In December 2021, Cipla received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to market Cipmolnu (Molnupiravir 200mg) as an oral antiviral medication in India for the treatment of adult COVID-19 patients with a SpO2 >93% and a high risk of disease progression, including hospitalisation or death.
In September 2021, Cipla Limited subscribed to 5% equity shares (on a fully diluted basis) of Swasth Digital Health Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, to leverage digital technologies and build digital healthcare infrastructure, according to the company's regulatory filing to the exchanges.
In August 2021, Cipla and Kemwell Biopharma signed a joint venture agreement for the development, production and commercialisation of biosimilars.
In August 2021, the generic version of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Durezol® received the final approval from Cipla (Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion - 0.05%)
In May 2021, the company posted financial results for Q4 FY21 with net revenues of Rs. 4,606 crore (US $622.7 million) and net profit of Rs. 412 crore (US $55.7 million).
In May 2021, Cipla launched a real-time COVID-19 detection kit ‘ViraGen’ that is based on multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology.
In May 2021, it entered a licensing agreement with Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical company, to gain access to COVID-19 drugs. Under the agreement, Cipla received royalty-free, non-exclusive licensing rights to manufacture and commercialise the drug ‘Baricitinib’ in India.
In March 2021, Cipla received the final approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Sumatriptan Nasal Spray, 20 mg, from the United States Food and Drug Administration. In US, the product recorded sales worth ~US$ 53.3 million in 2020.
In March 2021, the company announced that its subsidiary, Cipla Gulf FZ LCC, will partner with Alvotech for marketing and distribution of four biosimilar medicines in Australia and New Zealand.
In January 2021, it announced to procure solar energy from a 20-MWac (megawatt, alternating current) group captive project in Tuljapur, Maharashtra, that was commissioned in partnership with AMP Energy India.
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