India Regulation of medical devices in India has speedily evolved in the preceding two years. Before the introduction of the Medical Device Rules, 2017 (“MDR 2017”), the regulation of medical devices and drugs was inextricably linked. In the 18 months since the MDR 2017 has come into force, the biggest challenge…
India 2019 so far has witnessed a lot of activity in the pharma space, so much so that the e-pharmacy saga – a pressing development towards the close of 2018 – has taken a temporary backseat this year. Instead, the new stars of 2019 so far have been price regulation and…
India The Indian Government has had a busy 2019 so far with respect to healthcare regulation. From passing the controversial National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 through Parliament to releasing a digital health blueprint, the Indian Government has had a very clear vision for the future of healthcare in India. That vision…
India The state of Gujarat proudly stands as India’s main pharmaceutical hub, accounting for over 33 percent of the country’s pharmaceutical turnover and 28 percent of its pharmaceutical exports. Given the tremendous importance of the Indian industry globally, this state therefore emerges as a pharmaceutical hub of global importance. For…
Opinion This month, Aditya Bhattacharji takes stock of three political issues that are dominating Eurasia Group’s conversations with pharmaceutical firms: global protests, drug pricing, and India’s “Modicare” milestone. Protests First, the rash of protests unfolding across parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America has piqued firms’ attention—not just…
India Unlike many of his pharma peers, Vivek Sharma worked in operations and finance for two decades before joining the life sciences industry as head of Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) in 2011. Already established as one of the world’s leading CDMOs with a presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, Sharma…
China The pharmaceutical industries of China and India, historically focused on their large domestic markets and exports to developed nations, are increasingly forging closer links. With US trade tariffs affecting both countries and regulatory reform underway in China, Indian firms are jumping at the chance to bring their competitively-priced drugs to…
India Aditya Bhattacharji is Healthcare Practice Head at Eurasia Group. In this article, he looks at India’s ambitious healthcare insurance scheme, “Modicare” and delves into some of its critical challenges and associated opportunities for private players. In theory, India’s states will be able to fine tune Modicare’s implementation to meet their…
India Anay Shukla leads the pharmaceutical, life sciences, med-tech and healthcare practice at Nishith Desai Associates, a leading Indian law firm. In this article, he examines the benefit of the recent policy changes to price controls for innovative drugs in India. Unlike many other countries, India controls prices of all drugs…
India Dilip Shah, the Secretary-General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance advocates for a stronger and more empowered regulator in India if the country is to build public confidence in its pharma output and drug inspectors. Improving the image of drug inspectors- will require investments in “infrastructure”. The key elements of this…
India Indian pharma companies provide affordable generic drugs to patients in almost all countries across the globe, hence the reason India has been dubbed ‘ the pharmacy to the world.’ Furthermore, Indian companies are increasingly involved in massive R&D projects in the biologics field and a handful of Indian biosimilars have…
Opinion Aditya Bhattacharji manages Eurasia Group‘s healthcare analysis. In this article, he gives his predictions for the political landscape in healthcare for 2019. The challenges for firms are painfully apparent—there is bipartisan support in the US to lower drug prices, a pervasive sense that traditional advocacy methods are failing in today’s political climate,…
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