Piramal is continuing on its acquisitive spree, snapping up a basket of injectable products from Janssen that are expected to give the diversified Indian group a foothold in the $20bn-plus global generic injectable hospital drugs market.

Astellas’s senior director, head of enterprise insights and digital solutions, digital, analytics and technology tells Scrip how data analytics and deductive hypothesis-oriented simulation are driving improved strategic decision-making across the organization. He also outlined some early generative AI use cases and the promise of digital twins in medicine.

A new report discusses the priorities that India should focus on to leapfrog towards transformative innovation. Big pharma’s expanding global capability centres (GCCs) in India are also contributing to the innovation ecosystem while positioning the country as the global industry's “backbone”.