To enable global pharma R & D companies and research institutions to explore strategic alternatives in India, Kasyap Technologies Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based life sciences research company, in partnership with the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) is organising Focus India 2006, a global conference on pharmaceutical R&D efficiencies next month. | |
| The conference, to be held during March 15-17, 2006 at Ramoji Film City, is an initiative to bring together vendors across the discovery platform in an organised way for global market interface. |
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| Focus India, apart from serving as a platform for exploring possible areas of partnerships for the biopharmaceutical industry, would also provide an incisive analysis on India's drug discovery R & D capabilities. |
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| Announcing this to media persons, J S Yadav, IICT director, said, "The idea of the conference has been conceived by Kasyap and IICT is co-organising the event." Drug development today is a billion-dollar affair and India with its strong R&D skills coupled with frugal research overheads attracts many overseas companies to work here, Yadav said. |
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| J S R Durga Prasad, chairman, Kasyap Technologies, said that speaker representations from almost all pharma majors, including Pfizer, Dr Reddy's, Ranbaxy and Matrix Laboratories, have been listed. |
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| "The conference will attract 14 speakers from abroad. Around 100 delegates from outside the country and about 500 from across the country are expected to participate in the three-day conference." |
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| The conference will be held under two broad heads"�business forum covering 'India Advantage Forum and Partnership Table', and technology forum covering 'Discovery Biology, Discovery Chemistry and Workshops on Process Analytical Technology and Clinical Research'. |
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