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Annual National Convention of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India "APTICON - 2014" is being held in Pune this year. This convention will address the issues related to pharmacy profession and education. Deliberations in this convention will provide us with a new vision of pharmacy profession and education. It provides an important forum to build a national network of pharmacy teachers in this knowledge age. Moreover, a broader interaction among pharmacy fraternity (which includes students, researchers, industrial experts and teachers) will enable us to address, discuss, deliberate and invigorate the diverse issues of pharmacy profession, education and research.     The details are as follows:   Theme: Emerging trends in pharmacy profession and Education.   Dates:  28th to 30th November 2014.   Organized by: Pharmacy Institutions : Pune Region, APTI (Maharashtra State).   Location: Pune.   Details available ...

B. V. Patel PERD Centre, Ahmedabad is organizing National conference on " HERBAL DRUG RESEARCH: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES". The seminar will cover an entire spectrum of topics in herbal drug research with emphasis on Good Agriculture, Cultivation and Collection Practices, Authentication and Standardization of Herbal Drugs, Formulation and Stability of Herbal Drugs, Advances in Analysis of Herbal Drugs, Advancements in Herbal Drug Research and Regulatory Aspects. A poster session will encourage the herbal drug researchers to present and discuss their research work in the scientific diaspora.   The details are as follows:   Theme: Herbal Drug Research: Opportunities and Challenges.   Dates:  5th to 7th November 2014.   Organized by: B. V. Patel PERD Centre, Ahmedabad   Location: Ahmedabad.   Details available at: http://www.perdcentre.com/events/events08.html    

AICTE sponsored "QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME 2014" is being organized is Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi. The programme details are as follows:   1. RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOPHARMACEUTICS ( Division of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacology ) Dates: 7th to 20th November 2014. 2. AUTOMATION IN DRUG DISCOVERY ( Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry ) Dates: 21st November to 4th December 2014. 3. APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MODERN PHARMACOGNOSY ( Division of  Pharmacognosy ) Dates: 5th Dec to 18th Dec, 2014 . Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand. Details available at: https://bitmesra.ac.in/uploadedDocuments/Menu_635473488998623972_AICTE%20QIP%202014.pdf

The 12th Annual BioPharma India Convention will focus on biosimilars and vaccines development, innovations in biologics manufacturing and regulatory compliance; growing issues in India today. The details are as follows:   Theme: Innovation and strategy for pharma, biotech and the R&D community. Dates:  10th to  11th November 2014.   Location: Mumbai.   Details available at: http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/biopharma-india/index.stm    

1st IPA (Indian pharmaceutical association) Pharmexcil (Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council) Technical conference is being Organized in Indore. The details are as follows:   Theme: USFDA - Steps for sustained compliance.   Dates:  7th November 2014.   Organized by: IPA Indore Branch + Pharmexcil.   Location: Indore.   Details available at: http://www.ipapharma.org/events/1st%20IPA%20Pharmexcil%20Brochure.pdf    

Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Association (IPCA) is organizing 66th Indian pharmaceutical congress.   The details are as follows:   Theme: The scientific abstracts are available under various themes.    Dates:  23rd Jan to 25th Jan 2015.   Hosted by: The All India Drugs Control Officers' Confederation.   Location: Hyderabad.   Details available at: http://scientificipca.org/    

CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow is organizing workshop on "Structural Bioinformatics approaches in Drug Discovery". The hands-on workshop will focus on the use of the Schrodinger suite of software for bio-computational applications and will involve experts from M/s Schrodinger . The details are as follows: Theme: Structural Bioinformatics approaches in Drug Discovery Dates: 11th Nov to 12th Nov 2014. Organized by: CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute. Location: Lucknow.   Details available at: https://www.cdri.res.in/nsc43c/pages/index.php