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CIMS Medica organises Business Excellence Awards 2020
The award ceremony was held at the The Leela Palace Hotel, New Delhi to honour companies who contributed to the growth and development of the healthcare and pharma industry
BLUEPRINT FOR PROGRESS
Experts and veterans examine and explore strategies for India Pharma Inc to implement the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic as we enter a new year and a new decade
WHAT COVID-19 TAUGHT US
Pandemics like the Bubonic plague and the Spanish Flu were followed by sweeping social, economic and cultural transformations. They also galvanised great improvements in medical science and public policy. Today, the world confronts and battles another pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus and again this period could be marked by great change and reforms. Therefore, this year-ender edition, which also marks Express Pharma’s 26th Anniversary, presents some insights and learnings which will be crucial for India Pharma Inc to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world.
Preparing the pharma sector for the post-COVID world
Neeti Sharma, Senior VP,TeamLease Services expounds on some measures that need to be taken in the pharma industry to adapt to changing requirements and explains why it is essential for the sector to reskill, upskill and new skill (RUN) its workforce
Pharmacovigilance during a pandemic
John Danese, Industry Director-Life Sciences, Birlasoft and Sreenivas Reddy N, Global Program Director, Life Sciences, Birlasoft explain that legacy pharmacovigilance workflows and systems need a massive overhaul to ensure organisational efficiency and reduce the cost of compliance, especially during a pandemic
Waters launches RADIAN ASAP system
The RADIAN ASAP System’s automated set-up, streamlined workflow, and easy operation with minimal training offers laboratories a flexible tool to meet rising demands without sacrificing on analytical performance
CPhI & P-MEC India to be held at India Expo Center, Delhi-NCR from January 27-29, 2021
Now in its 14th edition, it has a distinguished line-up of leadership, business, knowledge, networking and innovation
Our vision is to make pharma marketing effective and efficient
Doceree, a physician-only platform for programmatic marketing, is working towards building more effective ways for pharma brands to keep the doctors community engaged. Dr Harshit Jain, Founder and CEO, Doceree, outlines why it is important for pharma brands to redraw their doctor engagement strategies with the help of digital tools to reduce marketing costs, improve outcomes and ensure regulatory compliance, in an interview with Usha Sharma
GenNext at SIRO Clinpharm
SIRO, one of India’s earliest CROs, is set to scale new heights, as its next-gen leaders chart out fresh strategies to sustain its strong position in the clinical research segment and expand its offerings, while pursuing newer focus areas like medical writing and biometrics
Creating superior activated carbon that solves common challenges faced by active packaging
Cilicant offers a superior product made by using coconut shells which is very pure and efficient, tends to be denser with a greater number of micro-pores and safeguards formulators and manufacturers from customer complaints arising from dusting issues
Acrycoat ERD: An advanced, new, enteric ready-to-use dispersion
It is suited for pharma pellets, tablets and soft gelatin capsules
Accelerating innovation and process effectiveness with Edge Controller
It is a powerful and scalable factory automation solution from B&R which makes it possible to handle the production process and at the same time implement 21CFR part 11 compliance for the complete pharma line and facility, explains Ranjithkumar G,Technology and Network, B&R Industrial Automation
Case Study: Sustainable, decentralised, waste management system
Dr Aparna Pandey, Head - Research wing, Monisha Narke, Founder and CEO and Pradnya Bandvdekar, Project Operations Executive, RUR GreenLife detail how the Bombay College of Pharmacy has implemented an effective waste management system to reduce waste being transported to the landfills from their campus with technological consultation from RUR GreenLife
Rethink, Reapply and Reboot
Ankit Goyal, Healthcare and Lifesciences Practice Leader India, Heidrick & Struggles, enlarges on the changes in work trends and talent management strategies in the Indian life sciences sector due to COVID-19
The Eppendorf Way to Do it: Move It Adjustable Spacing Pipettes
Move It is available with 4, 6, 8, and 12 channels, mechanical or electronic
Waters launches ACQUITY PREMIER Columns for chromatographic analyses
Designed for the analytical laboratory seeking to exercise greater control over their chromatographic separations, the columns improve sample throughput, assay-to-assay reproducibility and overall confidence in analytical results
We have a total production capacity of eight billion capsules per year
HC Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, Erawat Pharma, talks on the current market trends in capsules, his company’s offerings for the pharma sector, impact of COVID-19 on his company and the sector, in an interview with Express Pharma
How a modern DCS can enable your digital transformation
PlantPAx 5.0, the latest DCS release from Rockwell Automation, will reduce architectural footprint, drive consistency, streamline workflows, provide robust analytics, and align with international cyber security standards
Reducing API dependence: Have we got the strategy right?
Reji K Joseph,Associate Professor, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi explains that the PLI scheme has some gaps that need to be plugged for it to be truly successful
Expert report on automated climate monitoring by Testo
To meet the requirements of a wide range of measuring tasks, automated monitoring systems need to be implemented effectively at critical application areas in the pharma sector
DRUGS & COSMETICS ACT, 1940 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REVAMP
The existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 was formed during the pre-independence era. Since then, amendments have been made to the D&C Act and Rules 1940 and 1945. However, considering the ever-evolving regulatory requirements, industry stakeholders feel that there is a need to reframe the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to make it more well-defined and align it with global regulatory requirements. They believe that it will also help in streamlining drug regulatory affairs in India
Choosing the right type of desiccant is quintessential for your product's shelf life
CILICANT understands how critical it is to choose the right desiccant and offers a variety of sorbents developed for different applications
Why Active Packaging Plays Such An Important Role In The Pharma Industry
Active packaging protects pharma products and other medical supplies from oxygen and moisture, thereby playing an important role in ensuring that they are effective and completely safe for patient usage
Covid 19 Vaccine Supply Prepping For Challenge Extraordinaire
India will have a very strategic role to play in ensuring universal access to COVID-19 vaccines. All stakeholders must step up their game to eliminate chinks in the supply chain and successfully execute this critical task
Covid-19 Has Made Online Learning A Credible Source Of Education
Bridging the skill gap between industry requirements and the talent pool available in the pharma world is becoming increasingly important. Romola Pinto, who leads the Rubicon Academy team and also heads the HR function at Rubicon Research, speaks about the transformation that pharma education and training is undergoing after the onset of COVID-19 and explains how Rubicon Academy is training, reskilling and upskilling pharma talent to meet the changing demands and emerging needs of the industry, in an interaction with Lakshmipriya Nair
Selection of medicines for the NLEM should not be based on patent status
In India, after decades of neglect, a process to review and update the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) started in 2015. Several rounds of review, focusing on different diseases have been announced to ensure the list is relevant for the evolving public health context in the country.
Understanding Virus and Viral Vaccine Development Using Multi Spectral Advanced Nano-Tracking Analyzer (NTA)
AS the world today faces one of the biggest pandemics in the form of COVID-19, a wide range of candidate vaccines based on potential tools like viral vectors or virus like particles (VLP’s) are under development with the aim of protecting us against the life-threatening disease.
Understanding USP<1220>
Kuldeep Sharma, Product Manager- Waters (India) explains what, why and how of the method lifecycle approach
Ensuring pharma compliance with Testo data monitoring solutions
Testo data loggers ensure continuous monitoring of temperature and relative humidity of pharma products during production, storage or transit of goods
Innovation – The next frontier
Alok Ghosh, Ex-President - Global Technical Operations, Lupin, underscores the importance of creating a conducive environment to foster innovation in India’s life sciences sector to ensure its continuous progress