Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Knowledge @ Wharton special on Indian R&D
Following in the wake of the Businessweek cover story, Knowledge @ Wharton has a special issue out on the rise of India as an R&D hub.
The stories in the special issue are:
R&D in India: The Curtain Rises, The Play Has Begun...
How R&D Is Changing Indian Pharma and Auto Companies
Anatomy of a Deal: Using Venture Capital to Fund Pharma R&D
Contract Research for Global Firms Creates Hotspots for IT, Telecom and Biotech
"In the End, R&D Has to Get Products to Market"
Human Capital: Can India Bridge the Knowledge Gaps Needed for Research?
Confessions of an Aspiring Venture Capitalist
Cross-posted on The Indian Economy.
India has long enjoyed a reputation as a destination for IT and business process outsourcing. Now, the country is fast emerging as a major center for cutting-edge research and development (R&D) projects for global multinationals such as Microsoft and Motorola as well as Indian firms. More and more companies in industries ranging from IT and telecommunications through pharmaceuticals and biotech are setting up ambitious R&D projects, in part to serve the Indian market, but also with an eye to delivering new generations of products faster to the global market. What forces are shaping these trends? What does the future hold?
The stories in the special issue are:
R&D in India: The Curtain Rises, The Play Has Begun...
How R&D Is Changing Indian Pharma and Auto Companies
Anatomy of a Deal: Using Venture Capital to Fund Pharma R&D
Contract Research for Global Firms Creates Hotspots for IT, Telecom and Biotech
"In the End, R&D Has to Get Products to Market"
Human Capital: Can India Bridge the Knowledge Gaps Needed for Research?
Confessions of an Aspiring Venture Capitalist
Cross-posted on The Indian Economy.
