Lundbeck seeks to ward off Alembic and Hetero over alleged patent infringing activity pertaining to its depression therapy vortioxetine in India. The product is seen as one of the key drivers of growth in 2021 for the Danish company, which has settled infringement proceedings with over half a dozen generic opponents so far in the US.

A lack of new launches and price erosion caused a sharp dip in Torrent’s Q3 US revenues, but the company plans to ramp up its presence in Brazil and Germany to build momentum. Meanwhile, the field force in India has been downsized with an aim to defocus on older brands.

A confluence of factors promoting the rapid adoption of health care AI is expected to make 2021 a pivotal year for the technology, as demonstrated by product launches at RSNA 2020.

Rhizen is entitled to royalties on net sales of US FDA-approved Ukoniq, being commercialized by partner TG Therapeutics, and expects to take the lymphoma treatment to India. CEO suggests the first-in-class PI3K/CK1 epsilon inhibitor, discovered by Rhizen, bests competitors including Bayer's Aliqopa.