Cambrex advances $120M US API expansion with Charles City Engineering milestone

The milestone moves the company closer to its previously announced $120 million US expansion, with groundbreaking slated for late 2026

Merck strikes $6.7 billion deal to acquire terns, bolstering cancer pipeline

TERN-701, a next-generation therapy targeting chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a form of blood cancer that still presents treatment challenges despite decades of advances

ImmunityBio scores first Asian approval for ANKTIVA in Macau

The Macau authorization followed a regulatory review that considered prior decisions by both the US FDA) and the European Medicines Agency

Japan okays new long-acting eye drug

It promises fewer injections for vision loss patients

Bayer wins world-first nod in Japan for low-dose MRI contrast agent

Call it a major breakthrough for diagnostic imaging

Somerset smashes fund target, raises $288M to power India’s healthcare transformation

Glenmark slashes cost barrier with India launch of GLIPIQ diabetes therapy

The once-weekly treatment targets Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with demonstrated efficacy and safety

Godavari Biorefineries secures Japanese patent for antiviral compounds

The patent protects antiviral compounds developed by the company that inhibit Vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) activity in cells, a mechanism involved in viral infection pathways

Avid Organics launches first commercial-scale bio-based glycolic acid at in-cosmetics Global

India’s largest glycolic acid manufacturer will unveil AviGa Bio HP70 on April 14, 2026

LGM Pharma commits $15M to US facilities in major CDMO expansion

This follows a $6 million expansion in Rosenberg in 2025 and signals a major push to boost commercial capacity, expand R&D capabilities, and meet rising demand for US-based drug product manufacturing