PHARMA LITERATI

Dear all, We would like to inform all our readers that the transformation mission is not run by Pharma Literati and we merely support the noble cause.   Please get in touch directly with Dr. Santosh Thakkar at thakkarsantosh@gmail.com   In continuation with our earlier post, the below agenda has been decided for mission transformation. 1. "Transformation ..." is a must at universities ... The curriculum need to be industry savvy to meet the global demand of well trained and well educated professionals ... 2. BOS of universities need to realize that the products out of the colleges must be accepted by the industry, as is ... That means, industrial training for a semester (6 month) should be a 'mandatory' requirement for graduation for a 4 year bachelors degree . 3 month industrial training for diploma and Masters student be made a requirement. 3. Teachers with Industrial training or industrial training for teachers can help facilitate industry-...

Dear All, This post in a key milestone in the journey of Pharma Literati.   A passionate group of individuals across the world have initiated a mission for the pharmaceutical profession in India.   The idea is to transform the pharmacy profession in India by virtue of transformation in pharmaceutical education system and industry in India.   Let's transform pharmacy in India with NO politics philosophy. The plan: 1) 10 thousand free t-shirts to pharmacy students. 2) Online seminars for pharmacy students 3) Raise the standard of clinical trials in India. Current groups on the mission:   - Maharashtra pharmacy college group - Gujarat pharmacy colleges' group - India and US industry group - Current and retired members of the academia - UDCT alumni group - Delhi pharmacy group - Baroda pharmacy group - Ahmedabad pharmacy group - CDRI group - Social worker group - Bioinformatics expert group - Computational expert group - Biotechnology g...

Dear All, Every week of thousands of patent applications are published in India. The  patent applications filed by the pharma academic research institutes in India  go un-noticed. We publish a list of Indian applications published related to pharma academics. This would provide us an idea about the kind of academic research being carried out in these institutes. For details of these patents, please write back to us at  pharmaliterati@gmail.com Indian patent applications published on 15th May 2015 Invention Application No Inventors Institute Configurational Chirality based separation 1293/KOL/2013 A 1) Dasgupta, Anjan Kr. 2) Bhattacharyya, Tamoghna 3) Roy, Sarita University Of Calcutta

Today's Times of India, Mumbai Edition reports a case of 'fraud' in SNDB Pharmacy College Nashik. This can be accessed at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Cops-directed-to-probe-fraud-by-educational-institute-in-Nashik/articleshow/47290871.cms   As per the report, Snehal Gadekar (25) filed a complaint against Jagdamba Educational Institute, Yeola, on May 7, alleging that institute had forged her signs, showing her as an employee . The girl was a student at the College of from 2008 to 2012. After that, she was studying in a pharmacy college in Nashik for her MPharm when the institute allegedly projected her as an employee.   When the girl's brother, Sachin, who was a faculty at the SNDB Pharmacy College, discovered that her name was shown as an employee, along with her forged signatures, they tried to sort the matter with the institute. Later, the brother-sister duo approached the Yeola police with the documents to lodge a complaint against the...

A recent article in Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst highlights the growing interest of intellectual property in University setups. Authored by Aristotele Karytinos of Università Degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, the article is freely available and can be accessed at:   http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/ppa.14.57   The role of innovation and IP focussed research in biopharmaceuticals industry is discussed. The importance of Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) for the purpose of mediating the interaction between university, industry and the IP machinery is highlighted in the article.   In India, we rarely see this kind of arrangements with any of the so-called big pharmaceutical or biotechnology institutes. Request our readers to comment on the practices they are following in the universities regarding intellectual property and technology transfer. We would publish the comments on the blog.   Team Pharma Literati.     ...

CPhi is organizing its third Annual pharma project management, 2015 in Mumbai. It aims at increasing the success rate of the projects leading to timely project delivery and efficiency of project execution.   This is a nice opportunity for those looking for a career opportunity in Pharma Project Management. Industry's who's who in project management would be there to attend as well as to present.   The details are as follows: Theme:                    3rd Annual Pharma Management Conference .            Dates:                      29th - 30th June 2015.   Organized by:          CPhi .    Location:             ...

Please find the details on the theme of the IPA convention to be held in Mumbai Hotel Trident, BKC, on 05-06 June 2015 here . Also, find the brochure here . The conference will be attended by the who’s who of the Indian Pharma Industry like: Mr. Subodh Priolkar- MD, Colorcon Asia Pvt. Ltd is the chair of the conference. Dr. Prakash Mody- MD & CEO Unichem Labs is the Keynote Speaker. Dr. Alka Mukne- Editor - Pharma Times & Faculty at Bombay College of Pharmacy is the Scientific Convener. The following distinguished professionals will be a part of the scientific committee and will give presentations on a wide range of topics focusing on the current issues that the Indian pharma industry is grappling with, particularly with respect to cGMP / Quality, manufacturing, R&D and Regulatory. Dr. Rajeev Raghuvanshi- VP - Differentiated Formulations R&D, Proprietary products, Dr. Reddy’s Labs Mr. Zoher Sihorwala- Regulatory Expert, Head, Wockhardt Ms. Abha P...