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How Syngene Is Revving Up Capabilities In ADCs, PROTACs

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Syngene’s CEO talks to Scrip about how the firm is deepening capabilities in areas like ADCs, PROTACs and why the US Inflation Reduction Act may not necessarily shrink outsourced small molecule work. The executive also shares his view on the China ‘rebalancing’ trend amid geopolitical tensions and the US BIOSECURE Act.

Syngene deepens play in new modalities • Source: Syngene

There’s a lot going on in the external operating environment for contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMOs) and firms like Syngene International Ltd. are navigating the turbulence resolutely, gearing for wins when opportunities emerge alongside deepening their expertise in new modalities.

BIOSECURE Act, Comparative Pilots

Frontline CRDMOs like Syngene see momentum in dual sourcing and the China rebalancing trend no matter which way things go for the US BIOSECURE Act.(Also see "

In an interview with Scrip, Jonathan Hunt, managing director and CEO of Syngene outlined how the firm was shaping its suite of capabilities in platforms such as antibody drug...

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