The pharmaceutical industry and bioanalysis in India

“A high prevalence of diseases and huge population base, with the development of infrastructure system and rapidly changing regulations in the Middle East and Africa, reflect bright prospects for the pharmaceutical industry in coming years in this region.” India is a hotbed of pharmaceutical and, consequently, bioanalytical activity. With the opening up of the economy and the new world-trade order there is a wide scope for multinational pharmaceutical companies to establish, and grow, their activities in India. Following independence, several specialized research laboratories and institutes in the area of drug development, immunology and biotechnology were established in India. None of...