25.06.2020 - 18:32 [ businesstoday.in ]

Coronavirus cure: Gilead signs pacts with 4 more firms for manufacturing of remdesivir

(14.06.2020)

Gilead Sciences Inc has signed agreements with four pharma companies, Dr Reddy‘s Laboratories Ltd, Biocon arm Syngene International Ltd, Zydu Cadila Ltd and Egypt-based Eva Pharma Pvt Ltd, for manufacturing and sale of remdesivir, which has shown greater impact during initial two phases of trials. The company had previously signed pacts with five other companies including Cipla, Jubilant Life, Hetero Drugs, Mylon and Pakistan‘s Ferozsons Laboratories.