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The peptide silence

The more they’ve spent, the less they’ll say.

TIMES SAID ₹ CRORE COMMITTED SAI LIFE 28 <300 NEULAND 19 1,460 DIVI’S 13 2,000 TALK GOES ONE WAY. MONEY GOES THE OTHER.
Sai Life28
Neuland19
Divi’s13
Laurus9
Anthem4
Gland3
Piramal0
Syngene0
“Peptide”, times said

Peptides are what every serious player is building for. Talk about them, and money spent on them, run in opposite directions.

Sai Life says “peptide” twenty-eight times and has committed, on its own estimate, “probably less than ₹300 crores” through 2028. Neuland says it nineteen times and says “GLP-1” not once — while spending ₹121.6 crore in one quarter inside ₹1,460 crore approved.

Divi’s, with about ₹2,000 crore committed, was asked directly whether the quarter contained GLP-1 supply:

“See, I cannot answer that question if you ask me about GLP-1s or small molecules.” Dr Kiran S. Divi, CEO · Divi’s Laboratories · 1 August 2026

Laurus, on semaglutide: “we are not able to discuss any project-specific details.” Piramal and Syngene did not use the word once — and have the two worst returns on capital in the group.

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