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Biocon launches Ustekinumab biosimilar Yesintek in US market
MUMBAI: Biocon Biologics Ltd has announced the US launch of Yesintek (ustekinumab-kfce), one of the first biosimilars to Janssen’s Stelara® to enter the American market.
The biosimilar, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in December 2024, is indicated for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Yesintek will be available in all formulations currently offered by the reference product.
Biocon Biologics chief executive officer & managing director Shreehas Tambe called the launch “a significant step in our commitment to improving the lives of patients with inflammatory conditions” and noted it represents the company’s first US product launch since becoming a fully integrated global biosimilars organisation.
The monoclonal antibody disrupts IL-12 and IL-23 mediated signalling associated with immune-mediated diseases. Clinical studies demonstrated Yesintek has similar pharmacokinetic, safety, efficacy and immunogenicity profiles compared with Stelara®.
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation chief education, support and advocacy officer Laura Wingate described the launch as “a meaningful advancement for eligible chronic disease patients, who now have more treatment options available.”
Biocon confirmed Yesintek will have commercial payer coverage at launch alongside a patient assistance programme that includes benefits verification and copay support, with eligible patients potentially paying as little as $0.
Josh Salsi, head of North America at Biocon Biologics Inc, emphasised that healthcare providers switching to Yesintek can expect “a seamless treatment experience covering the same indications and dosing options.”
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Inshorts Group chief Deepit Purkayastha joins IAB video council for Southeast Asia and India
The co-founder and chief executive of the short-form content platform has been inducted into the IAB SEA+India Video Council, giving India a stronger voice in shaping digital video frameworks
NOIDA: India has long been the world’s most chaotic, multilingual and mobile-first digital market. Now, one of its most prominent short-video executives is getting a seat at the table where the rules are written.
Deepit Purkayastha, co-founder and chief executive of Inshorts Group, has been selected as a member of the IAB SEA+India Video Council for 2026. Run by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the council brings together senior leaders from Southeast Asia and India to shape standards, best practices and measurement frameworks for the fast-evolving video and digital advertising ecosystem.
The timing is pointed. According to the IAMAI-Kantar Internet in India Report 2025, over 588 million Indians are now consuming short-video content, with growth increasingly driven by rural and non-metro audiences. India’s active internet user base has crossed 950 million, with 57 per cent of users now coming from rural markets. Yet the frameworks that govern how video consumption is measured and monetised were largely designed for single-language, Western markets and have struggled to keep pace with the scale, diversity and complexity of India’s digital landscape.
Purkayastha is no stranger to these debates. He already serves on the AI Council at Marketing and Media Alliance India and as co-chair of the Digital Entertainment Committee at the Internet and Mobile Association of India. His induction into the IAB SEA+India Video Council extends that influence into the global video standards arena.
Inshorts Group sits squarely at the intersection of these forces. Its flagship product, Inshorts, India’s highest-rated short news app, reaches 12 million active users with 60-word news summaries. Its sister platform, Public App, reaches 80 million monthly active users across more than 700 districts and 12 languages, serving communities that most global platforms barely register.
Purkayastha said the opportunity was about building something more representative. “India today sits at the centre of the global video ecosystem, but the frameworks that define how value is created and measured have not always kept pace with the realities of our market,” he said. “Being part of the IAB SEA+India Video Council is an opportunity to contribute to a more representative and future-ready approach, one that accounts for diversity in language, context, and user intent.”
As a council member, Purkayastha will contribute to shaping regional standards across video advertising, measurement and platform governance, with a focus on frameworks that are native to India’s multilingual, mobile-first ecosystem rather than imported from global benchmarks designed elsewhere.
For years, India has been content to play by rules written for other markets. Purkayastha’s induction is a signal that it is done waiting to be consulted and ready to start writing them.
