Summary
They want quicker approvals and shared labs to lower costs
The aim is to let India become a leader in using living things for new products
Key Points
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The Minister of Commerce and Industry chaired the roundtable
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Discussion included faster approval processes for new medicines
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Plans to create shared laboratory and testing facilities
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Support for Indian-made life‑science products and easier customs clearance
New Words to Learn
10 wordsbiopharma
medicine created from living organisms
ecosystem
network of companies and people working together
bioeconomy
economy that uses living things to make goods
regulatory
government rules and approvals
sandbox
a safe testing area for new ideas
patent
legal protection for an invention
infrastructure
big facilities and equipment needed for work
clinical trial
testing new medicines on people to check safety
indigenous
produced within the country
inter-ministerial
involving several government departments
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