PHARMA LITERATI

Dr Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI announced the launch of ‘Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene Expo 2020’ (VH&H Expo 2020) – India’s first International virtual exhibition and conference organized by FICCI from 22-26 June 2020. This is the first time that an event will be organised on virtual platform and digitally accessed by buyers from across the globe. The first edition of VH&H Expo 2020 will comprise of five-day comprehensive virtual exhibition on sectors like AYUSH & Wellness, Medical Devices, Medical Textiles and Consumables, Pharmaceuticals and Sanitization. The virtual event will also feature webinars and discuss various issues and opportunities in focus sectors, post COVID-19. Dr Reddy said, “ COVID-19 is one of the biggest disaster mankind has ever faced in recent times, bringing disruption to the human life worldwide. With no vaccine or treatment currently in place, containment and social distancing has become the only solution to prevent the spread of hig...

Digital transformation lies at the center of healthcare businesses’ internal conversations, said Saurabh Saxena, Country Director, India, Micro Focus. As every industry is seeing a transformational shift in the use of next-generation technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals industries face the most stringent levels of regulations and oversight, he added. In highly complex operations, the central risk to patients’ ensues from poor processes which come from regulatory non-compliance. Maintaining regulatory compliance, however, can also lead to increased overheads which can undermine productivity and profitability stacked-up on top of a demanding business environment, Saxena told Pharmabiz.  The factors creating a challenging business environment are demand for personalized medicines and treatments; ageing populations are placing stress on critical services, and patients taking more control over provider choices.  Adopting new age technologies in software deve...

Google  and  Sanofi  are  partnering   to set up a new virtual Innovation Lab with a focus on data technologies and digital health. The goal is to change how Sanofi develops new drugs. It will have three key objectives: better understand patients and diseases, increase Sanofi’s operational efficiency and improve Sanofi’s patient and customer experience. “We stand on the forefront of a new age for biology and human health, with the opportunity to transform healthcare through partnerships with pioneering technology and analytics companies,” stated Ameet Nathwani, Sanofi’s chief digital officer, chief medical officer and executive vice president, Medical. Nathwani added, “Combining Sanofi’s biologic innovations and scientific data with Google’s industry-leading capabilities, from cloud computing to state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, we aspire to give people more control over their health and accelerate the discovery of new therapies.” This is just on...

With 65 per cent of its population below the age of 35, India, at a median age of 29 years, is using digital technology to actively get in touch with doctors, using both online and offline channels, according to Practo, India’s largest digital healthcare platform in its third edition of India’s annual healthcare map, highlighting key consumer healthcare trends, concerns and behaviour. The healthcare map has been compiled from data of hundreds of thousands of searches and appointments, by over 13 crore patients, across more than 50 cities and more than 250 specialities, in 2018. As India ages over the coming years, the company sees this number going up. Japan, for instance, at a median age of 47, visits doctors 13 times, while the US at a median age of 37, visits doctors a little over four times. According to Practo Insights report, three primary causes driving this trend include: Greater awareness: More information about diseases, illness from varied sources; increas...