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SECTOR | 17 Sep 2026

Dr Reddy's expands pact with Gilead for investigational HIV prevention drug

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The use of twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention is also approved by the USFDA and the European Medicines Agency; the WHO also recommends twice-yearly lenacapavir in its guidelines for HIV prevention

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SECTOR | 16 Sep 2026

Medical device trade margins in sharp focus again after Maharashtra FDA survey

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Maharashtra FDA flags 2,841% mark-up; nine years ago NPPA flagged trade margins on stents

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SECTOR | 09 Sep 2026

A dose of innovation

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Pharma sector needs a supportive environment

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SECTOR | 07 Sep 2026

Data sharing on alternatives to animal testing

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European Medicines Agency's new pilot aims to foster the regulatory acceptance of New Approach Methodologies

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2026

Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count: Africa CDC

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Congo has officially recorded 5,713 confirmed infections and 2,744 deaths through Aug. 25. An outbreak three times that size would imply about 17,100 infections

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SECTOR | 26 Aug 2026

AI-Driven Drug Discovery: Reshaping Pharma R&D Economics and Pipeline Productivity

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Deven Choksey

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping pharma R&D by potentially reducing the traditional 10–15 year drug development cycle by 60–70% and costs by 25–40%, while improving clinical success rates.

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SECTOR | 24 Aug 2026

Medical device firms get relief from separate licence for outsourced sterilisation

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Earlier, manufacturers had to obtain a separate loan licence even when they sent their products to an outside sterilisation facility that was already licensed under the rules

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SECTOR | 21 Aug 2026

Medical devices sector needs more local value addition, component manufacturing: Pharma Secretary

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The government is considering further support for manufacturers as it seeks to deepen India's medical devices supply chain beyond assembly operations

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SECTOR | 20 Aug 2026

CEPI-backed studies to assess Ebola vaccine response against Bundibugyo ebolavirus

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Researchers will analyse immune responses in previously vaccinated people to determine whether existing Ebola vaccines could offer protection against the related virus.

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SECTOR | 19 Aug 2026, 02:36PM

Congo Ebola outbreak hits 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts

Business Standard

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed, outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions. Data from Congo's Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday, as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable, fueled by insecurity, displacement and intense population movements. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history. Starting from the first detected case, it has spread about three times faster than an outbreak from 2014 to 2016 across West Africa, which was the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record with more than 11,000 deaths.