What Is Fuelling Cell And Gene Therapies In India?

07 Apr 2025

Bharat Biotech is the latest entrant in India’s cell and gene therapy space, joining majors like Intas Pharma, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Dr. Reddy’s. An indigenously developed CAR-T cell therapy launched last year, what is driving growing interest and success in cell and gene therapies?

Cell And Gene Therapy Is Picking Up Pace In India (Shutterstock)

While the first gene therapy trial on humans was performed in 1990 by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, in 2003 China became the first country to approve a gene therapy product, an oncolytic adenovirus Gendicine for treatment of advanced head and neck cancers.

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Enzene Sees Tariff Exemptions For India, Front-Ends US Capacity

22 Apr 2025

• By Vibha Ravi

Enzene's CEO Himanshu Gadgil anticipates exemptions for Indian products from US tariffs expected to be imposed on pharmaceuticals. In an interview ahead of the US Vice Premier's India visit, he also talks about front-loading capacity at Enzene's US plant and a change in its biosimilars strategy

US Tariffs And Manufacturing Concentration: Double-Edged Sword?

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• By Anju Ghangurde

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