title: India takes an open source approach to drug discovery.
abstract: Open source software may have been around for 17 years, but using an open source model to speed up drug discovery is a relatively new idea. This month, India is launching a new open source initiative for developing drugs to treat diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D015195:Drug Design; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007391:International Cooperation; D012984:Software