Takeda launches blockbuster gastrointestinal drug vedolizumab in India, stepping up the tempo on the back of the local base provided by its acquisition of Shire. More expansion in the country appears to be in store for the Japanese firm.

Having secured FDA approval, the UK's Acacia Pharma will market Byfavo, the first new product in the sedation space in decades, which was licensed from Italy's Cosmo and developed by Germany's Paion.

A recent military skirmish with China and a 35-40% average increase in prices of drug raw materials has seen India step up scrutiny of imports from the country. While the industry is seeking a hike in domestic formulations prices, product shortages are not expected in the short term.

G1 Therapeutics had been talking about marketing its recently filed myelosuppression therapy for small cell lung cancer on its own. However a deal with Boehringer represents an alternative "capital efficient launch structure."

With two revenue-generating products already on the market and Phase III data pending on Filsuvez for epidermolysis bullosa, CEO Joe Wiley has told Scrip that a US listing will give Amryt more visibility and credibility when it comes to future licensing and acquisition possibilities.

COVID-19 has generated a mind-boggling one billion-plus mentions on social media, unleashing unstructured big data rich in insights. Experts explain why pharma may well want  to“listen in” more raptly to such conversations across therapy areas while shaping some aspects of business strategy.

Private equity group Carlyle has acquired 20% of Piramal’s pharma business for close to $500m, with the Indian group expected to use the capital raise to bolster organic and inorganic growth and deleverage the balance sheet.

With Lilly, Pfizer and Novartis duking it out for early-stage breast cancer patients, how many drugs for the same indication is too many?

The UK government is putting £50m into a fund that is aiming to build new life science companies based on world-class research and innovation from emerging hubs across the country.