Pivotal data presented at the ASCO GI meeting in liver and biliary tract cancers could add a couple of billion dollars to Imfinzi’s sales and breathe new life into the CTL4 inhibitor tremelimumab.

Cipla’s recent US approval with a partner for its 505(b)(2) hybrid lanreotide injection product signaled the firm’s intentions to broaden in the peptides and injectables space, as it looks to add hundreds of millions to its revenue base by Cipla’s 2027 financial year.

The next chapter of Cipla’s innovation journey goes beyond its core respiratory thrust to include new platforms spanning areas such as peptides, where it has seen its first major approval in the US and has multiple programs lined up. Devices and diagnostics are among the other avenues being explored as the Indian company seeks to bring more patients into the “funnel”.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued in 2021, the off-patent industry stepped in to provide relief in a variety of ways, whether through securing supplies of essential medicines or helping to manufacture and distribute newly-developed treatments.