Strides files for a biosimilar to Eli Lilly’s Forteo (teriparatide) in the EU, marking the beginning of its journey in the biosimilars segment. Meanwhile, it hopes to enter a manufacturing tie-up with COVID-19 vaccine players in H2 while also planning a launch of favipiravir in markets outside India.

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