The Indian regulator says it is not considering emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines before completion of clinical trials, a stand validated by AstraZeneca halting trials of its vaccine candidate due to an adverse event in UK. Meanwhile, India has signed up for Phase III trials of Russia’s vaccine candidate

Lupin CEO Vinita Gupta shares plans to shift manufacture of albuterol and some other products to its US facilities, with a rollout of a generic to Teva’s ProAir expected soon. Enthused by Lupin’s first biosimilar introduction In Europe with etanercept and looking to up the company’s digital game, the executive says Amazon’s entry into India’s e-pharmacy space is not a near-term worry

With a proposed IPO, Gland Pharma’s parent company, Fosun Pharma, hopes to raise funds for its injectables business and possibly its COVID-19 vaccine. The move will also cut Chinese ownership against a backdrop of shaky relations between India and China. As investors warm up to pharma stocks, the timing seems right.