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As per the agreement, Dr Reddy's will be responsible for technology transfer at its manufacturing site.2 min read Last Updated : Oct 02
2024 | 8:06 PM IST
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday said it has tied up with Gilead Sciences for the manufacture and commercialisation
of the HIV drug Lenacapavir in India and 120 other countries.
The company has entered into a royalty-free non-exclusive voluntary
licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Ireland UC for the drug, the Hyderabad-based drug maker said in a statement.Click here to connect
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Lenacapavir is a US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved drug indicated for the treatment of human
immunodeficiency virus a type 1 (HIV-1) infection in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multi-drug resistant HIV-1 infection failing
under investigation for the prevention of HIV (PrEP) which is yet to be approved globally.
Gilead Sciences first launched Lenacapavir
under the brand name Sunlenca in the US and Europe markets in the year 2022.
As per the agreement, Dr Reddy's will be responsible for
technology transfer at its manufacturing site, conducting bioequivalence/clinical studies, product registration and launch in the agreed
markets, it said.
Additionally, the agreement grants licence to the drug maker to manufacture and commercialise Lenacapavir for the
indication of prevention of HIV (PrEP) in 120 countries, if approved, it added.
"The collaboration with Gilead will help us make this
latest treatment option available to patients in 120 primarily low- and lower- middle income countries, including in India," Dr
Reddy's Laboratories CEO API and Services Deepak Sapra said.
Many of these countries have a very high disease burden of HIV, he
added.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is
auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Oct 02 2024 | 8:05 PMIST
