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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Maharashtra State Branch organized an International Workshop on “Biopharmaceutics Classification System in Drug Development: Key Issues and Concerns” in collaboration with OMICS Group Incorporation, Las Vegas, United States on 27th October, 2014 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Telangana, India. The main objective of this international event was to discuss among budding pharmacists about major role of BCS in drug development process especially in classifying drugs as per their solubility, dissolution and permeability criteria and looking for more biowaiver applications leading to reduction in cost and approval time particularly for marketing of generic products.
The scientific session of the event was headed by Dr. Krishna Menon, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Cellceutix Corporation, Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America as chairperson and Ms. Heike Schon, Managing Director, Lumis International GmbH, Berlin, Germany acted as co-chairperson. Workshop was initiated with inaugural lecture was delivered by Prof. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (India) on topic “BCS: A Scientific and Regulatory Tool in Drug Development Process”. Another talk was given by Prof. Jithan Venkata Aukunuru, Secretray, APP Telangana State Branch and Principal, Mother Teresa College of Pharmacy, Ranga Reddy, Telangana (India) on topic “Bioavailability Enhancement Techniques for BCS Class II and Class IV Drugs”. Mr. Sameer J. Nadaf, Junior Research Fellow (CSIR Project), Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, Maharashtra (India) was conferred with ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ for his poster on “Liquisolid Technique for Dissolution Enhancement of Hormones belonging to BCS Class II”.
Workshop was witnessed by Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Principal & Professor, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (India) as ‘Convener & Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Srinubabu Gedela, CEO, OMICS Group Incorporation, Las Vegas, United States as ‘Guest of Honor’; Mohd. Rageeb Mohd. Usman, President, APP Maharashtra State Branch as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Mr. Vaibhav Dharvhekar, Joint Secretary, APP Maharashtra State Branch as ‘Joint Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Daniel Galbraith, Chief Scientific Officer, BioOutsource Ltd, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Ms. Heike Schon, Managing Director, Lumis International GmbH, Berlin, Germany; Ms. Rodeina Challand, Executive Director, PRA Health Sciences, Berkshire, United Kingdom; Dr. Nigel Rulewski, Vice President, Strategic Drug Development, Quintiles, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States; Dr. Kamali Chance, Senior Director & Head, Global Biosimilars Regulatory Strategy, Quintiles, Graham, North Carolina, United States; Mr. Steven Lehrer, Executive Vice President, Cipla Limited, United States; Ms. Jennifer Campbell, Director, WorldWide Biosimilars Program, Merck Millipore, France;  Dr. Dieter Tzschoppe, Director, European Patent Office, Germany etc. Programme was ended with vote of thanks to chairpersons.

          
          

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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Haryana State Branch organized an International Workshop on ‘Controlled Drug Delivery System: Recent Challenges and Opportunities Ahead’ in collaboration with OMICS Group Incorporation, United States, as a scientific subevent of 5th International Conference on ‘Pharmaceutics & Novel Drug Delivery Systems’ on 16th March, 2015 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Event was witnessed by Prof. Bhakti Bhusan Barik, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Dr. Tsann-Long Su, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Dr. Khaled Mohamed Hosny, Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Dr. Han-Chung Wu, Professor and Vice Director, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Dr. Ranendra N. Saha, Director and Senior Professor (Pharmacy), BITS Pilani – Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Dr. Ramesh S. Kashi, Senior Principal Scientist, Merck and Co. Inc., New Jersey, United States; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, Secretary, Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP), India; Dr. Rita Mourya, Treasurer, APP and Faculty at VNS Institute of Pharmacy, Bhopal; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President, APP and Principal, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as ‘Convener’.
Scientific session of workshop was initiated with the inaugural lecture of Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, who addressed the gathering on ‘Bioactive Peptides: Complex Structures, Synthesis and Their Controlled Drug Delivery’. Dr. Rajiv Dahiya was conferred with ‘Young Investigator Award’ by Society of Researchers & Health Care Professionals (SRHCP) during International Workshop/Conference at Dubai. Award was provided by Dr. Ramesh S. Kashi, Senior Principal Scientist, Merck and Co. Inc., New Jersey, USA and Dr. Bhakti Bhusan Barik, Professor, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Scientific session was continued with invited talk by Dr. Saurabh Dahiya from Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon, Haryana on the topic ‘Guar Gum Revisited: Potential Carrier for Targeted Drug Delivery Systems’. Dr. Saurabh Dahiya was conferrred with ‘APP Young Talent Award 2015’ by President APP for his overall dynamic performance in pharmaceutical field.
Lecture of Dr. Saurabh Dahiya was followed by talk of Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP, who addressed the gathering on ‘Exploration of Solid Dispersion Technology for Controlled Drug Release: Capabilities and Challenges’. Dr. Sunita Dahiya was honored with SRHCP ‘Innovative Researcher Award’ at Dubai by Dr. Ramesh S. Kashi (USA). It was followed by oration of Dr. Rita Mourya, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, VNS Faculty of Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP), India. Dr. Mourya was conferrred with ‘APP Young Performer Award 2015’ by President APP during the event.
During workshop, pharmacy professionals from different International Universities all over the world viz. Dr. Luisa Fiandra (University of Milano, Italy); Dr. Hassane Sadou Yaye (University of Paris-Sud, France); Dr. Dorota Watrobska-Swietlikowska (Medical University of Gdansk, Poland); Dr. Julia Rohrer (University of Innsbruck, Austria); Dr. Alexendra Partenhauser (Leopold-Franzens University, Austria); Dr. Khaled Mohamed Hosny (King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Dr. Boblarka Balazs, Dr. Suto Blanka (University of Szeged, Hungary); Dr. Maha Aboul-Ela (Beirut Arab University, Lebanon) and Mr. Sergio Mauri, (Fedegari Group, Italy) were honored with APP Life membership by President APP.
During the valedictory function of APP 2nd International Workshop, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, Secretary APP, honored Dr. Alex Nivorozhkin, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Neo-Advent Technologies LLC, Massachusetts, United States of America, with ‘APP Distinguished Scientist Award 2015’ and Dr. Tsann-Long Su, Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan was conferred with ‘APP Innovative Researcher Award 2015’. In addition, Dr. Horvat Gabriella and Dr. Csilla Bartos from Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Szeged, Hungary were conferred with ‘Best Oration Award’ and ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ for their presentations on the topics ‘Thiolated Poly(aspartic acid) Polymers in Ophthalmic Therapy’ and ‘Formulation and Characterization of Nanonized Meloxicam containing Nasal Gels’.
At the end, President APP, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya addressed the professional gathering in Dubai and discussed about aims and objectives of Association of Pharmacy Professionals, India and its working in major areas of pharmaceutical field. Programme was concluded with vote of thanks to chairpersons, Dr. R. N. Saha (BITS Pilani, Dubai, UAE) and Dr. Luisa Fiandra (University of Milano, Italy).

        
          

113INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Maharashtra State Branch organized an International Symposium on “Bioactive Natural Products: Synthetic and Pharmacological Aspects” in collaboration with OMICS Group International, United States on 26th-27th October, 2015 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Novotel & HICC Complex (Near Hitech City), Hyderabad, Telangana (India) during 405th OMICS scientific event 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on ‘Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & Natural Products’. The main objective of this international symposium was to discuss among budding pharmacists about synthetic and biological potential of natural products.
Mohd. Rageeb Mohd. Usman, President, APP Maharashtra State Branch and Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Smt. Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, Maharashtra (India) acted as ‘Convener‘ and Mr. Vaibhav Dharvhekar, Joint Secretary, APP Maharashtra State Branch and Asst. Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, P. Wadhwani College of Pharmacy, Yavatmal (M.S.) acted as ‘Organizing Secretary‘ for this international symposium.
Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan, Ethiopia acted as ‘Organizing Chairman‘ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP and Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan, Ethiopia acted as ‘Co-convener‘ in absentia.
Symposium was initiated with inaugural lecture by Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch and Principal, Maheshwara Institute of Pharmacy, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana (India) on topic “Nano Formulations of Bioactive Natural Products for the Treatment of Cancer”. Dr. Rao, a recipient of Principal of the Year Award, Bharat Excellence Award, told that nanotechnology has the potential to give new breath of life to those bioactive natural products which were rejected due to poor solubility. He also discussed that nanocrystal technology enables formulations to be developed without the need of toxic surfactants which may cause enhanced side effects or adverse reactions.
Another talk was given by Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch and Principal, Nova College of Pharmacy, Jangareddygudem, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh (India) on topic “Traditional Medicine (Ayurveda): Inspired Approaches to Drug Discovery”. Dr. Chennupati, a recipient of Bharat Siksha Ratan Award, told that considerable research on Pharmacognosy, Photochemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical therapeutics has been carried out on ayurvedic medicinal plants and many pharmaceutical companies changed their strategies towards natural product drug discovery. He emphasized on the fact that drug discovery strategies based on natural products and traditional medicines are the attractive options. Traditional knowledge can offer smart strategy for new drug candidates to facilitate discovery process and also for the development of rational synergistic botanical formulations.
The scientific session of the event was headed by Prof. Chandrakant Kokate, Vice Chancellor, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka and Prof. Dieter Bromme, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. During valedictory function, Prof. Chandrakant Kokate, Vice Chancellor, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka was honored with ‘APP Life Time Achievement Award 2015‘ by Dr. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch, Hyderabad and Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch, Guntur.
In addition, Prof. Dieter Bromme, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada was conferred with ‘APP Outstanding Achievement Award 2015‘ by Dr. Umesh Kumar Patil, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh (India) and Prof. Xulin Chen, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China was felicitated with ‘APP Young Achiever Award 2015‘ by Dr. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch. Further, Mr. Vaibhav Dharvhekar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, P. Wadhwani College of Pharmacy, Yavatmal (M.S.) was honored with ‘APP Young Performer Award 2015‘ by Dr. Giuliana Muniz Vila Verde from Laboratory of Biodiversity, Sciences and Technology Unit, State University of Goias, Anapolis, Goias, Brazil. Moreover, Dr. Gilberto Lucio Benedito de Aquino from State University of Goias, Brazil won ‘Best Poster Presentation Award‘ for her presentation on ‘Application of microwave-assisted extraction to the fast extraction of plant phenolic compounds in Lafoensia pacari A.‘ during APP International Symposium.
Symposium was witnessed by Prof. V. K. Dixit from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Srinubabu Gedela, CEO, OMICS International, United States of America; Dr. Hassan Abdalla Almahy Dafalla, Associate Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Dr. Preety Panwar, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Dr. Wilfred Thozamile Mabusela, Associate Professor, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Dr. Juliao A Monjane from Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique; Dr. Gideon O Alade from Niger Delta University, Nigeria and Dr. Dharmesh R Chejara from University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. At the end, APP life membership certificates and medals were distributed to all the international speakers.

       
          

IMG-2235INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Malaysian International Branch organized International Symposium on “Trends in Drug Design, Discovery and Development” at Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia on 29th July, 2019, in collaboration with APP Drug Design MedChem Division. The symposium was witnessed by Prof. Mohamed Baidi Bahari, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Malaysia as ‘Convener’; Dr. Hemendra Gautam, Vice President, Association of Pharmacy Professionals; Director, Future Institute of Pharmacy, Bareilly (UP), India and Ex-Vice Chancellor, P.K. University, Shivpuri (MP), India as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Joint Secretary, APP Malaysian International Branch from Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. K. Jaya Raja Kumar, President, APP Malaysian International Branch from AIMST University, Semeling, Malaysia and Prof. Alka Agarwal, Head, APP Drug Design MedChem Division and Principal, U.S. Ostwal College of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh (RJ), India as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Sachin Dubey, Head, Formulation Development (Biologics), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A., Switzerland as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. Terezinha De Jesus Andreoli Pinto, President APP Brazilian International Branch and Director, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Dr. Rita Mourya, Secretary, APP Ethiopian International Branch from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
During the event, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from the School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, President, APP Haryana State Branch; Director & Professor, School of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana, India and Dr. Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Vice President, APP Malaysian International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia addressed the professional gathering on diverse issues related to Drug Design, Discovery and Development. During the valedictory function, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago was honored with ‘Appreciation Award’ by Prof. Mohamed Baidi Bahari, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Malaysia and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from the School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA was honored with ‘Appreciation Award’ by Prof. Manickam Ravichandran, Ex-Vice Chancellor, AIMST University, Semeling and Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Semeling, Malaysia. Further, Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, President, APP Haryana State Branch; Director & Professor, School of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana, India was conferred with ‘Principal of the Year Award’ and Dr. Harcharan Singh Sidhu, Emeritus Professor and Vice-Chancellor, AIMST University, Semeling, Kedah, Malaysia was felicitated with ‘Appreciation Award’ by President APP.

       
          

nepalINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Ethiopian International Branch organized International Conference on “Current Trends and Issues in Public Health” at Edenburgh International College, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal on 9th August, 2019, in collaboration with APP Madhya Pradesh State Branch and APP Molecular Pharmacology (MolPharm) Division. During this APP-EIC collaborative conference, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago acted as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Mr. Kailash Khaki Shrestha, Chairman, Edenburgh International College, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal as ‘Convener’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia and Dr. Rita Mourya, Joint Secretary, APP Ethiopian International Branch from University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Prof. Terezinha De Jesus Andreoli Pinto, President APP Brazilian International Branch and Director, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Dr. Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Joint Secretary APP Malaysian International Branch from Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
During the event, Dr. Ajay Sharma, Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and Dr. Gaurav Gupta, National Head, APP MolPharm Division and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan addressed the professional gathering on current issues in public health and conferred with ‘Certificates of Recognition’ for their vital efforts. Conference was concluded with felicitation of Dr. Sushil Kumar Sah, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Birat Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal and Mr. Kailash Khaki Shrestha, Chairman, Edenburgh International College, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal with ‘Appreciation Awards’ and Prof. Ajay Sharma, Department of Pharmacognosy, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh with ‘Young Investigator Award