Novo Nordisk India’s managing director Vikrant Shrotriya discusses the launch of Ozempic, the company’s plans to lead India’s fast-growing obesity drug market, and how it is navigating competition and upcoming generic threats. Novo's India market strategy for Ozempic based on an interview is here.
5 min read12 Dec 2025The company recently received market authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its drug Vorasidenib, a first-in-class, oral therapy for adults or children over 12 with grade-2 gliomas or types of brain cancer, with specific genetic mutations.
2 min read10 Dec 2025The development is expected to have significant implications for India’s generic drugmakers, which are raring to enter the fast-growing anti-obesity drug market.
4 min read2 Dec 2025Divi’s Laboratories, Piramal Pharma, Wockhardt, Cipla, Laurus Labs, Aurobindo Pharma, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories were among the top gainers in the Nifty Pharma index.
1 min read10 Oct 2025While India-focused drugmakers are ramping up dealmaking to expand portfolios, access key therapies, and gain scale, US-focused giants like Sun Pharma, Cipla, and Dr. Reddy’s are holding back, opting for selective acquisitions to expand in other geographies.
5 min read9 Oct 2025Rubicon Research's IPO opens for subscription on October 9 and closes on October 13, with a fresh issue of shares aggregating ₹500 crore and an offer for sale of ₹877.50 crore. Listing is expected on October 16 on NSE and BSE.
3 min read6 Oct 2025The Anlon Healthcare IPO will be available from August 26-29, with plans to raise ₹121 crore. The company specializes in high-purity pharmaceutical intermediates and has a global presence, supplying products to over 15 countries.
3 min read25 Aug 2025Eli Lilly has rolled out a prefilled pen version of its weight-loss drug Mounjaro at the same price as vials, aiming to capture India’s growing anti-obesity market as Novo Nordisk pushes Wegovy.
2 min read13 Aug 2025The Nifty closed the session down 0.82% at 24,565 points, extending its weekly losses for the fifth straight week with another 1.13% decline. The S&P BSE Sensex also ended lower by 0.72% at 80,599, finishing the week nearly 1% down. This marks the longest weekly losing streak.
4 min read1 Aug 2025A promising experimental drug is one more sign of the impending disruption the booming Chinese biotech industry could bring to U.S. biopharma.
4 min read16 Jul 2025Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.