Shanghvi Gives Sun An M&A Dose Of Growth
Pharma billionaire sees 63% rise in net worth as acquisitions pay off.
Pharma billionaire sees 63% rise in net worth as acquisitions pay off.
Sun Pharma chairman leads the pack with a net worth of ₹2.32 lakh cr; Cyrus Poonawalla follows with ₹1.71 lakh crore.
DCGI lists categories of drugs eligible for this concession, including orphan drugs for rare diseases and new drugs used in pandemic situations
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an association of 23 leading pharma companies, seeks direct and indirect tax benefits from Budget to encourage research and investment in pharma sector
Digitising regulatory submissions is expected to accelerate drug approvals, while new tax benefit policies are anticipated to boost R&D
The industry expects an enhanced healthcare spend of 2.5% of GDP to boost infrastructure and R&D activities.
The IPO of the country’s fourth largest pharma company by domestic sales comprises an offer for the sale of 4 crore equity shares by the promoters and existing investors.
Budget allotted ₹89,160 crore for healthcare sector for FY2024, less than 3% increase from previous year. In FY23, spending on healthcare was only 2.1% of GDP.
Indian pharma companies have increasingly de-risked their operations by slowly and steadily increasing sales to non-US markets, says India Ratings and Research.
RLI is expected to provide an extra financial cushion, in addition to the existing R&D sops available to pharmaceutical and biotech companies operating in India.