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INFOGRAPHIC: 2024 was a particularly quiet year for biopharma M&A, with no buyouts reaching the $5bn threshold, while alliance volume and valuations declined compared to 2023, as well.

With new Phase I/Ib results in kidney cancer, the HIF-2a inhibitor outshines Merck’s Welireg, but longtime Arcus partner Gilead decided not to exercise its option for casdatifan.

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader talk about compliance requirements that pharma and global capability centers may need to consider as India strengthens the framework for the protection of digital personal data.

While the main deadline for the application of the EU’s AI Act to most AI-enabled medical technologies already regulated under the medtech regulations is 2 August 2027, various more immediate deadlines also need meeting.

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader outline key compliance aspects that pharma and their global capability centers may need to factor as India moves to strengthen the framework for the protection of digital personal data.

PE firms Advent and Carlyle drove the biggest M&A deals in human and animal pharmaceuticals in India during 2024, a year that also saw Lupin strike deals with Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim to further its ambitions in the fast-growing diabetes space. Which segments look hot and what are the expected trends for deal making in 2025?

As the pharmaceutical sector evolves, the landscape of sales-driving indications is set for transformation by 2030. This article explores the therapeutic areas poised for substantial growth and examines how leading companies are strategically positioning themselves to capitalize on these emerging opportunities.

The landscape for primary biliary cholangitis or cirrhosis, PBC, is set to change if Intercept withdraws Ocaliva, which received its fourth safety alert from the US FDA and lost conditional marketing authorization in EU. Pink Sheet studies data from Citeline’s Pharmaprojects and separately Evaluate Pharma to reveal a promising clinical trials landscape and a sizeable market

Some five years on from the first approval of a novel drug originated in China, 10 first-in-class drugs of Chinese origin have been commercialized. But the results have been mixed, with few actual or potential blockbusters.

Keytruda, Ozempic and Dupixent were the three best-selling drugs by global revenues in the third quarter. AbbVie’s long-time cash cow Humira finally exited the top 10, slipping to 16th place.