Shaping a healthier world by developing our pipeline in growing therapeutic areas

Story Corporate 19 March 2025

We aim to have a portfolio and pipeline that is tailored to the needs of our markets, with an increasing number of complex products with high barriers to entry.

We are increasingly leveraging our active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Jordan to introduce vertically integrated products for all our businesses, particularly for our MENA portfolio.

In MENA we are seeing the impact of a rapidly growing population, increasing prevalence of cancer and chronic diseases, and disparities in healthcare access. As a result, we have enhanced our focus on R&D and are investing in higher-value medicines, focusing on those used to treat chronic illnesses. We are introducing first-to-market and first-generic products and are investing in sales and marketing to support these efforts – 75% of our top 20 pipeline projects over the next five years are planned as first to market or first generic opportunities. We also work with global innovators to bring treatments and wider healthcare solutions, including Guardant Health for cancer diagnostics, Rakuten Medical for cancer treatments and Junshi Biosciences for an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.

The portfolio and pipeline for our Injectables business addresses a wide range of therapeutic areas, and a large portion of our pipeline is focused on drug delivery methods or dosages that will improve processes in hospitals, such as products delivered in ready-to-use formats. This is further strengthened through the Xellia acquisition. Today, around 30% of our Injectables pipeline products are classified as differentiated or complex.

Our Generics pipeline is addressing the market need for more complex generic products. We are a leader in nasal sprays and have strong respiratory capabilities. We will leverage this expertise as we develop the next-generation generics in these and other areas. We continue to enhance our pipeline and building differentiation, including increasing the number of 505(b)(2) and other complex filings.