On 6-8 November 2024 the international forum “Under One Sun: Russia-India. Business and Culture” will take place in Delhi, India withing the 100th anniversary of the Russian Association for International Cooperation. The event is organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Trade Mission in India with the support of Lidings as a co-organizer of the business discussion.
During the forum on November 7 Lidings will hold a special round table “Launch of Medicines and Pharmaceutical Substances in Russian and Indian Markets” moderated by Lidings’ partner Boris Malakhov and counsel Natalya Thotahewage.
The event will gather together representatives of major Indian chemical-pharmaceutical companies, Russian distribution and pharmaceutical companies, Indian regulatory authorities, representatives of pharmaceutical manufacturers' associations in India, as well as leading Indian legal experts specializing in advising companies in the pharmaceutical industry.
Topics for discussion will include:
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Generics vs. originators: balance of power, key strategies of Indian companies
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Patent obstacles and how to circumvent them: interim measures, litigation, antitrust restrictions
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Compulsory licenses as a window of opportunity
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Russia and the Eurasian market: a comprehensive approach to the market
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Regulatory aspects of launching medicines and substances in the EAEU
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EDL prices essential drug list
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Sales channels (public procurement, retail, e-commerce, online trade)
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Rules and restrictions on interaction with the medical community
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Promotion of medicines
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Commercial policies
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Manufacture of medicines: preferences for local manufacturers
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Legal regulation of the export of medicines from India
Lidings is a leading legal advisor in Russia, acting as an expert in the statutory regulation of the Life Sciences industry. The firm’s clients are recognized leaders of the pharmaceutical market, such as Abbott, Alfasigma, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bausch, Dr. Reddy's, Glenmark, Merck, Santen, SOBI, Sun Pharma and many others. The firm frequently initiates and supports major international conferences devoted to issues most essential for the pharmaceutical industry in Russia and abroad. Lidings’ experts act as speakers and moderators in discussions on legal support of pharmaceutical companies doing business in the Russian Federation.