Leadership Lens: Making R&D a boardroom conversation

Panellists in this video:
• Ms Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Pharma (Moderator)
• Dr Santosh Indraksha, Deputy Drugs Controller (India), CDSCO, DGHS, MoH&FW, Government of India
• Dr Pavan Bhat, CEO, Inventia Healthcare

Key Highlights:
[1] Leadership growth often begins when you step beyond defined roles, by embracing opportunity, initiative, and new challenges.

[2] Longevity builds credibility. Organisations value people who deliver sustained, measurable impact over time.

[3] Innovation succeeds when R&D aligns with market timing and commercialisation, not just strong science.

[4] Organisations must talk openly about failures, turning them into shared lessons rather than repeated mistakes.

[5] India’s regulatory ecosystem is rapidly digitising, with unified licensing and single-window platforms improving transparency and efficiency.

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