Lucknow, Oct. 25 -- Uttar Pradesh (UP) is exploring deeper collaboration with Japan to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing and research.

The initiative was highlighted during a virtual meeting hosted byInvest UP, which brought together over 125 Japanese pharmaceutical companies and Indian players such as TI Medicals, Torrent Pharma, and 3xper Innoventure.

The session was chaired by Awanish Awasthi, Advisor to the Chief Minister of UP, along with senior officials from Invest UP. The Japanese delegation included Yoshikazu Hayashi, Director General of the Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries Association, and Professor Atsuko Kamiike from Chuo Gakuin University.

Japanese representatives praised India's pharmaceutical sector for its innovation,...