Stada’s head of Europe, Steffen Wagner, is set to become the new CEO of Advanz early next year, while current CEO Graeme Duncan will step down and take a new role as special advisor to the board. Advanz is also appointing a new chief financial officer, with Merck Healthcare’s Andreas Stickler set to succeed Adeel Ahmad in January.

Xbrane Biopharma has taken a key step on its journey to begin generating cash from operations by early 2024 at the latest, after its Xlucane biosimilar ranibizumab asset was submitted to the European Medicines Agency by co-development and commercialization partner Stada.

Neuraxpharm has appoints Viatris’ head of finance in Germany as its new commercial central region officer and country manager to strengthen its position in the German market, while Stada has hired a new head of consumer health in Germany. Meanwhile, the AAM has made multiple key appointments and Hyloris, Siegfried and Mayne Pharma have made top-level additions.

Stada has struck a deal to partner with Italy’s NTC to market a portfolio of ophthalmic brands in the MENA region. At the same time, the German generics giant has agreed a distribution deal for the Czech Republic with Latvia’s Kalceks.