India, April 23 -- The Pharmaceutical Academy for Global Excellence (PAGE), an initiative of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), has announced a strategic partnership with 8chili Inc. to launch India's first artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) powered training platform for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The collaboration aims to address the industry's shortage of job-ready talent in quality, production, and regulatory roles as India targets $130 billion in pharmaceutical growth by 2030.

The initiative also reflects a broader shift in the industry toward technology-enabled workforce development, as global regulators place increasing emphasis on demonstrable shop-floor competence, training rigor, and data ...