The Globalization of Innovation: Pharmaceuticals: Can India and China Cure the Global Pharmaceutical Market

67 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2008 Last revised: 23 Feb 2014

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Vivek Wadhwa

Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering; Stanford University - Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance

Ben A. Rissing

Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations

G. Gereffi

Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

John Trumpbour

Harvard University - Labor and Worklife Program

Pete Engardio

BusinessWeek

Abstract

Multinational pharmaceutical corporations are searching for means to broaden their capacity for drug development while decreasing costs. Pharmaceutical firms in India and China are increasingly forging partnerships with these corporations to gain revenue and to develop their own expertise. These relationships largely appear to be symbiotic. As a result of the movement of research to their countries, Indian and Chinese scientists are rapidly developing the ability to innovate and create their own intellectual property. Several firms in India and China are performing advanced R&D and are moving into the highest-value segments of the pharmaceutical global value chain.

Keywords: pharmaceuticals, innovaiton, R&D, value chain, China, India

Suggested Citation

Wadhwa, Vivek and Rissing, Ben A. and Gereffi, Gary and Trumpbour, John and Engardio, Pete, The Globalization of Innovation: Pharmaceuticals: Can India and China Cure the Global Pharmaceutical Market. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1143472 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1143472

Vivek Wadhwa

Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering ( email )

Durham, NC 27708
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Stanford University - Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance ( email )

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Ben A. Rissing (Contact Author)

Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations ( email )

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United States

Gary Gereffi

Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness ( email )

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John Trumpbour

Harvard University - Labor and Worklife Program ( email )

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United States

Pete Engardio

BusinessWeek ( email )

United States

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