Illexcor Stake Gets Zydus Once-Daily Candidate For Sickle Cell Disease

Recent Novartis, Pfizer Setbacks

A stake acquisition in US venture Illexcor allows India's Zydus to get in on the ground floor for a potential once-daily sickle cell disease treatment. The candidate showed promising preclinical results in a field that has yielded mixed outcomes for global majors like Novartis, Pfizer and Novo Nordisk

Zydus Throws Its Gladiator Helmet In The Sickle Cell Disease Arena
Zydus Throws Its Gladiator Helmet In The Sickle Cell Disease Arena (Shutterstock)

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