This is taken further by a panel discussion on the subject with insights shared by drug controllers from some of the best performing state drug regulatory authorities – Hemant Koshia, commissioner, Food and Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat and D R Gahane, joint commissioner, Food and Drug Control Administration, Maharashtra. The two day FE Pharma Summit 2022 is also an attempt to leverage the ability of the Indian pharma stakeholders to come up with viable solutions to confront challenges in this space that is today dealing with rising costs, snarled input supplies, pricing pressures, intense competition. The inaugural session of the two day event for instance, has Dilip Shanghvi, Pankaj R Patel and other industry titans take a deep dive into what needs to be done to enable a transition for Indian pharma from being the pharmacy of the world, which it is today, to getting India recognized as an innovation hub.