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‘Everything Cannot Be Locally Produced,’ Says IGBA Chair

Sudarshan Jain Also Warns Against Reliance On Single-Source APIs

 
• By Akriti Seth

In an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin, IGBA chair Sudarshan Jain said that a resilient and diversified supply chain is critical, but localized production may not be the answer to everything. IGBA secretary general Suzette Kox and Jain discussed key lessons to be learned from COVID-19, the IGBA’s focus on regulatory harmonization, and challenges in driving the adoption of generics, biosimilars and value-added medicines.

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IGBA chair calls for co-ordination between Europe, India and the US for a resilient supply chain • Source: Alamy

“The International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association supports a diversified supply chain but the answer for everything is not localized production,” said Sudarshan Jain, chairman of the IGBA and secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, in an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin.

Jain insisted on a resilient and diversified supply chain, but pointed out that “if we have localized production for everything...

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