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Strides CEO: US COMPETES Act Creates Quality Differentiator

Examining Upcoming HIV Therapies

 
• By Vibha Ravi

The $1-10m penalties prescribed on erring global manufacturers in the US COMPETES Act will create quality differentiators, Strides CEO R Ananthanarayanan tells Scrip. He also discusses the potential that Mark Cuban’s firm holds for Indian companies and Strides' evaluation of upcoming HIV therapies.

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US COMPETES Act Has Implications For Manufacturing In US And Out • Source: Alamy

In February, the US House of Representatives passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength Act (The America COMPETES Act), aimed at providing resources for the expansion of domestic output.

Significantly, it also allows the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose monetary penalties of $1-10m on manufacturers for...

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