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            projects  of  NVNR  Power  and                         tinib  oral  capsules, for the treat-                               GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES                                tion and innovation infrastructure.

            Infra in Hyderabad. The company                        ment  of  kidney  cancer  in  India.                                Some         of       the        initiatives

            will  acquire  26%  share  capital  in                                                                                     taken by the  Government to                           •  In August 2021,  Union Health

            both  companies  with  an  US$  1.5                    •  In February 2021, Natco Pharma                                   promote         the      pharmaceutical               Minister, Mr. Mansukh Manda-

            million investment. The acquisi-                       launched  Brivaracetam  for  the                                                                                          viya  announced  that  an  addi-
            tion is expected to be completed                       treatment of epilepsy in India.                                     sector  in  India  are  as  follows:                  tional  number  of  pharmaceutical

            by the end  of March 2021.
                                                                   •  In  February  2021,  the  Russian                                •  India could restart deliveries of                  companies  in  India  are  expected

            •  In February 2021,  the Telan-                       Ministry  of  Health  allowed  Glen-                                COVID-19 shots to global vaccine-                     to  commence  manufacturing  of

            gana       government           partnered              mark  Pharmaceuticals  to  market                                   sharing platform COVAX in Novem-                      anti-coronavirus vaccines by Octo-

            with  Cytiva  to  open  a  ‘Fast                       its    novel      fixed-dose        combi-                          ber-December  2021  for  the  first                   ber-November 2021. This move is

            Trak’ lab  to strengthen the                           nation  nasal  spray  in  Russia.                                   time  since  April  2021.  The  World                 expected to further boost the vacci-

            biopharma  industry  of  the  state.
                                                                   •  In January 2021,  the  Central                                   Health Organization (WHO),  which                     nation drive across  the  country.


            •  In February 2021,  Glenmark                         government announced to set up                                      co-leads COVAX, has been pushing

            Pharmaceuticals Limited launched                       three bulk drug parks at a cost of Rs.                              India  to resume  supplies  for  the                  •  In  June  2021,  Finance Minister
            SUTIB,  a  generic  version  of  Suni-                 14,300 crore (US$ 1,957 million) to                                 programme,  particularly  after  it                   Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman announced

            tinib  oral  capsules,  for  the  treat                manufacture chemical compounds                                      sent  ~4  million doses  to  neigh-                   an additional outlay of Rs. 197,000

                                                                   or active pharmaceutical  ingre                                                                                           crore (US $26,578.3 million) that will
                                                                   dients  (APIs)  for  medicines  and                                 bours and allies  in October  2021.

                                                                   reduce       imports       from      China.                                                                               be utilised over five years for the
                                                                                                                                       •  In  November  2021,  PM  Mr.                       pharmaceutical  PLI  scheme  in  13

                                                                   •  PharmEasy           received         US$                         Narendra  Modi inaugurated  the                       key sectors such as active pharma-

                                                                   300  million  in  July  2021  from  its                             first Global  Innovation Summit  of                   ceutical ingredients, drug interme-

                                                                   existing  investors after acquiring                                 the pharmaceuticals  sector. The                      diaries and key starting materials.

                                                                   Thyrocare,  the  diagnostic  firm.                                  summit  will  have  12 sessions  and

                                                                   These  funds  will  be  utilised  to                                over 40 national and international                    •  As of  August 31,  2021,  the  PLI

                                                                   continue  Thyrocare’s  acquisition

                                                                   process.  After  the  transaction                                   speakers deliberating on a range                      scheme received a good response
                                                                   is  completed, the online phar-                                     of  subjects  including  regulatory                   from the industry with a total

                                                                   macy plans to float the company                                     environment,  funding  for  innova-                   of  278 applications. This  is  likely

                                                                   on  the  Indian  Stock  Exchange.                                   tion,  industry-academia  collabora                   to benefit  55 manufacturers.


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