Cipla has outlined its intent to incubate disruptive ideas in the healthcare space, along the lines of similar initiatives to accelerate innovation from US/European big pharma. It hopes that this "culture" will expand in India.

Emerging Company Profile: Syndesi Therapeutics, a new biotech built upon research from UCB, aims to develop novel drugs for neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease; the company has a stream of big name investors such as J&J Innovation and Novo Holdings.

A rush in the 2010s of high-tech and digital companies focused on women’s health and wellbeing are maturing, adding weight to the more traditional women's health market that has struggled to get attention from investors in the past.