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Lupin rolls out cancer drug dasatinib in US after FDA nod
MUMBAI, NAPLES (FLORIDA): Lupin Limited has launched dasatinib tablets in the United States after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application. The product has been developed in partnership with Pharmascience Inc.
The tablets are available in strengths ranging from 20 mg to 140 mg and are bioequivalent to Sprycel, the branded drug marketed by Bristol Myers Squibb. Dasatinib is used to treat Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia across various stages, as well as Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in both adult and paediatric patients.
According to IQVIA data, Sprycel recorded estimated annual sales of $930 million in the US for the 12 months ended October 2025, underlining the commercial potential of Lupin’s generic launch.
Headquartered in Mumbai, Lupin operates across more than 100 markets and has a strong presence in branded and generic medicines, complex generics, biotechnology products and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Pharmascience, based in Montreal, is among Canada’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, supplying medicines to over 50 countries worldwide.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
