India’s CRO industry’s evolution over the past decade has been phenomenal. From a strategic outsourcing service leveraged for its cost-efficiency, the industry has turned into an essential innovation partner for brands, both established and emerging. Tightening regulatory norms coupled with rising trial complexity, increasing R&D costs, stricter regulations, and patient-centric approaches are behind the sector’s shift. Decentralized and hybrid trial models, emerging digital technologies, and implementation of real-world evidence are fueling its growth. But, challenges like patient recruitment and retention to regulatory complexities, high trivial costs, and unreliable data, curb the sector’s potential too.
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Dr Shalini Srivastava, Executive Director
Bioaxion Innovations
The company aims to expand its service offerings into cutting-edge domains like decentralized and hybrid clinical trials, AIdriven data analytics, biomarker discovery, adaptive trial designs, and integrated realworld evidence generation
Dr Deepa Arora, CEO
Clinexel
Offers a comprehensive range of clinical development services, which encompass clinical strategy, project management, clinical operations, monitoring, medical writing, and pharmacovigilance, among others
Sandeep Adsule, Director
Clinnex Research
Delivering comprehensive clinical operations, biometrics, and technology services, including clinical data management, statistical analysis, medical writing, pharmacovigilance, and eTMF support for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies
Khushboo Singh, Director
Genelife Clinical Research
Committed to providing a comprehensive range of Phase I-IV clinical research services to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies and operating across Europe, the USA, and Asia
Saifudheen Musthafa, Senior Director & Global Business Operations
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Offers a wide range of services, including clinical trial operations, patient recruitment, laboratory services, and the development and commercialization of drugs and devices
Raghib Husain, Managing Director
Indbio Research
A contract research platform providing development and regulatory services to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, herbal, medical devices, agrochemical and industrial chemical companies
Priyanka Singh, Director
Iqvia
The company delivers clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence, using advanced privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individuals while generating and analyzing data
Mala Srivastava & Akash Srivastava, Co-Founders & Managing Partners
Nextvel Consulting
The firm’s service range encompasses project management, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, medical writing, data management, statistics, and quality assurance services for phase I to IV trials
Niranjan Andhalkar, Director
ProRelix Research
The company’s broad service portfolio encompasses clinical trial management, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, medical writing, data management, and biostatistics
Santhanabharathi, CEO
Sciliv
Provides end-to-end solutions, including initial research and development, bioanalytical services, efficacy model development, clinical trial support, and assistance in navigating regulatory approvals
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