Torrent’s $245m acquisition of Curatio Healthcare has moved it up a rank to No.7 in the overall Indian pharmaceutical market apart from making it the market leader in cosmetic dermatology. While it’s a pricey deal, factors like growing prevalence of skin diseases and shift towards e-commerce bode well for future revenue growth in a nascent market

The start-up will secure $70m from Genentech, after closing a series B financing, while it moves its first CAR-T program into the clinic for ovarian cancer later this year.

Private Company Edition: Acelyrin will use its latest funding for Phase III development of izokibep in inflammatory diseases. Also, ArsenalBio raised $220m to take its programmable cell therapies into the clinic and RayzeBio’s $160m series D round will fund clinical trials for its radiopharmaceuticals. 

Zydus is set to join Natco in chipping away at BMS’ blockbuster Revlimid with its generic version, probably from Q2 while Aurobindo expects to launch by FY24. Revenues from this drug are expected to offset erosion of generic Asacol revenues even as Zydus expects volume growth and new launches to help grow its US business.