Mankind Pharma has licensed Novartis’ heart failure therapy Entresto in India, executive chairman Ramesh Juneja tells Scrip. The privately-owned company has also acquired the generics business of Panacea in India and Nepal for over $255m.
Mankind Pharma Strikes Two Deals • Source: Alamy
Mankind Pharma Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Novartis AG to license the heart failure therapy Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) that the latter sells in India as Vymada.
“We will market and distribute the product under our brand Neptaz and Novartis will manufacture it,” Ramesh Juneja, founder and...
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