KCR govt. aims to make Telanagana viral disease- free- state

MoU with Johnson & Johnson Pharma Company

Telangana government made Memorandum of Understanding with American pharma giants Johnson & Johnson Company for eradicating viral diseases from the state. Industries Minister K. T. Rama Rao met Chairman of J&J Global Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels and discussed pharma manufacturing, innovation and J-Labs. T-IT minister also met Merck’s executive vice president and president of manufacturing, Sanat Chattopadhyay, and discussed setting up a centre of excellence in Telangana. Rama Rao also addressed leaders from PHRMA- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America – a group of the US’ leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies. The meeting was attended by representatives from major companies including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Alexion, Merck and Amgen, among others.