In an interview with Scrip, Lupin’s MD Nilesh Gupta spoke about seeking alliances to address the anti-obesity market in India post a demand surge for Wegovy and Mounjaro, the company’s thrust into pharma-adjacent businesses, the limited impact so far of the Israel-Palestine conflict on Indian pharma and more.
Lupin Limited has been adding touch points with patients over the past few years, entering pharmaceutical-adjacent areas like diagnostics and patient rehabilitation. Besides, it is now restructuring legacy businesses like Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) while entering new verticals like contract development and manufacturing (CDM).
Scrip caught up with managing director Nilesh Gupta to understand the intent behind such moves and gauge the strategic direction...
The Swiss pharma company is rebalancing the portfolio, emphasizing best-in-class drugs and moving into new areas like cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
In this week's episode: Trump’s UK drug pricing win; Novo explains semaglutide Alzheimer's rationale; J&J and Novartis on this year’s biggest M&A deals; a look at the mixed performance of CAR-Ts; and Akeso’s goals beyond ivonescimab.
Pipelines in bioconjugates continue to develop, from ADCs to XDCs, with radionuclide drug conjugates (RDCs) and antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs) leading the expansion.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
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