Why Zydus Life is in focus and why Bernstein sees nearly 30% upside

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- ✓Zydus Lifesciences shares are in focus on Wednesday, October 14, after two major USFDA updates.
- ✓The regulator issued five observations for the Moraiya plant following an inspection.
- ✓However, the USFDA also accepted a review for a Keytruda biosimilar.
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Shares of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. are in focus on Wednesday, October 14, due to two announcements made by the company a day prior with regards to the US drug regulator.
While the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) issued five observations for Zydus Life's manufacturing facility in Moraiya, Ahmedabad, it also accepted to review the Biologics License Application (BLA) of a proposed biosimilar to Keytruda (pembrolizumab). Global investment banking firm Bernstein is positive regarding the latter.
Five observations for Zydus' Ahmedabad plant
Zydus Life informed the exchanges on Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspected the company's manufacturing plant at Moraiya, Ahmedabad from October 5 to October 13, 2026. The inspection closed with five observations, it said.
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