Novo Nordisk strikes deal with Hims & Hers, expands access to Ozempic & Wegovy in US

Under the deal, Hims & Hers will offer patients access to FDA-approved versions of Ozempic and Wegovy at the same self-pay prices available through other telehealth platforms

Lonza expands manufacturing pact with Genetix to meet rising demand for gene therapy ZYNTEGLO

Lilly expands affordable access to diabetes & obesity medicines under new medicare programme

Starting January 1, 2027, Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide), Mounjaro (tirzepatide), and orforglipron, if approved, will be available through participating Medicare Part D plans

Avio Smart teams up with Huwel Lifesciences to roll out next-gen molecular diagnostics in India

Huwel’s diagnostic solutions leverage open RT-PCR system

Lonza to sell capsules & health ingredients business for $3 billion in major strategic shift

Liberate Bio bags key CAR-M patents, eyes first clinical trials in 2026

The licensed intellectual property covers methods and designs for CAR constructs engineered to function in myeloid cell populations

Alembic enters US branded market with first sales of Pivya UTI treatment

Pivya is Alembic’s first branded pharmaceutica product in the US and is being marketed through Alembic Therapeutics LLC

Esperion to acquire Corstasis, gaining first FDA-approved nasal spray Diuretic

Theravance Biopharma winds down Ampreloxetine programme after Phase 3 miss

Syntis Bio launches first patient dosing for groundbreaking oral obesity therapy

SYNT-101 is a once-daily oral pill engineered to redirect nutrient absorption beyond the small intestine’s duodenum