Zydus Lifesciences MD On Rare Disease Focus, Outcomes-Based Digital Transformation
Preparing For A VUCA World
Executive Summary
Zydus Lifesciences is building a rare disease-focused pipeline as a differentiating strategy, managing director Sharvil Patel tells Scrip in an interview. Innovation and patient centricity at heart, digital initiatives are being implemented to transform the company into a ‘future ready’ healthcare organization
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