India's role in medical product space represents unique opportunity: FDA

The role of India in the medical product field represents both a unique opportunity and an important responsibility, the head of the US Food and Drug Administration has said, ahead of the annual India-US BioPharma & Healthcare Summit. The summit will take place in Boston later this week. Dr Robert Califf, US FDA Commissioner will be one of the keynote speakers at the 18th edition of the annual largest gathering of pharma and healthcare sectors from the two countries, organised by USA India Chamber of Commerce. During the day-long summit, Dr Califf will share insights from his significant visit to India last September, which holds paramount importance for both countries, USA India Chamber of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday. I recently visited India with a central purpose in mindto strengthen our collective efforts to advance the development and availability of medical products that both our countries and the rest of the world need, he said. I knew, going into my trip, that .