Merck As Anchor, Scale As Lever, Aurobindo Looks To Spar With Lonza, WuXi Group

Ryzneuta Licensed From Evive To Give Boost

Starting off with MSD as an anchor partner, Aurobindo plans to eventually spar with the likes of WuXi and Lonza while building scale for its biologics CDMO business. Meanwhile, EMA approval for a greenfield project in China and an US FDA nod for Ryzneuta, licensed from Yifan’s Evive Biotech, signal a boost

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Aurobindo's CDMO Is Preparing To Fight Entrenched Competitors • Source: Shutterstock

Aurobindo Pharma Limited plans to use economies of scale to differentiate its fledgling Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) Theranym Biologics Pvt Ltd from its Indian counterparts, while building a sustainable revenue stream from anchor client MSD.

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