Zydus MD On Pipeline-In-A-Drug Approach, Partnering Intent

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Zydus MD Sharvil Patel talks to Scrip about a pipeline-in-a-drug approach for novel molecules like ZYIL-1, the intent behind deals with Daewoong and LiqMeds and expected timelines for trial readouts of its PBC/NASH candidate saroglitazar

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Zydus Group Managing Director Sharvil Patel Is Leading The Company's Growth In New Areas • Source: Zydus Lifesciences Ltd

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has been expanding the number of indications for which its novel molecules are being studied as it follows the "pipeline-in-a-drug" model successfully implemented by others like Abbott for Humira (adalimumab) and Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for Dupixent (dupilumab).

While the approach has created multibillion-dollar drugs in developed economies like the US, in growing economies like India, where affordability and access are essential to strategy, it could help recoup substantial R&D costs while

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