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Top 10 BioSpectrum Articles of 2016
Bio Spectrum
|January 2017
In a year, BioSpectrum covers a wide array of topics from the life sciences sector which comprises among others biotechnology and allied areas, bio-pharma and pharma, healthcare and med technology etc.
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While looking back it was found out that in some of the articles, published time to time throughout the year, some basic thoughts were touched upon and a lot of new information was provided to the readers. As we enter 2017, this is an effort to fetch the readers’ attention to top 10 topics handled in depth and from varied angles by BioSpectrum in 2016.
The Top 10 articles of 2016 deal with India’s biotech revenue target, its status in research & innovation and the possibility of its dominance in bio-similar market, besides describing the new technologies like 3-D printing, Theranostics and digital healthcare.
1. Mission $100 billion by 2025: How will Indian biotech achieve the ambition?
February
India has set an ambitious target of achieving $100 billion in biotech revenue by 2025. This target is one of the key points enumerated in the revised National Biotech Policy, called the National Biotechnology Development Strategy (NBDS), unveiled by the Narendra Modi government in December 2015. This target number is important. The article talks about how to achieve this figure.
2. Recreating the Silicon Valley in India
March
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