Patenting and R&D in Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Post-TRIPS Scenario

105-110This paper studies the impact of a restructured patent regime on the R&D expenditure and the patenting activity of Indian pharmaceutical companies. The results indicate that there is an increase in both R&D investment and measured inventive output in the form of patents. The firms, which have paid very little attention to research and innovation in the past, are responding to the restructured IPR regime in novel ways. However, this effect appears to be highly concentrated in the technologically progressive large scale pharmaceuticals while SMEs are yet to develop or acquire resources in order to survive in this competitive era

Proceedings of International Conference on Women Researchers in Electronics and Computing

This proceeding contains articles on the various research ideas of the academic community and practitioners presented at the international conference, “Women Researchers in Electronics and Computing” (WREC’2021). WREC'21 was organized in online mode by Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab), INDIA during 22 – 24 April 2021. This conference was conceptualized with an objective to encourage and motivate women engineers and scientists to excel in science and technology and to be the role models for young girls to follow in their footsteps. With a view to inspire women engineers, pioneer and successful women achievers in the domains of VLSI design, wireless sensor networks, communication, image/ signal processing, machine learning, and emerging technologies were identified from across the globe and invited to present their work and address the participants in this women oriented conference. Conference Title: International Conference on Women Researchers in Electronics and ComputingConference Acronym: WREC'21Conference Date: 22–24 April 2021Conference Location: Online (Virtual Mode)Conference Organizers: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, INDI