Aurobindo
2 April 2020
Aurobindo
In 2018, the Medicines Patent Pool and Aurobindo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreeing to exchange information and business leads to fast-track the development and uptake of the antiretroviral dolutegravir (DTG). MPP signed licences with ViiV Healthcare for DTG for adult and paediatric care and has signed sublicences with 13 generic manufacturers to produce DTG and DTG containing formulations for low- and middle-income countries. Aurobindo has a similar but direct licence for DTG with ViiV Healthcare. Under the terms of the new collaborative agreement, Aurobindo will share information on development timelines, regulatory status, technical challenges and sales of DTG in developing countries. MPP may provide Aurobindo with technical assistance and inform procurers about the company’s state of readiness to supply DTG products. Aurobindo holds licences for other MPP-licensed treatments, lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir, daclatasvir, cobicistat, elvitegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide.