New Delhi, April 7 -- The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers, in collaboration with FICCI, is organising the 9th India Pharma Conference on April 13-14, 2026, with a strong focus on innovation, discovery, and development of drugs, particularly in the field of biologicals, Secretary Manoj Joshi said on Tuesday.

Addressing reporters on the conference proceedings, Joshi explained, "On the first day of the conference, there will be a roundtable meeting between the Health Minister and industry leaders, followed by various sessions. A major point of discussion in all these sessions will be the discovery ecosystem, clinical trials, and our regulatory system--specifically, how to make the CDSCO processes faster an...