As the global generics industry had predicted, the unexpected growth seen in the first quarter of 2020 due to forward buying caused by COVID-19 levelled off in the second quarter. However, a few companies managed to report a “mixed” second quarter or a positive first half for 2020, even after experiencing challenges, such as operational interruptions, posed by the pandemic.

Alvogen’s newly created B2B unit, Adalvo, has partnered with AmbioPharm for the co-development and licensing for the commercialization of several complex pharmaceutical products, including difficult-to-make peptides, in key global markets.

Sawai has followed-up on a raft of approvals announced earlier this year with launch plans, including for the first generics of Daiichi Sankyo’s Memary (memantine hydrochloride) Alzheimer’s disease treatment in three presentations.