Abstracto

Drug Discovery: A Complex and Time Consuming Aspect

Drug discovery process is a complex and time consuming aspect. In olden days, the process begins with the selection of a synthesized or extracted molecule and screening it for various activities. Innovation does not mean to forget the classical drug discovery. In a developing country like India, every pharmaceutical industry cannot cop up with the novel technologies of drug discovery. Government is encouraging the companies to undertake the job of drug discovery by providing tax exemptions, sponsoring projects through CSIR, DBT, DST. Global companies are outsourcing about US$ 1billion to Indian CRO in the next 3-4 yrs. We may be replaced by China in the future just as we replaced European countries. World recognized Indian pharmaceutical industries to provide generic drugs but not recognized for innovations