Parexel’s chief strategy officer Kushal Gohil, Clinical EVP Stephen Pyke and India head Sanjay Vyas share thoughts on possible hurdles to, and the cascading impact of obesity treatments, GenAI progress and the opportunities and challenges of real-world data in India, in the second of this two-part interview with Scrip.

Parexel’s chief strategy officer, clinical EVP and India head share thoughts on a winner’s mindset for artificial intelligence, benefits of a “federated approach” to clinical data sharing, support for reimbursement and a cascading impact of obesity treatments, in a two-part interview with Scrip.

Biopharma experts including Nobel Laureate Professor Jack Szostak share their views on emerging innovation ecosystems and how India can get it right as it seeks to shift gears in R&D. Panelists noted that VC investments can be a mixed bag, called for regulatory vision that ensures safety alongside accelerated pathways like the LPAD in the US and also ‘open” AI platforms.

Private Company Edition: Amplitude Ventures raised $192m for its second fund, while XGEN Venture debuted with €160m ($173.4m). Also, hub-and-spoke biopharma operator CinRx added $73m, Adcendo extended its series A round to €98m ($106.2m) and Grey Wolf raised $50m.