Plus deals with Synaffix/Emergence, Helsinn/Juniper and Sanyou/Shanghai KangaBio, while Takeda/Finch and Dong-A/Beactica ended prior collaborations. 

GSK and Sanofi will continue to defend against all claims alleging ranitidine increased risk of cancer. Four Rx generic firms reach settlements in first case scheduled for trial. Former US OTC Zantac marketers GSK and Sanofi, which markets the Zantac OTC brand in the US, along with former Rx brand marketer Pfizer could pay $1bn to $2bn each in potential settlements, analyst predicts.

GlaxoSmithKline will continue to defend itself against all claims alleging ranitidine increased the risk of cancer. Four generic firms reach settlements in the first case that had been scheduled for trial. GSK, Sanofi and Pfizer could pay $1bn-$2bn each in potential settlements, an analyst predicts.

Syngene’s COO, Mahesh Bhalgat, tells Scrip the firm is better placed than some peers to serve clients for biologics-based advanced therapies and address the cost element for new modalities like mRNA. He also outlines the research, development and manufacturing services company's capabilities in oligonucleotide-based therapeutics, an area that's seeing growing interest.