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

Industry-academia partnership key to advancing R&D agenda, says Dr. Jitendra Singh

Growing patent filings and tier-2 innovators reflect expanding national research base

Aptar acquires Brazilian pharma packaging firm Sommaplast

Sommaplast’s portfolio includes closures, droppers, dispensers and dosing cups, supporting a broad range of oral dosing applications

Briefs: Sun Pharma and Venus Remedies

Sun Pharma to set up Rs. 3,000 crore greenfield formulations facility in MP

Philips unveils helium-free 3.0T MRI innovation at RSNA 2025

The BlueSeal Horizon 3.0T platform incorporates advanced magnet technology

Jubilant Pharmova appoints Daniel J. O Connor as CEO of Jubilant Therapeutics

O'Connor brings over 30 years of leadership experience in the biotechnology and oncology sectors

Roche launches first rapid point-of-care test for whooping cough

The PCR-based test, delivered via Roche’s cobas liat system, allows results to be obtained during a patient consultation in GP practices and Emergency Rooms

Promotion of indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing

PLI scheme for Bulk Drugs has a total budgetary outlay of Rs. 6,940 crore

Avandra Health acquires DatCard and Sorna to build industry-leading medical imaging platform

The acquisitions merge DatCard and Sorna’s expertise in clinical data sharing with Avandra’s de-identified patient data aggregation platform

Imugene reports strong early results for Azer-cel in aggressive blood cancer trial