Deals

Cipla has bolstered its ophthalmology portfolio and increased its global offering after chalking up an agreement to add Formosa Pharmaceuticals’ USFDA-approved clobetasol propionate 0.05% ophthalmic suspension.

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Along with financial backing from the Canadian government, a fresh, decade-long partnership with Sandoz Canada will allow Delpharm to carry out modernization plans for its manufacturing facility in Boucherville, securing the local supply chain for sterile injectable medicines.

Sweden’s Xbrane has struck a deal to transfer its R&D operations in Sweden and its Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) biosimilar candidate to Alvotech, in a transaction worth around $27m. However, Xbrane told Generics Bulletin that it was not getting out of biosimilar development altogether.

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An interactive look at pharma, medtech and diagnostics deals made during February 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.

Fresenius Kabi has become the latest biosimilar sponsor to settle US litigation with Amgen over its Prolia/Xgeva rivals. The German firm revealed to Generics Bulletin details of launch dates for its denosumab in both the US and Europe.

Both vexed by bankruptcies and opioid litigation, Endo and Mallinckrodt will merge in a deal valued at $6.7bn. The new company will spin out its generics and sterile injectable business.

Biocon Biologics is partnering with Civica to supply insulin aspart drug substance that will be used for final US manufacturing by Civica at its plant in Petersburg, Virginia.

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