Having licensed rights to Movantik from AstraZeneca in February, RedHill has now offloaded EU rights to Cosmo. Calliditas to obtain PBC candidate in bid to acquire Genkyotex.

Zydus Cadila expects domestic sales to improve and the US generics business to grow in “mid to high” single digits during FY21 after both saw a coronavirus-related hit in Q1. Meanwhile, approvals for a few biologics are expected, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has just entered Phase II studies and the firm has just launched its Remdac version of remdesivir.

Zydus Cadila expects domestic sales to improve and the US generics business to grow in “mid to high” single digits during FY21 after both saw a coronavirus-related hit in Q1. Meanwhile, approvals for a few biologics are expected, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has just entered Phase II studies and remdesivir launch looms.

Novavax has granted Serum Institute rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in selected regions, in another endorsement of the Indian group's capabilities. The agreement, which expands on an earlier association, gives Serum exclusive marketing rights in India until the deal ends and non-exclusive rights for developing countries to the end of the pandemic, with the US firm getting half of net revenue.