The biotech industry in India is becoming better established and companies are being set up at a higher rate now. Through interviews and general knowledge of the local scene, I have identified nine stimuli for biotech company formation in India at present

We have examined all the US patents (444) issued to homegrown Indian pharma and pharma biotech firms. Most (425, 95%) patents are pharma patents not biotech (19). Also, only 11 patents have been cited ten times or more. This data provides one snapshot of the biotech industry in India today. It...