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Intravitreal injectables for targeted drug delivery- A brief overview

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Intravitreal Injectables (IVT) are used in treatment of different ophthalmic conditions, like Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), etc. The competition for IVT in market is huge. Due to increasing demand, the market growth of IVT is notable. Healthcare system has become advanced with help of Research. IVT is one of these advances. IVT is an intraocular drug delivery medium which is used to treat several ophthalmic conditions. With help of IVT, the drug is injected into the vitreous cavity of eye to ensure targeted delivery and this leads to increased efficacy of drug. IVT is most commonly used for the treatment of DR and AMD. AMD is a condition where patient with age 50 or above undergo loss of vision. It occurs because of VEGF-A (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) which damages the macula of eye and hence vision loss occurs. there are some IVT drugs( monoclonal antibodies) in the market which when administered binds with VEGF-A and inhibits its action. A...

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Part 2 - Commercialization of medicinal plants

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Welcome back! In our last article we discussed about trading of medicinal plants as a part of commercialization and its possible benefits. But, sometimes favorable land type for cultivation and timely harvesting is not available. And even if you get it, it may not be sufficient enough to expand your business. Hence, another alternative for commercialization of medicinal plants is to start a medicinal plant nursery. It may not sound much interesting to some people but, it is indeed a nice business startup idea. As we discussed in previous article, the demand of medicinal plants is high. But, this business has less competition in market due to lack of awareness. And, you can take privilege of this situation by introducing new marketing techniques as well as using the digital platform. You can provide the raw material required for cultivation of medicinal plants to traders and farmers/growers. Additionally, there are research institutes which always require different species of medicinal ...