Aurobindo Pharma shares rise 3% after subsidiary signs license for generic version of Nilotinib Capsules
Shares of Aurobindo Pharma went up by 3% after the company announced that its subsidiary Eugia Pharma has signed a voluntary license with Medicines Patent Pool to create and market a generic version of Nilotinib Capsules. Aurobindo Pharmas wholly-owned subsidiary Eugia Pharma Specialities has entered a voluntary sublicensing agreement with Medicines Patent Pool to manufacture and market the drug in 44 low and middle-income countries for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.