Name: 9th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
Start: 2026-02-20
End: 2026-02-22
Location: Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

SSX-2026

9^th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Xenobiotics

"New Approaches to navigate Complexities in Drug Discovery and Development"

Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Auditorium: Ramaiah Medical College,
Gnanagangothri Campus, New BEL Road Bengaluru – 560054
Karnataka, India

20^th - 22^nd February, 2026

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Registration Date

Early Registration Closes On
10^th February 2026
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Mentorship

Sessions

Attractive

poster prizes

Oral

Presentation Prizes

20 February 2026

21 February 2026

22 February 2026

SSX-2026 Conference Agenda

Time	Topic
07:30 - 08:45	Registration and Breakfast
08:45 - 09:15	Inauguration
9:15-10:05	TBD

Session 1 - ADME considerations for drug discovery and development

10:05 - 10:40	Dr. Matt Soars, Executive Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
10:40 - 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 - 11:15	Sponsor talk 1
11:15 - 11:30	Sponsor talk 2
11:45 - 12:20	Dr. Raju Subramanian, Executive Director, Gilead Sciences
12:20 - 12:55	Dr. Upendra Argikar, DMPK Leader, Gates Medical Research Institute
13:00- 13:30	Group Photo
13:30 - 16:00	Lunch, Poster & Exhibitor Session

Session 2 - AI/ML considerations in drug discovery and Development

16:00 - 16:35	Shridhar Narayanan, Founder Peptris/ FNDR
16:35 - 17:10	Mr. Prasad Chodavarupu, Founder and Managing Director, Aganitha Cognitive Sciences
17:10 - 17:45	Dr. Narmada B C , Lead Scientist, Vantage

Session 3 - Advancements in Understanding Solid state of Pharmaceuticals

16:00 - 16:35	Prof. Arvind K Bansal (NIPER)
16:35 - 17:10	Dr.Ramanaiah Chennuru, CIPLA
17:10 - 17:45	Sharmistha Paldatta, Dr. Reddy's
16:00 - 16:35	Prof. Arvind K Bansal (NIPER)
17:45 - 18:15	Special session on "Resilience Decoded" by Dr. Sujata Kelkar
18:15 - 19:15	Cultural Program
19:15 - 21:30	Networking and Dinner at Ramaiah University

Time	Topic
08:00 - 09:00	Registration and Breakfast

Session 4: Technological Innovations in Drug Discovery and Development

09:00 - 10:00	TBD
10:00 - 10:35	Dr Manojkumar Singh, Microlabs
10:35 - 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 - 11:15	Sponsor talk 3
11:15 - 11:50	Prof. Malla Reddy, IIT- Hyderabad
11:50 - 12:25	TBD
12:30 - 13:30	Student talks
13:30 - 16:00	Lunch, Poster & Exhibitor Session

Session 5: Next Generation Therapeutics

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
17:10 - 17:45	TBD

Session 6: Intricacies in the Development of Next Generation Therapeutics

16:00 - 16:35	TBD
16:35 - 17:10	TBD
17:10 - 17:45	Dr. Manikandan R, Granules India
17: 45 -18:30	TBD
19:00 - 21:00	Networking and Banquet Dinner at Gokulam Grande

Time	Topic
08:00 - 09:00	Breakfast

Session 7: Advances in Clinical Pharmacology

9:00 - 9:35	Hiroyuki Kusuhara, University of Tokyo
9:35 - 10:10	Rama Sivasubramanian (Teva)
10:10 - 10:45	Prof. Sahadev Shankarappa (Ramaiah University)
10:45 -11:00	Tea Break
11:00 - 11:30	Sponsor talks

Session 8: Case studies in Drug Discovery and Development

11:30 - 12:05	Kumar Nemmani, Associate Vice President, Sun Pharma
12:35 - 13:10	Prof. Sowdhamini , Senior Professor, National Center for Biological Sciences
13:10- 13:45	Prof. Ravi Shah (NIPER)
13:45- 14:00	Awards and Conclusion

About

SSX India

Indian Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (SSX) was established in 2016 as a non-profit association, with the mission of “increasing the awareness and developing the knowledge of DMPK/ADMET science to the Indian scientific community" by conducting annual conferences, workshops and DMPK-related courses. Our conference is one of the premier...