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ReviewVaccines2023

Indian Biosimilars and Vaccines at Crossroads-Replicating the Success of Pharmagenerics.

Sunita Panda, Puneet Kumar Singh, Snehasish Mishra, Sagnik Mitra, Priyabrata Pattnaik, Sanjib Das Adhikary, Ranjan K Mohapatra

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Review in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Sunita PandaSchool of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar 751024, India.
Puneet Kumar SinghSchool of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar 751024, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1424-7648
Snehasish MishraSchool of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar 751024, India.
Sagnik MitraDepartment of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore 453552, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2895-4335
Priyabrata PattnaikMerck Pte Ltd., 2 Science Park Drive, Ascent Building, #05-01/12, Singapore 118222, Singapore.
Sanjib Das AdhikaryDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Ranjan K MohapatraDepartment of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar 758002, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2314-0052
KIIT University · INGovernment College of Engineering, Keonjhar · INIndian Institute of Technology Indore · INMerck (Singapore) · SGPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe global pharma sector is fast shifting from generics to biologics and biosimilars with the first approval in Europe in 2006 followed by US approval in 2015. In the form of Hepatitis B vaccine, India saw its first recombinant biologics approval in 2000. Around 20% of generic medications and 62% of vaccines are now supplied by the Indian pharmaceutical industry. It is this good position in biologics and biosimilars production that could potentially improve healthcare via decreased treatment cost. India has witnessed large investments in biosimilars over the years. Numerous India-bred new players, e.g., Enzene Biosciences Ltd., are keen on biosimilars and have joined the race alongside the emerging giants, e.g., Biocon and Dr. Reddy's. A very positive sign was the remarkable disposition during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India. India's biopharmaceutical industry has been instrumental in producing and supplying preventives and therapeutics to fight COVID-19. Despite a weak supply chain and workforce pressure, the production was augmented to provide reasonably priced high-quality medications to more than 133 nations. Biosimilars could cost-effectively treat chronic diseases involving expensive conventional therapies, including diabetes, respiratory ailments, cancer, and connective tissue diseases. Biologics and biosimilars have been and are being tested to treat and manage COVID-19 symptoms characterized by inflammation and respiratory distress. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although India boasts many universities, research centers, and a relatively skilled workforce, its global University-Industry collaboration ranking is 24, IPR ranking remains 47 and innovation ranking 39. This reveals a wide industry-academia gap to bridge. There are gaps in effective translational research in India that must be promptly and appropriately addressed. Innovation demands strong and effective collaborations among universities, techno-incubators, and industries. METHODOLOGY: Many successful research findings in academia do not get translation opportunities supposedly due to low industrial collaboration, low IP knowledge, and publication pressure with stringent timelines. In light of this, a detailed review of literature, including policy papers, government initiatives, and corporate reviews, was carried out, and the compilation and synthesis of the secondary data were meticulously summarized for the easy comprehension of the facts and roadmap ahead. For easy comprehension, charts, figures, and compiled tables are presented.

resultsThis review assesses India's situation in the biosimilar space, the gaps and areas to improve for Indian investment strategies, development, and innovation, addressing need for a more skilled workforce, industrial collaboration, and business models.

conclusionsThis review also proposes forward an approach to empowering technopreneurs to develop MSMEs for large-scale operations to support India in taking innovative thoughts to the global level to ultimately realize a self-reliant India. The limitations of the compilation are also highlighted towards the end.

Indexed as

healthcare scenariohuman resourceIndian biosimilarspharmagenericsvisionary perspective

Identifiers

PMID36679955
PMCPMC9865573
OpenAlexW4313472127

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Registered trials

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