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Technology for sustainable and
inclusive growth’ is the need of the
hour. And it is where all innovators,
technocrats, entrepreneurs and
policymakers have an important role to
play. They have to ensure that science
and technology does not remain
confined to a select few sectors only When we look at immediate challenges
in further development of biotech
sector, what comes to my mind is access
to risk capital. Government funding
through grants can only provide
initial ignition. It is imperative we
create necessary enablers, which will
improve availability of risk capital
Nutritional policy and advocacy are going
to remain major focus areas of medical
research moving into the future. We will
especially be focusing on research to
develop new preventive and therapeutic
strategies for diseases of concern such
as malaria, kala azar, leprosy and others As more and more economies open up
and newer markets keep emerging,
making the world a truly ‘connected’
global market, so to say, Supply Chain
Management is evolving into a strategic
function more than ever before
Pranab Mukherjee, President of India
Dr Soumya Swaminathan,
Director General, ICMR
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Y S Chowdhary, Minister of State for S&T
Mandar Athalekar, Market &
Product Development Leader-
South Asia, Thomson Reuters