Business & Industry

Global pharma in Q1‑2026 is defined by pricing shocks in the US and Europe and a powerful growth shift to Asia. Explore how policy, margins, M&A and regional strategies are reshaping the pharmaceutical industry.

Egypt is stepping up its push to reinforce its pharmaceutical research landscape by deepening pharmaceutical cooperation with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, aligning with a wider national agenda to strengthen healthcare capabilities and drug development infrastructure. In this context, the Egyptian Drug...

Swiss drugmaker Roche has expanded its artificial intelligence infrastructure by deploying more than 2,100 NVIDIA chips, strengthening its computational capabilities to accelerate drug and diagnostics development. The move, centred on a large-scale Roche AI factory, reflects the company’s ongoing...

Novartis has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Cosentyx (secukinumab) for the treatment of paediatric patients aged 12 years and above with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The FDA approval expands the therapy’s...

Neuland Laboratories is preparing to launch a new commercial peptide manufacturing facility at its 17-acre Bonthapally manufacturing campus, with the first phase expected to become operational in the summer of this year. The project forms part of a broader...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the use of leucovorin, a long-established generic medicine, for the treatment of a rare genetic disorder associated with autism-like symptoms. The decision does not extend to children diagnosed with autism...

The UK government and national regulators have introduced a coordinated regulatory roadmap aimed at enabling space-based drug manufacturing, marking a significant step toward commercialising drug production in microgravity environments. The initiative brings together the UK Space Agency, the Medicines...