Industry leaders and experts, including executives from McKinsey, Eight Roads Ventures and Novartis, share global best practices, insights and expectations around how India could accelerate its journey towards becoming a biopharma innovation hub.

India’s draft policy to catalyze R&D and innovation seeks to create a “regulatory bias” towards innovation and aims to cut approval timelines sharply, among a raft of other proposals that include enabling differential pricing for “innovation with therapeutic benefits.” The Pink Sheet explores multiple nuances of the plan with industry experts.

Scrip takes a look at the key trends that could play out in 2021 to shape the trajectory of Indian drug makers, including evolving dynamics in the US under a new president. Thorny India-China relations will add a layer of complexity, while firms may also want to look beyond the chief information officers as they ramp up digital engagement.

OPPI director general and ex-MSD India chief outlines how pharma in India is ensuring medicines reach patients amid COVID-19, working closely with various stakeholders. De-risking the supply chain and up-skilling sales forces in view of widespread digital engagement are among the key issues firms are addressing.