New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for creating an "ecosystem" for innovation that will make India a leader in drug discovery and innovative medical devices.
“India has a large pool of scientists and technologists with a potential to take the industry (pharmaceutical) to greater heights. This strength needs to be harnessed to Discover and Make in India,” said Modi after inaugurating the First Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector through video conferencing.
Stressing on developing indigenous capabilities, Modi said, “Today, when 1.3 billion people of India have taken it upon themselves to make India Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant), we must think about ramping up domestic manufacturing of key ingredients for vaccines and medicines. This is one frontier that India has to conquer.”