German reimbursement of COVID-19 confirmatory tests has been reduced by one third, a decision that has frustrated both the testing labs and the diagnostics manufacturers who jointly provided the basis of the system that kept the coronavirus to within manageable proportions nationally.

India clears Opdivo patent, turning down pre-grant representations from four opposing parties including Dr Reddy's. The patent office rejected the opponents' arguments including those around obviousness and "inherent anticipation."

USITC’s initial decision in the Medytox and Daewoong botulinum dispute is favorable to Medytox and poised to take a toll on the Korean firm and partner Evolus as they face a 10-year ban on imports of their product to the US.

Despite the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic at the end of the period, Japan’s regulatory authorities maintained an annual pace of new drug approvals on a par with the previous year, with expedited programs helping several drugs to market.