SCHEME FOR PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE PHARMA MEDTECH SECTOR TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) INCLUDING IN THE AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING

India, March 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has taken steps to promote research and development (R&D) in the sector, including in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, in the pharmaceutical sector through the Scheme for Promotion of Research and Innovation in the Pharma Medtech sector. Further, the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) under the aegis of DoP have introduced topics related to AI and block chain technology in their courses and they provide training to students in AI-based tools to build human resource capacities in these areas for the pharmaceutical sector. In addition, the Department of Biotechn...