India Clinical Trials Scenario: Leaders From Novartis, IQVIA, PwC Signal Winds Of Change

Leaders from Novartis, IQVIA and PwC discuss the ground situation for trials in India as regulatory reforms, improved infrastructure and clinical expertise provide opportunities. Potential in areas like orphan diseases and tips for peer Amgen on getting trials going in India were among other highlights.

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If you’re entering India for clinical trials, then don’t do it half-heartedly, just 'go all in', but be careful about the initial choice of disease areas – that’s the advice Novartis’s head, global clinical operations, Badhri Srinivasan had for his peer at Amgen, Inc. which appears to be evaluating opportunities in the world's most populous country.

Responding to a question from Amgen’s senior vice president, global development, Rob Lenz at a recent summit, Srinivasan said that while a number of companies have dipped their toes in...

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