Indian pharma leaders call for collaboration, partnerships to spur innovation

Zydus was one of the early startups, with the company focusing on research and innovation as early as 1995. While the company has developed strong in-house capabilities, collaboration will be key to scale, Patel said. “When I say innovation at scale, it doesn’t mean we have to invent everything ourselves. We can co-create, we can collaborate, we can license, we can co-develop, and there are many ways we can create both ways in India,” Patel said.