Dr Reddy’s shapes journey to the top 5 league on home turf, backed by a string of deals with big pharma to bridge portfolio gaps and supplement its base business. Can they deliver impactful gains in the competitive Indian market?

Cipla is stepping into the oligonucleotides space, where it also hopes to help shape the regulatory environment. Action is also anticipated in ‘big, identified areas’ such as obesity that may see potential partnering opportunities with Eli Lilly, with which the Indian firm has an existing alliance for diabetes therapies.

Dr Reddy’s shapes journey to the top 5 league on home turf, backed by a string of deals with big pharma to bridge portfolio gaps and supplement its base business. Can they deliver impactful gains in the competitive Indian market?

Indian firms accounted for over 50% of prescription volumes in five of the top 10 therapy areas in the US in 2022, as also 15% of the volume share of biosimilars, delivering savings and widening patient coverage a study by IQVIA said, while also highlighting supply chain risks that need attention.