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India must bridge academia-industry research gap, says Pharma Secretary

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Pharma Secretary Manoj Joshi urges closer collaboration between Indian industry and academia to bolster pharmaceutical innovation.

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  • Pharma Secretary Manoj Joshi has called for enhanced cooperation between the Indian pharmaceutical industry, academia, and government research institutions to strengthen the national research ecosystem.
  • He identified a lack of interaction and mutual distrust as significant barriers to progress, urging companies to increase research and development investment.
  • Joshi also announced plans for a significant overhaul of India's pharmaceutical regulatory system to improve efficiency and competitiveness globally.

What to watch next

  • Upcoming government overhaul of the pharmaceutical regulatory system in the next one or two months.
  • Increased focus on industry-specific policy demands to improve regulatory outcomes.
  • Evaluation of pharmaceutical industry risk appetite for research and development investment.

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Manoj Joshi

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  • I have never seen any association function where you call DBT and CSIR and DST. You just call regulators and government functionaries
    [1]The Hindu BusinessLine1h agoOpen at the quote ↗
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    institutions, and called for greater interaction with organisations such as the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). “ I have never seen any association function where you call DBT and CSIR and DST. You just call regulators and government functionaries ,” he said. “There is a lot of distrust. I think we need to reduce that,” Joshi said, adding that there could be shortcomings on the side of government laboratories as well as industry. Research Ecosystem He said India

  • Keep pressurizing us so that we carry out the reform
    [1]The Hindu BusinessLine1h agoOpen at the quote ↗
    In the article

    in our regulatory system”. Joshi said industry pressure was important for pushing the government to undertake reforms, as government departments tended to be conservative because of the risk of making mistakes. “ Keep pressurizing us so that we carry out the reform ,” he said. “The pressure has to come either from people or from industry or people from above you for making changes. Otherwise, the tendency in government is always to be conservative and not to make a mistake.” He

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Named India · Gujarat · Mumbai · Telangana · Confederation of Indian Industry · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research · Department of Biotechnology · Department of Science and Technology · Manoj Joshi

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