Merck Life Science’s top executives in India tell Scrip how they are helping biologics companies in APAC on their mRNA therapy journey. In the wide-ranging discussion, use of AI, the startup environment for biotechs and the changing face of manufacturing in India also came up.

Alkem’s ‘affordable’ cetuximab biosimilar set to take on Erbitux in India, even as Merck KGaA pursues a court case seeking information and data related to efficacy and interchangeability of the Indian company's product.

The arrangement ends a nearly 10-year collaboration between Pfizer and Merk KGaA on the PD-L1 inhibitor that, despite some success, never reached its ultimate goal.