NPIL Hives off Drug Discovery Operations (India)
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical giant Nicholas Piramal India (NPIL) announced on August 31 that it would hand off its drug discovery operations to a separate entity. The new company, tentatively known as NPRC, would be primarily responsible for further testing of the 13 formulas NPIL currently has in development. NPIL is the third major Indian pharmaceutical corporation to transfer drug research to an independent company. Dr. Reddy's Labs and Sun Pharma have already made the change. (Click here for more