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Sanofi to buy US firm Principia Biopharma for $3.7 bn

Sanofi says it would buy all of the outstanding shares of Principia for $100 per share in cash, representing an aggregate equity value of approximately $3.68 billion on a fully diluted basis

1 min read17 Aug 2020
Companies

Strides Pharma appoints ex-Cipla COO Ananthanarayanan as MD & CEO

Strides Pharma in September announced that it would invest an additional $40 million over a five year period for a controlling stake in biopharmaceutical firm Stelis Biopharma Pvt LtdStelis Biopharma is in the business of biopharmaceuticals, contract manufacturing and biologics research services

1 min read8 Jan 2020
News

Meet this 24-year-old boy who became a billionaire overnight

The founder of Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. and his wife are transferring about a fifth of the company’s share capital to their son Eric Tse, making him one of the world’s richest people overnight

2 min read30 Oct 2019
Companies

AstraZeneca earmarks $90 million in India investments over next 5 years

The investment commitment would span across AstraZeneca's diverse footprint in India with an aim to strengthen its manufacturing, clinical operations, patient safety regulatory science, IT services and commercial operations

1 min read18 Apr 2018
Companies

Aurobindo Pharma in talks to buy Shreya Life Sciences’s Russia business

The acquisition deal between Aurobindo Pharma and Shreya Life Sciences for the latter's Russia business is potentially valued at $80 milllion to $100 million

2 min read30 Aug 2017
Industry

Industry wary over government’s new pharma policy

The current draft pharma policy may have a negative impact on growth and profitability of the industry due to continued emphasis on price control, say industry officials and analysts

3 min read21 Aug 2017
Companies

Samsung looks beyond smartphones to next-gen biologics

Samsung BioLogics is building a $740 million factory that will give it the capacity to become the No. 1 producer by volume of a class of drugs called biologics

6 min read16 May 2017
Companies

Aurobindo Pharma buys 4 biosimilar products from TL Biopharmaceutical

TL Biopharmaceutical will supply all the developmental data for four molecules and Aurobindo Pharma or its affiliates will develop, commercialize and market the products globally

2 min read10 Feb 2017
Opinion

Pharma’s pricing troubles will get worse in 2017

Despite raising list prices, big pharma's have been unable to boost revenue, thanks to steep discounts and flat prescriptions

3 min read28 Dec 2016
Companies

Advanced Enzyme Technologies buys 70% stake in JC Biotech for Rs50 crore

The acquisition will significantly boost market share of Advanced Enzyme Tech in the enzymes space and enable it to enter the biopharmaceutical molecules space

1 min read28 Oct 2016
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