Roche's India head, Lara Bezerra, seen as unconventional in her overall strategic approach, is heading out of the company. Speculation is rife that questions around "business deliverables" may have contributed to the decision.

Lara Bezerra, Roche’s new managing director in India, outlines in an interview with Scrip how the Swiss multinational is now looking at the Indian market through a different lens and beyond short-term gains.

Chordia only came into being in late 2017 but has already struck its first major licensing-out deal with a major pharma firm. It is now looking ahead to taking forward a portfolio of novel oncology assets originally acquired from investor Takeda.