Scrip takes a look at what a listing of Mankind Pharma, which has thrice the revenues of Pfizer’s India unit and the fourth largest domestic pharma sales, would mean. A GPCR-based candidate against type-2 diabetes and obesity is in Phase I trials and a search on India’s trial registry reveals a study for an ayurvedic preparation against diabetes

Gains from its COVID-19 vaccine made Serum Institute’s founder the world’s richest healthcare billionaire. But the demand for boosters hasn’t materialized as expected, leading to a deal with Biocon being tweaked. Meanwhile, gains from India’s first indigenously-developed HPV vaccine and Oxford-partnered malaria vaccine seem imminent.

HPV vaccines have come a long way since their launch in 2006, though not without their share of bumps and misinformation campaigns. US pediatric infectious disease specialist, Dr Kenneth Alexander, talks to Scrip about how data has evolved, why the US may not be the best example to emulate for HPV vaccination and new products on the horizon, among other topics.

Senior VPs from Novartis and Novo Nordisk offered suggestions ranging from protecting IP and fixing the perception of “elephants roaming the streets,” to “fit for purpose” global development plans to improve the research landscape in India, during a recent webinar, which also saw academia weighing in on various issues.