BioVoice News December 2017-January 2018 Issue 7 Volume 2 | Page 40

bio chat ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “Innovate in India is anticipated as the game changer for biopharma industry” In an exclusive interaction with the BioVoice News, the Managing Director of UBM India , Mr Yogesh Mudras shared his thoughts on the present scenario and future of pharma sector. Read the interesting interview below BY RAHUL KOUL How do you look at the growth of the Indian bio-pharma sector in terms of size and scale over decades? What are the opportunities that still remain untapped? industry and has contributed towards making life-saving drugs and low cost pharmaceutical products accessible and affordable. Be it the Rotavirus vaccine, heart valve prosthesis or affordable insulin. However, despite these India is playing an active role in the global developments, the biopharmaceutical pharmaceutical 40 BioVoiceNews | Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 industry of India is lagging when compared with the developed countries and is facing tough competition from other countries. Recently in this year in June, the Government of India launched a program Innovate in India (i3) for the Indian biopharmaceutical