BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON

DRUG REGULATORY REFORMS IN INDIA

1st March 2016 (Tuesday), India Habitat Centre (Marigold), New Delhi

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Registration & High Tea

3:30 – 3:35                                  Welcome remarks

Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER

Former Deputy Director General WTO (1993-99) & Former Member of the Planning Commission

3:35 – 3:55                    Presentation 1 – Harmonization of Drug Registration Procedures: An Impact Assessment for
India

3:55 – 4:05                    Presentation 2 – New Drug Approval Process: Challenges and Prospects for Clinical Trials in
India

4:05 – 5:30                    Questions, comments & suggestions on presentations

5:30 pm                         Vote of thanks

Dr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative