Indian pharma on road to new drug discovery

It is turning out to be a serious health scare. With bacteria fast developing resistance to existing antibiotics, we may soon reach a stage where a simple bruise may prove fatal. What is making things worse is that no new antibiotic has been discovered for bacteria that have developed resistance to some currently available antibiotics. This seems set to change. In India, a bunch of bravehearts, knowing well that drugdiscovery is ‘high risk, high reward’ game, is doing extensive research [...]