PHARMA LITERATI

Taking inspiration from Marie Curie’s life, Hyderabad based Dr Prathama S. Mainkar has dedicated her life to research. She is the Senior Principal Scientist of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and was recently awarded the Woman Scientist Award by the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI). OPPI represents research-based pharmaceutical companies in India and has been appreciating work done in the pharma field since 1965. This recognition is bestowed on her for the remarkable contributions made to the pharmaceutical industry, both in early drug discovery and process development for generics. Dr Prathama ventured into the field of research in 1996 and has worked in various capacities like early drug discovery, expertise in catalysis, organometallic chemistry and organic chemistry. Her contributions include identification of new chemical entities for treatment of cancer, tuberculosis and CNS related diseases. “ My first tryst with pharmaceuticals w...

Mumbai-based businessmen, Purushottam Agrawal (Founder and Vice-Chirman) and Madhusudan Agrawal (Co-founder) of Ajanta Pharma Ltd, were felicitated by the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) as part of the ‘ Pharma CEOs Conclave’ . Anice Joseph Chandra, Director, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India gave away the honour to the company during ‘12th Annual Meet’ of Pharmexcil. Ajanta Pharma Ltd ., which started operations in 1973 with re-packing of generic products, is one of the leading producers of branded generics and speciality drugs with a turnover of Rs 1,728 crores in the 2015-16. Speaking on the occasion, Purushottam said, “ The Indian Pharma industry’s exports are growing by leaps and bounds and in the coming years, it may become one of the top markets in the world. At this point, being recognised for our work is both an honour and a privilege .” Source: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Health/2016-09-2...

PharmInnova Award Visit: http://www.innovativethesisaward.org/year2016-17.html PharmInnova Award is given every year to the students and their research guides for the most innovative thesis in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the following. M. Pharm Subjects: Pharmaceutics or Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmacology Pharmacognosy Ph.D. Subjects: Pharmaceutics or Pharmaceutical Technology or Industrial Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmacology Pharmacognosy Guidelines for M. Pharm: http://www.innovativethesisaward.org/PDFs/2016-17/M%20Pharm%20Guideline.pdf Guidelines for Phd: http://www.innovativethesisaward.org/PDFs/2016-17/Ph%20D%20Guideline.pdf

The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananth Kumar gave away the 1st India Pharma awards in Bengaluru recently. The awards constituted by Department of Pharmaceuticals were given to outstanding Pharma Industries to motivate Indian Pharma and medical devices industries. The winners of the awards are:

The Association of Pharmacy Professionals has conferred the title of "Eminent Pharmacist 2016" on Panjab University (PU) emeritus professor and former PU dean (university instructions) S K Kulkarni. Prof Kulkarni was honoured during the 5th International Convention held at the Anna University, Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu recently. He is teaching at University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS). Professor Kulkarni is a fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), National Academy of Sciences (FNASc) and Indian Pharmaceutical Association (FIPA). A Fulbright visiting scholar of US education foundation, he has been a recipient of several national recognitions including UGC Hari Om Ashram Trust National Award, Ranbaxy Research Foundation Award, Acharya P C Ray gold medal, professor G P Srivastava Memorial National Award, and APTI life-time achievement award, besides others. He has also been awarded with the title of ...

Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) and ACG Worldwide (ACG) & SCITECH  is pleased to collaborate in announcing awards for the best innovations in the  development and packaging of Solid Dosage Forms of pharmaceuticals of the  year.  These awards will be given to either an Individual / or a group / or a company,  who/which has made a significant contribution towards obtaining a better  understanding into the development and/or for developing unique oral solid  dosage forms, such as tablets, capsules, pellets, sprinkles, granules, sachets  etc., or for developi...

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine would be awarded to with one half jointly to 1. William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites; and 2. Youyou Tu   for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria. Diseases caused by parasites have plagued humankind for millennia and constitute a major global health problem. In particular, parasitic diseases affect the world's poorest populations and represent a huge barrier to improving human health and wellbeing. This year's Nobel Laureates have developed therapies that have revolutionized the treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases. William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura discovered a new drug, Avermectin , the derivatives of which have radically lowered the incidence of River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis, as well as showing efficacy against an expanding number of other parasitic dise...

One of the key areas of interest for the blog has been Intellectual Property Rights. Recently concluded Legal Era's IPR Conclave, 2015 announced the awards for outstanding contributions in the area of IPR.   The details can be accessed at: http://www.leiprconclave.com/awards2015/IPRawards-gallery-2015/ Category Winners Nominees Best in-house patent team of the year pharma Biocon Limited Wockhardt Limited Sun Pharma Glenmark Pharma Biocon Limited GlaxoSmithKline Cipla Limited Best In-House Trademark Team of The Year - Pharma Wockhardt Limited Wockhardt Limited Sun Pharma Glenmark Pharma Biocon Limited GlaxoSmithKline Cipla Limited Best IP IN-House Counsel of the Year Taranpreet Singh Lamba, Glenmark Pharma - Lifetime Achievement Award - For Outstanding Contribution & Excellence Dr. Dharam V...

APTI has announced the awards for the year 2015.  Award Recipient Young Pharmacy Teachers of the Year Award Dr. Shrinivas D Joshi , Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Soniya Education Trust’s College of Pharmacy, Dharwad, Karnataka. Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award Dr. Atmaram Pandurang Pawar, Professor of Pharmaceutics, BVDU’s Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune, Maharashtra. IPER’s Principal of the Year Award Dr. B.S. Kuchekar, Principal,   MAEER's Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, Pune, Maharashtra. Recipients APTI-Shri Bhojraj Panjamool Lifetime Achievement Award for the Year Prof. D. Visweswaram, Dr.(Mrs.) Manjusree Pal Memorial Award for the Best Pharmaceutical Scientist Prof. Jayant J. Khandare, Prof. C. J. Shishoo Award for Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Pulok...

The Goa state branch of the Indian pharmaceutical association (IPA), under the leadership of its president Salim A Veljee, has been awarded the 'Best state branch award 2014' by the Indian pharmaceutical association, central office, Mumbai. In a communication received by the Goa state branch office, dated March 17, 2015, the IPA congratulated the president and members of the Goa state branch for their "excellent performance of the branch activities and the contributions in supporting the objectives of the association conducted in the larger interest of the pharmaceutical field, and in also maintaining high standards in its activities to the profession of pharmacy." Veljee thanked the association vice-president Anant Naik for his immense contributions in getting the award. The award will be presented to Veljee and G K Rao, the secretary of the association at the Goa branch and also the principal, Goa college of pharmacy, at the Indian pharmaceutical association an...

Asia’s Biggest & Nation’s most awaited healthcare summit & Awards organized by healthcare communication leader Pharmaleaders, the 7th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Pharmaleaders Business Leadership Awards 2014 held in Mumbai on 26th December 2014 at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, India.   The winners are as follows: Category Winner Organization India’s Most Admired Diabetologist 2014 Prof. (Dr) V.Mohan CMD &  Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre Healthcare Economist of the Year 2014 Dr Sanjeev Kanoria Vice Chairman Austrian Anadi Bank AG & Chairman, Advinia Healthcare Ltd.  Visionary Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Mr. Dilip Surana CMD, Microlabs Ltd.  India’s Most Promising Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Chandrasekar Chikkamuniyappa CEO  & Senior Joint Replacement Surgeon,  People Tree Hospitals India'...