milestone in fight against rare paediatric seizures

The EMBOLD study evaluated relutrigine for patients with SCN2A and SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

Terray Therapeutics hits milestone in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb

Terray and BMS aim to accelerate small molecule drug discovery by harnessing EMMI’s integrated experimental and AI capabilities

Peapod Bio teams up with Enamine to supercharge drug discovery

Peapod Bio’s proprietary technologies can efficiently identify inhibitors and binding molecules for virtually any target

Excelsior Sciences raises $95 million for drug discovery with AI-ready chemistry

Excelsior aims to make reshoring affordable and strategic, shielding nations from geopolitical disruptions