Lupin has selected a CEO to lead its fresh API CDMO business venture, while the UK’s off-patent group BGMA has appointed a new vice-chair. Meanwhile, ChemWerth has welcomed a familiar face as its new president and Coherus has elected a new board member with a focus on immuno-oncology.

The Phase III ESLIM-01 study with HUTCHMED’s Syk inhibitor sovleplenib met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a 48.4% durable response rate for chronic immune thrombocytopenia, significantly higher than placebo. Global development appears to be accelerating and a multinational dose-finding Phase Ib study has also been initiated.

Gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration is one of two later-stage gene therapies flagged in CVS Caremark’s latest pipeline report that are outliers because they target conditions afflicting millions of patients and could dramatically increase Part B spending.

While Lupin is “truly excited with the potential” ahead, the uncertainty around upcoming product launches paints a different financial picture.