With an aim of creating a globally competitive biopharmaceutical industry that addresses the country’s major concerns around barriers to affordable healthcare, Innovate in India (I3) program was launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science & Technology on 30th June 2017 in New Delhi.
The mission was launched in the presence of Dr K VijayRaghavan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank India; dignitaries from the concerned Ministries: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, DG- ICMR; Dr J P Prakash; Secretary Department of Pharmaceuticals, Dr G N Singh DCGI and DBT officials. Eminent scientists from academia and representatives from the Indian industry were also present for the launch.
I3 promises to boost the growth curve for domestic biopharma in India by accelerating the translation of research concepts into viable products, enabling sustainable networks for collaboration between industry and academia and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystem amongst many others.
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