One-day workshop by Experts from Quintiles India, Bangalore.

A One-day seminar on “Trends in Clinical Research-An Overview” was organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry on 12th November 2013. The Seminar was delivered by a team of executives from Quintiles India, Bangalore headed by Mr. Sanjay Patel, Senior Director & Head-CDM.  

Mr. Sanjay Patel talked about the latest advances in clinical research in India and the regulatory constrains. He opined that India will be the hub of clinical research with right regulatory environment due to the availability of highly skilled technical resource and low cost. Mr. Raghavendra Kalmadi, Director- CDM, made presentations on the importance of clinical data management and compared Indian and International scenario in clinical research. Mr.Kripesh Krishnan, Manager-CDM, spoke on pharmacovigilance, drug safety, adverse drug effects and serious adverse effects.

Mr. Sanjay Patel offered to extend advanced training in CDM to the students of the college at their facility in Bangalore. The executives from quintiles will be visiting the institution periodically to update the students and staff in this area.

Dr. B. Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Dean, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy inaugurated the seminar. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Bhandary said that India is set to emerge as a global centre of excellence for clinical Research by 2020. Dr. C.S.Shastry, Principal welcomed the gathering and thanked the Quintiles team for offering to extend the training programme for the students of NGSMIPS. He invited Quintiles to be a part of institutional development process. Dr. Ishwar Bhat, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the convener of the seminar briefed about the seminar and its objectives.

Dr. Jennifer Fernandes delivered Vote of Thanks and Miss Jessica anchored the programme. The seminar was attended by over 150 delegates.