BioVoice News March 2017 Issue 10 Volume 1 | Page 78

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The Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) have successfully engaged and sustained governments as well as citizens ’ participation for mobilizing resources to increase accountability in many developing countries including India .
Poonam Muttreja , Executive Director , Population Foundation of India
Vaccines face a tougher safety standard than biosimilars due to their likely toxic effects , especially on children and people with immune deficiency . Therefore , regulatory authorities have become increasingly vigilant launching effective surveillance efforts and pre-licensing trails to monitor the safety of vaccines .
Mandar Athalekar , Market and Product Development Leader - Global Trade Management , South Asia , Thomson Reuters
On one side , societal needs require innovations to improve the quality of life . On the other side , dual use technologies , if left undiagnosed and untreated can cause disturbance of delicate balance and irreversible damage to environment and human health .
Prof Pawan Dhar , Professor & Head , Synthetic Biology group , School of Biotechnology , JNU
According to EXIM Bank Report , the global market for phytopharma is forecast to reach US $ 149 billion by 2018 ; increased outsourcing of R & D to Contract Research Organisations - growing at an annual rate of about 10 per cent between 2008 and 2013 , and accounting for around 10 per cent of total global pharmaceutical R & D spend currently .
Dr Muhammed Majeed , Founder & Chairman , Sami- Sabinsa Group of companies
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