Biocon Chief Sees Bright Future For Indian Pharma In Trump Era

Biocon’s chair and managing director, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, tells Scrip she sees a strong partnering role for Indian firms in the Trump regime, but adds that “carte blanche” pricing that innovator companies enjoyed could come under check.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Biocon Ltd.’s chair and managing director, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, appears confident that Indian pharmaceutical firms will continue to have a key role to play in containing healthcare costs in the US, despite signs of emergence of a new protectionist regime with US President Donald Trump at the helm.

The Trump administration, she noted, is “very committed” to bringing down healthcare costs and India is a “strong partner” for...

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