“Built a strong backend before a good frontend”
“The best way to kill your company is to have a bad product and market it. It’s important to first find the product-market fit, get growth through referrals, and then look at investing scaling up.”
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VIDEO - Shot in the foot with pharma price control: Shaw
The executive chairperson of Biocon exhorts the government to revisit pharma price controls from a global perspective, in order to incentivise local manufacturing in the industry.
India’s healthcare has a new best friend: Robots
India’s healthcare is mired in multiple challenges, from efficiency to the need for proper infrastructure. Robots and A.I. will be the solution India needs in order to overcome these challenges.
Cipla: Breath of new air
Structural changes in the global pharma industry are throwing up challenges and opportunities. Enter Cipla with its expertise in medicine, and vision for relevance beyond pharma.
B.R. Shetty: Prescribing growth
B.R. Shetty plans to pump in billions of dollars as part of his plan to open 20,000 hospital beds in India over the next 10 years. Given the churn in the healthcare sector, will he succeed?
Dr Google, second opinions, and the informed patient
The impact of today’s information-centric culture on healthcare is far-reaching.
Can assistants and surrogates supplement overworked physicians?
A cohort of physician assistants or associates could be of tremendous value in supporting doctors and addressing healthcare gaps in this time of dramatic physician shortages and burnout.
5C Network raises funding from Unitus Ventures, others
Over the next couple of years, the radiology-focussed online portal plans to reach more than 1,000 hospitals.
How telemedicine technology can reduce healthcare costs
Studies have highlighted the multiple benefits that telemedicine lends to screening, including TB detection, PAP smear for cervical cancer and mammogram analysis for breast cancer.
