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Whiteboarding Ideas From Novartis, Novo To Address India’s Elephants In The Room, ‘On Streets’

Biome In India Set Back By COVID-19

 
• By Vibha Ravi

Senior VPs from Novartis and Novo Nordisk offered suggestions ranging from protecting IP and fixing the perception of “elephants roaming the streets,” to “fit for purpose” global development plans to improve the research landscape in India, during a recent webinar, which also saw academia weighing in on various issues.

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Elephant In The Room To Elephant On The Streets – Fixes To Draw Research Partners To India • Source: Shutterstock

Novartis AG and Novo Nordisk A/S have long recognized India’s potential in research and development, the former running its collaborative innovation program “Biome” here and Novo a R&D unit, one among 12 set up globally.

A recent webinar organized by industry bodies Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in partnership with India's Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), had Novartis’s senior vice-president and India head for global drug development Sadhna Joglekar and senior

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