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Waters Corporation appoints Pearl S Huang to Board of Directors

She has significant scientific expertise in the discovery of biologics, small molecule and nucleic acid-based therapies, as well as in drug discovery and the development of clinical trials

Fighting counterfeiting requires a long-term battle and we need to start somewhere

Globally, incidents of fake, counterfeit pharma products are on the rise and recent cyber attacks on some pharma companies involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccines are raising further alarm. Nakul Pasricha, President, Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) talks about the need for a phygital approach to secure supply chain integrity and facilitate easy identification of genuine COVID-19 vaccines, with Usha Sharma

FDI in brownfield pharma projects - Critical analysis

Arvind Sharma, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co informs that the extant regulatory regime for FDI in brownfield projects follows a balanced approach as it safeguards supplies for domestic consumption and ensures foreign investments as well as technological advancement for the pharma sector

Effective effluent management: Key to tackle AMR

Dr Jyoti Joshi, Head-South Asia,The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP); Adjunct Professor,Amity Institute of Public Health emphasises that the government and the pharma industry need to establish strategic partnerships to address the issue of growing AMR due to pharma plant effluents

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.