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Piramal Alternatives invests Rs 110 crore in Biodeal Pharmaceuticals

The funding will be utilised to improve Biodeal's infrastructure and production capacity

Advent PE begins merger process of Suven Pharma and Cohance Lifesciences

The merged platform will have mid-30s EBITDA margins, 30 per cent Return on Capital Employed (RoCE) and stable cash flow generation over FY20-23, the statement said

Earnings downgrade a bitter pill for pharma major Divi's Labs stock

Gross margins improved by 313 basis points on a sequential basis to 60.7 per cent given lower raw material costs and improved product mix

GlaxoSmithKline Pharma Q3 results: Profit declines 72% to Rs 46 crore

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals on Monday said its consolidated net profit declined 72 per cent to Rs 46 crore for the December quarter. The drug firm had reported a net profit of Rs 165 crore in the year-ago period. Total income increased to Rs 833 crore for the third quarter of the current fiscal as compared with Rs 826 crore in the year-ago period, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals said in a statement. "We remain committed to new category development in areas like adult immunisation with products like Shingrix to make a positive impact to the lives of the patients in India," GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals MD Bhushan Akshikar said. The company would continue to drive operational efficiency and explore new innovative solutions, including omnichannel strategy, to expand reach and coverage to the target segments, he added. Shares of the drugmaker declined 1.91 per cent to Rs 2,334.20 apiece on the BSE on Monday.

Akums Drugs files IPO papers with Sebi to raise Rs 680 cr via fresh issue

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The initial share-sale is a combination of fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 680 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 1.86 crore shares by promoters and an existing investor, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Saturday. Those selling shares in the OFS are Sanjeev Jain, Sandeep Jain and Ruby QC Investment Holdings Pte Ltd. The company is looking to raise Rs 136 crore through a pre-IPO placement. If such placement is undertaken, then fresh issue size will be reduced. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to repay debt, fund working capital requirements of the company, pursue inorganic growth initiatives through acquisition and for general corporate purposes. Founded in 2004, Akums is a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering a comprehensive range of ...

USFDA finds new manufacturing lapses at pharma co Eli Lilly's plant: Report

Lilly said in a statement to Reuters that the inspection followed a company request to the FDA to make a change to its manufacture of migraine treatment Emgality

Bayer AG to hold off breakup plans despite investor pressure: Report

CEO Bill Anderson, at the helm since June last year, said in November he is weighing options to break apart the diversified company in a staggered fashion but would not rule out keeping all businesses

Lupin gets USFDA nod to market generic hyperuricemia treatment drug

Pharma major Lupin Ltd on Thursday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market its generic Febuxostat tablets, indicated for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in adult patients with gout. The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is for the abbreviated new drug application for Febuxostat tablets of strengths 40 mg and 80 mg, a generic equivalent of Uloric tablets, 40 mg and 80 mg, of Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc, Lupin said in a regulatory filing. The product will be manufactured at the company's Pithampur facility in India, it added. The company said Febuxostat tablets of strengths 40 mg and 80 mg are indicated for the chronic management of hyperuricemia (elevated serum uric acid level) in adult patients with gout who have an inadequate response to a maximally titrated dose of allopurinol; who are intolerant to allopurinol, or for whom treatment with allopurinol is not advisable. Febuxostat tablets had estimated annual sales of U

Price push: Domestic pharma market grew by 6.8% in 2023, shows data

With an 8 percent growth in the anti-infectives category, it is not surprising that GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) Augmentin is the top selling brand in 2023, second year in a row

Glenmark cuts diabetes drug cost by 70% with first Indian biosimilar launch

Drug, marketed under the brand name Lirafit, is priced at approximately Rs 100 for a standard daily dose of 1.2 mg

Fostering R&D and innovation in pharma and medtech sector

The government pushes the frontier through an enabling policy and a novel scheme

Exports to Australia see upward trend, owing to duty concessions under ECTA

Government officials said that there has been an uptick in exports of products, where duty concessions have been given under the trade deal

Lupin to acquire products in Europe, Canada from Sanofi for Rs 91 cr

Home-grown pharma major Lupin Ltd on Friday said it acquired a portfolio of established products in Europe and Canada from Sanofi for a purchase consideration of EUR 10 million (Rs 91 crore). Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA, Switzerland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has signed an asset purchase agreement with Sanofi, a French multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company, for the purpose, Lupin said in a regulatory filing. The purchase consideration is EUR 10 million (Rs 91 crore) plus sales milestones up to EUR 8 million (Rs 72.8 crore), contingent upon future sales, it added. Under the agreement, Lupin will acquire brands AARANE in Germany and NALCROM in Canada and the Netherlands. The turnover of the said brands in these markets for the year ended March 31, 2023 was about USD 6.494 million (Rs 53.7 crore), the company said. "The proposed transaction is of strategic interest by bringing accretive assets in the respiratory field to help structure the company's new ..

GlaxoSmithKline completes VRS scheme as part of its business review

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals has also established an Omnichannel Team, leveraging technology to enhance its reach and coverage across target segments

India's pharma business can reach $130 bn by 2030: Industry experts

India's pharmaceutical business may exceed USD 130 billion by 2030, supported by expanding market opportunities and heightened demand in the overseas markets, industry experts said on Tuesday. The business stood at over USD 50 billion for the 2022-23 fiscal, they noted. Chairman of PharmExcil (Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India) Veeramani S V said the Indian pharmaceutical industry is on a compelling growth trajectory, evidenced by an 8 per cent year-to-date increase in exports and a remarkable 29 per cent surge in October alone. "This growth is propelled by expanding market opportunities, heightened demand in the USA, and critical shortages of medicines in the US and Europe. Despite challenges in CIS countries, the global reception of Indian pharmaceuticals remains positive," he said. Veeramani noted that the domestic market has exhibited impressive growth, exceeding 10 per cent. "Driven by this momentum, I am confident in reaching the 130 billion mark by 2030," he

TMSEp564: Turmeric problem, EVs vs IGL, Prashant Jain, Ozempic effect

How big is India's adulterated turmeric problem? Will EVs eat into IGL's future? What does Prashant Jain think of markets in Samvat 2080? What is the Ozempic effect? All answers here

Pharma result preview: US stable, India muted in the second quarter

Hospital occupancy rates rise 200-400 bps, while diagnostic sector sees seasonal benefits

PM Janaushadhi Kendras-like stores for animal medicines on the cards

The Janaushadhi Kendras are a collaboration between government agencies and private entrepreneurs

Marksans Pharma gets USFDA approval for Esomeprazole Magnesium Capsules

The product will be manufactured at Marksans Pharma's formulation manufacturing facility in Goa, India

Suven Pharma gets a new board as Advent International completes stake buy

Advent had announced the acquisition of a significant stake in Suven Pharma in December of the previous year from the Jasti family