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10th February 2026
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| Time | Speaker | Co-Chairs |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:45 | Registration and breakfast | |
| 08:45 - 09:15 | Inauguration | Bharath S and Anandi Karumbati |
| 9:15-10:05 | Keynote 1: Dr. Ashok Venkitaraman, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, NUS, Chief Scientist, A-Star, Singapore | Anandi Karumbati |
| 10:05 - 10:40 | Dr. Raju Subramanian, Executive Director, Gilead Sciences, USA | |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | Group Photo | |
| 10:55 - 11:10 | Tea Break | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Sponsor talk (Eurofins) | Geetha T and Krishna Iyer |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Sponsor talk - Krishgen | |
| 11:50 - 12:25 | Dr. Upendra Argikar, DMPK Leader, Gates Medical Research Institute, USA | |
| 12:25 - 13:00 | Dr. Devang Shah, Director, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bangalore | |
| 13:00 - 15:30 | Lunch, Poster & Exhibitor Session |
| 15:30 - 16:05 | Dr. Shridhar Narayanan, Founder Peptris/ FNDR, Banglaore | |
| 16:05 - 16:40 | Dr. Priyaranjan Pattanaik, Vice President, Syngene International Limited, Bangalore | Vishwottam Kandikere and Judy Jays |
| 16:40 - 17:15 | Dr. Ramanathan Sowdhamini , Senior Professor, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore | |
| Session 3: Advancements in Understanding Solid state of Pharmaceuticals | ||
|---|---|---|
| 15:30 - 16:05 | Dr. Arvind K Bansal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics NIPER, Mohali | |
| 16:05 - 16:40 | Dr.Ramanaiah Chennuru, Director and Head, COE-Polymorphism and Crystallization, Cipla Ltd. | Amol D and Basavraj |
| 16:40 - 17:15 | Dr. Sharmistha Paldatta, Scientist & Lead, Solid State Screening Group, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad | Continuation of Common Session |
| 17:15 - 17:50 | Special session on "Resilience Decoded" by Dr. Sujata Kelkar | |
| 17:50 - 18:10 | Preparation for the cultural program | Gauri and Manasa Deepa |
| 18:10 - 19:30 | Cultural Program | |
| 19:30 - 20:30 | Networking and Dinner at Ramaiah University | |
| Time | Topic | Co-Chairs |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast | |
| 08:30 - 09:20 | Keynote 2: Dr. Stephan Bromacher, Novartis | Hemant Bhutani |
| 09:20 - 09:55 | Dr Manojkumar Singh, Senior Vice President, Analytical Research and Development, Microlabs | |
| 09:55 - 10:30 | Dr. Sajesh Thomas, Associate Professor, IIT, Delhi | Lakshmikant Bajpai and Rajesh Gandhi |
| 10:30 - 11:05 | Dr. Sunil Kumar Panigrahi, Associate Vice President, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Ltd. | |
| 11:05 - 11:20 | Tea Break | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Sponsor talk - Corning | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Sponsor talk (Aragen) | Shashyendra Singh |
| 12:05 - 12:20 | Felicitation of sponsors | |
| 12:20 - 13:30 | Student talks (6 Talks) | Amol Raje and Deveshwaran |
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Lunch, Poster & Exhibitor Session |
| 16:00 - 16:35 | Dr. Maloy Ghosh CSO, Zumutor Biologics | |
| 16:35 - 17:10 | Dr. Arati Ramesh, Principal Scientist, Tata Institute of Genomics and Society | Rajkapoor and Swaminathan Sethu |
| 17:10 - 17:45 | Dr. Narmada B C , Lead Scientist, Vantage | |
| Session 6: Intricacies in the Development of Next Generation Therapeutics | ||
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:35 | Dr. Ravi Shah, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER, Ahmedabad | |
| 16:35 - 17:10 | Dr. M. V. Narendra Kumar Talluri, Director, Daicel Chiral Technologies | Sakthidevan and J. Anbu |
| 17:10 - 17:45 | Dr. Manikandan R, Senior Vice President, Analytical Research and Development, Granules India | |
| Continuation of Common Session | ||
| 17: 45 -18:30 |
Panel Discussion. Fireside chat with Pathbreakers
|
T. Thanga Mariappan |
| Time | Topic | Co-Chairs |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 - 09:05 | Hiroyuki Kusuhara, University of Tokyo, President of JSSX | |
| 09:05 - 09:40 | Rama Sivasubramanian, Head of R&D – India, Teva Pharmaceuticals | Premkumar and Ashoka Babu V L |
| 09:40 - 10:15 | Dr. Sahadev Shankarappa, Professor, Ramaiah University | |
| 10:15 -10:30 | Tea Break |
| 10:30 - 11:05 | Kumar Nemmani, Associate Vice President, Sun Pharma | |
| 11:05 - 11:40 | Mr. Prasad Chodavarupu, Founder and Managing Director, Aganitha Cognitive Sciences | Surulivel Rajan and Purnima Ashok |
| 11:40 - 12:15 | Vijay Kulkarni, Co-Founder & Director, Swalava Enterprises Private Ltd. | |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Awards | Amol Raje and Deveshwaran Arti Thakkar |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Vote of Thanks | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
