“We have streamlined the whole process of reviewing and approval”

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2017

What measures ICMR has taken up to boost the clinical trials space in the country? We have been working with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) office for the last two years and l...Read more

Out of the box approach to innovation sets you apart

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2017

What is the current status of Grand Challenges Exploration (GCE)? What is the role of IKP in GCE? This is the third grand challenge we are running where we are planning to look at the enti...Read more

Defining standards & measures for AMR is the need of the hour

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2017

Kindly tell us something about Sustainable Development Programme of DSM Sinochem Pharma? It is a programme that basically defines the position of DSM as company in the public and global he...Read more

Procure cost-effective drugs in the right quantities is key for success

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Sivaram Malaikani, Head Procurement, AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd.   1. What are some of the main strategic objectives for any pharmaceutical procurement? To procure the most cost-e...Read more

Timely communication with suppliers is particularly critical

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Hitesh Lilani, Purchase Manager - Operations Pan India, K-Hospitality Corp 1. How you handle the supplier risk management? For many companies, supplier risk management takes a back seat o...Read more

Establish clear rights to terminate the contract for critical or sustained quality failures

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Shreekant Malvadkar, Assistant General Manager - Purchase, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited   1. How the Procurement practice benefits the company in the long run? Pharmaceutical manu...Read more

Procurement officers to become guardians of the corporate brand

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Sharad Raina, General Manager - Supply Chain, Fortis Healthcare   1. How procurement and supply management go hand-in-hand? Procurement and Supply Management parallely denote to all...Read more

Procurement Practice helps companies to develop strategic supplier relationships

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Sudeep Hota, Sr. Manager Procurement Operations, Mondelēz International- India 1. How the Procurement practice benefits the company in the long run? Procurement Practice helps companies ...Read more

Companies need a focused supplier development program

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Rajesh Nawale, Chief Manager - Procurement, Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.   1. How earlier procurement management team used to work and how it is different from the current one? Earli...Read more

Procurement management will move away from emphasizing compliance to adopting a holistic strategy

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

Shrikant Bhilare, Procurement Manager, Senior Manager API purchase, Sun Pharma   How the procurement process has evolved over the years, especially in a pharmaceutical sector? The p...Read more

Preventive Healthcare is the need of the hour

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 21 Sep, 2017

1) How crucial is the role of preventive healthcare as far as Non-communicable diseases are concerned? If you look at Indian statistics, one in four is a cardiac patient and one in ten is ...Read more

Indian healthcare environment is gaining momentum

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 01 Sep, 2017

Murli Sundrani, Business Director, BD Life Sciences- Biosciences 1. According to you, what are the trends in biosuppliers market with respect to life sciences and h...Read more

Indian customer will continue to see new product development

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 01 Sep, 2017

SpectrumLabs.com is a global player in membrane separation technologies for the pharmaceutical, bioprocess, diagnostic and research industries. Spectrum focuses on two core technolo...Read more

In India till now, Bioresearch is considered to be a bit costly

Interviews |  Interviews | 1 Comment | 31 Aug, 2017

Dr Ashes Ganguly, founder Director of Cryogen Instruments India, one of the leading suppliers of Speciality/Isotopic Gases and Nuclear Medicines in the country, is heading the Indian Analyt...Read more

“We intend to add 4 million members to our current base of half a million by 2020”

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 08 Aug, 2017

How your product can bridge the gap between patients and the doctors? vHealth by aetna is a unique integrated primary care ecosystem, it’s like a doctor in the family. vHealth brings...Read more

With Brexit we hope to see more companies from India to set up a footprint in Ireland

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 03 Aug, 2017

What is the current status of pharmaceutical industry in Ireland? Ireland is the No 1 European location for international bio-pharmaceutical investments. The FDI life sciences sector cont...Read more

We are setting up Med Tech Accelerator within our existing state of art campus

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 12 Jul, 2017

What is the status of Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC)? The centre is nestled between thriving academic institutions like Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), ...Read more

We are excited to be a part of this life sciences industry

Interviews |  Interviews | 0 Comment | 12 Jul, 2017

What is the key prospective behind setting up M Lab Collaboration Centers, especially with one coming up in Bangalore? Merck is a leading science and technology company in healthcare, lif...Read more