Scoop : Sandoz shutters India formulations R&D

Sandoz, the generics arm of Swiss drug maker Novartis AG, has decided to shutter a second research and development (R&D) centre in India in under 12 months.  This time it is the formulations or finished dosage forms R&D unit located in Kalwe, near Mumbai, that is facing closure affecting 147 employees. Novartis India confirmed the …

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Straws in the wind? Sandoz to shut API devt centre in India

Sandoz, the world's second-largest generic drugs company and a unit of Swiss drug maker Novartis has decided to shut its active pharmaceutical ingredients or API development facility near Mumbai.  A Novartis spokesperson said in an e-mail to this writer that this was part of "recent project portfolio optimization within Sandoz Global Development." The spokesperson added …