Novartis draws up perpetual license agreement with Cipla for its vildagliptin brand in India. Experts weigh in on some deal nuances and whether the DPP-4 inhibitor can deliver long-term value in an ultra-competitive segment.

Most CEOs/MDs at leading listed foreign and domestic drug firms in India took home bigger pay packages in 2021-22, a period that also saw several top-level exits including at Abbott, Pfizer and Sanofi. Scrip examines some of the wider trends around executive compensation.

More foreign pharma firms, this time Sanofi and GSK, are reorganizing sales and marketing efforts accompanied by layoffs in India. Scrip talks to experts about what’s driving the right-sizing and the wider trend.

Big pharma appears to be resetting operations in India fueling some concerns of waning interest. In Vivo looks at what the realignment means or doesn’t.