Recent enforcement activities shed light on compliance challenges at ALI, UCB, Novo, Samsung, Nectar, Panacea and Beximco.

Scrip takes a look at what a listing of Mankind Pharma, which has thrice the revenues of Pfizer’s India unit and the fourth largest domestic pharma sales, would mean. A GPCR-based candidate against type-2 diabetes and obesity is in Phase I trials and a search on India’s trial registry reveals a study for an ayurvedic preparation against diabetes

Senior VPs from Novartis and Novo Nordisk offered suggestions ranging from protecting IP and fixing the perception of “elephants roaming the streets,” to “fit for purpose” global development plans to improve the research landscape in India, during a recent webinar, which also saw academia weighing in on various issues.

Torrent’s $245m acquisition of Curatio Healthcare has moved it up a rank to No.7 in the overall Indian pharmaceutical market apart from making it the market leader in cosmetic dermatology. While it’s a pricey deal, factors like growing prevalence of skin diseases and shift towards e-commerce bode well for future revenue growth in a nascent market