CDSA along with DBT, BIRAC, CDSCO conducted the fifth of six national workshops on regulatory compliance for accelerating innovations with NIPER Guwahati on June 13, 2019. Attended by all stakeholders, Dr. Alka Sharma (DBT) and Dr. K. Madangopal (NITI Aayog) addressed the distinguished gathering. There were 149 participants from 52 institutions (innovators, start-ups, pharma companies, medical professionals among others). Like the previous workshops in the series, all innovators got the opportunity to pose questions to the regulators present. This unique arrangement has helped provide more clarity and seek better cognizance thereby making the ‘Make in India’ dream possible for many in the biomedical space.