Interview with Kewal Handa, Managing Director, Pfizer Limited India
To start off, can you tell us how you have seen the pharmaceutical industry developing in India? Has the perception of India by big pharma changed over the years? First…
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To start off, can you tell us how you have seen the pharmaceutical industry developing in India? Has the perception of India by big pharma changed over the years? First…
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You joined Wockhardt in 2000; you became a member of the board in 2006, and were appointed managing director in 2009. The Indian industry has undergone many changes in the…
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Since we last met in 2006, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been doing very well indeed, as a very large number of drugs came off patent. This trend will continue…
Since we last met in 2006, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been doing very well indeed, as a very large number of drugs came off patent. This trend will continue…
Our last report on India dates back to 2006, right after the Patent Law was passed. What developments have you seen happening in the industry since then? There has been…
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