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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu has asked the Indian pharma industry to look at future opportunities within the country and abroad.
With life expectancy going up and life-style diseases on the rise, opportunities for the industry are immense as people will have to spend on medicines and medicare.
Addressing the 15th Bio Asia Summit here on Saturday, he said new trends such as predictive medicine and cures based on genomic diagnostics could drive growth for the pharma industry.
Stating that the government is focusing on healthcare, he said the pharma industry has grown in size and stature in the last few years.
“India has become the pharma capital of the world and is helping many countries with affordable drugs and vaccines. Our industry should be positioned to take advantage of new technology and changing demographics,” he said.
The three-day event was attended by over 1,700 representatives from healthcare, bio-tech, pharma, life-sciences, IT, academia and start-ups, representing over 50 countries
Geographical indicators
The Minister said the government is working on a campaign to help local handicrafts in districts. He said the government would grant Geographical Indicators (GI) for specific handicrafts that are popular in a particular district.
“These are akin to IPR (intellectual property rights). We will market them globally,” he said.
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