Bayer seeks approval for key heart drug in India

Bayer seeks approval for key heart drug in India

San Sebastian (Spain): Pharmaceutical major Bayer has filed for approval to market its patented drug finerenone in India for treating certain heart failure patients, a potential boost in a country increasingly grappling with early onset of heart disease. Finerenone, branded as Kerendia, received USFDA approval in July 2025 for treatment of heart failure with a…

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Bayer starts pivotal Parkinson’s cell therapy trial

Bayer starts pivotal Parkinson’s cell therapy trial

Bayer’s much-anticipated stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease is gathering momentum, with dosing in phase 3 trials now underway. The first patient has already been treated with bemdaneprocel, a one-shot treatment designed to replace the dopamine-producing neurons that degenerate in Parkinson’s, which is being developed by Bayer’s BlueRock Therapeutics subsidiary. Meanwhile, Bayer is also making…

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