Speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business and Investment Summit here, Prime Minister Modi declared that India was committed to protecting intellectual property. This reassuring commitment to IPR follows a few weeks after the PM’s visit to London where he spoke of ‘Ease of Doing Business’, ‘liberalization of the FDI regime, ‘Make in India’ and also IPR. He said, “I am personally convinced and want to assure you that India is committed to protect Intellectual Property Rights of all innovators and entrepreneurs. We have taken several initiatives for transparency and online processing in IP administration. A comprehensive National IPR policy is being finalized.”
As OPPI turns 50 this year, we propose to mark this half century by bringing together India’s pharma industry leadership to celebrate our progress and help chart a course for the future. ‘Healthy India, Innovative India’ is our theme during this Golden Jubilee year and our flagship event will be held on October 17, 2015 in the Grand Ball Room, J W Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai.
Human Resource requirement in India’s healthcare sector is estimated to touch 74 lakhs by 2022*. In our ongoing endeavor to help meet skill requirements in the pharmaceutical sector and make it an industry of choice for young employees, this year, the HR Summit focuses on ‘HR Imperatives for Organisational Sustainability’. To be held on September 15, 2015 at St Regis (Hotel Palladium), Mumbai, the key topics of discussion include: diversity and inclusion, compliance and governance and the Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
Addressing gaps in national vision of “Health for All” talks of the ready to be launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
‘Healthcare: The neglected GDP driver’, a FICCI-KPMG report highlights how a robust healthcare system drives GDP growth in the presence of adequate investments and an encouraging environment by not only acting as a productivity and employment generator, but also as a magnet to attract foreign exchange earnings and provide opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Addressing the ‘Global Call to Action’ Summit 2015 being attended by representatives of 24 nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be saved will be saved.” We also need to make a clarion call to the world to join hands in taking such steps that would ensure this. “India stands committed to not only allocate resources towards this in our country, but also to help the world and all those countries which needed any support. It is my personal vision and my Government’s firm commitment,” the Prime Minister said.
The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) hosted its, Fourth Healthcare Access Summit earlier this month. This event built upon the themes of previous summits, bringing together policy-makers, leaders from the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, healthcare experts and other distinguished professionals. Participants discussed diverse aspects of healthcare access and potential solutions, at the day-long event.
More money, better governance needed in public health care. Today’s Business Standard focuses on the need to improve governance of healthcare delivery in both public and private sectors, healthier India A Healthier India.
Rod Hunter in his piece in the Business Standard, Why India Needs Stronger IPR focuses on the need for stronger IP protection and higher levels of R&D would lead to stronger growth of employment and wages across several industries in India.
It is very heartening that the Hon’ble Supreme Court has upheld the legitimate rights of a patentee by prohibiting the infringer from further manufacture of the product in question, till the next court date http://goo.gl/5kQih0 This pronouncement is a positive signal for the research-based industry and the scientific community.