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Home :: Activities :: Activities 2006-2007 One-Day Seminar on "Particulate and Surfactant Based Drug Delivery Systems Research and Applications" was held on Saturday, 11th November 2006. CRS Indian Chapter organized one-day seminar on "Particulate and Surfactant Based Drug Delivery Systems Research and Applications" on Saturday, 11th November 2006. The scientific deliberations included presentations on the following topics by the eminent faculty : Faculty Topic Prof. Prasenjit Sen Associate Professor of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Designing Particles for Nanomedicine. Prof. S. P. Vyas Professor and Head Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gaur University, Sagar, M. P. Liposome(s) in Targeted Drug and Vaccine Delivery. Dr. Ajay J. Khopade General Manager R & D (FDD) Sun Pharma Advanced Research Centre, Baroda, Gujarat. Engineering Drug Delivery Systems with Dendrimers. Dr. P. A. Hassan Scientific Officer (F) Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. Scattering Techniques- A probe for Surfactant Mesostructures. Prof. Amarnath Maitra Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi. Targeted Delivery to Brain through Particulate Carriers from Systemic Circulation. Dr. N. V. Ravi Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutics, NIPER, SAS Nagar, Sector 67, Mohali, Chandigarh. Application of Nanotechnology to Insoluble Molecules: The fate of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics upon Oral Administration. Dr. Amit Misra Pharmaceutical Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. Inhalable Microparticles Induce Serendipitous Activation of Lung Macrophages Infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Travel Grant to participate in 33rd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society held at Vienna, Austria. The travel grant was given to two students Mr. Sagar Mandawgade, U.I.C.T and Mr. Hemang R. Joshi, Principal K.M.K., for presentation of posters at 33rd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society held at Vienna, Austria. They presented the posters entitled "Development and Evaluation of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles from Natural Lipids" and "A Novel Mucoadhesive Dosage Form with Rapid Mucus Turnover" respectively. CRS-Local Chapters Board of Directors Joint meeting held at Vienna, Austria, 2006. CRS-Local Chapters Board of Directors Joint meeting held at Vienna was attended by Vice-President Dr. Amarjit Singh. Dr. Amarjit Singh made presentation on the activities of Indian Chapter that were greatly appreciated and applauded. A certificate of recognition for outstanding service to the Controlled Release Society was given to the Chapter. Seventh International Symposium on "Advances in Technology & Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems" on 13 - 14th February 2007 Controlled Release Society - Indian chapter organized Seventh International Symposium on Advances in Technology & Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems on 13 - 14th February 2007 at ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 099. This international meeting was inaugurated by Mr. Rajesh Jain, Joint Managing Director, Panacea Biotech Limited, who also delivered an inaugural lecture on the Theme of the Symposium. Mr. Ajit Singh, President CRS - Indian Chapter welcomed the guests and delegates while Dr. Amarjit Singh Vice President CRS - Indian Chapter appraised the audience about the mission of the Indian Chapter. Dr. (Mrs.) K.K. Singh Secretary CRS - Indian Chapter presented floral bouquets while Prof. H.L Bhalla President Emeritus CRS - Indian Chapter proposed the vote of thanks and gave mementos to the dignitaries The guest of honour, Dr. Tadanori Mizoguchi, Senior Advisor for International Affairs at Tokyo University of Science, expressed the need for cooperation and collaboration between institutions in India and Japan in the development of NDDS for Infectious Diseases in Asian Countries. The main theme of symposium was newer developments in field of Drug Delivery Systems with special focus on design strategies for targeted, cellular and bioadhesive drug delivery, drug transporters, recent developments in NDDS products and IPR issues. There was a special session on excipients showcase where three companies viz. Noveon, Asahi-Kasei and International specialty products focused on their core technologies and capabilities. The world-renowned scientists who deliberated on the various topics during two day symposium were as follows: Name of Speaker Topic Prof. Leslie Benet Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, USA Prediction of Drug Absorption and Elimination using Biopharmaceutics Classification Systems Prof. Vladimir P. Torchilinbr>Professor and Director, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, USA Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy and Imaging Prof. Tsuneji Nagai President, Nagai Foundation, Tokyo, Japan Drug Targeting to liver using liposomes containing soybean derived sterylglucoside Prof. Kimiko Makino Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry Division, Institute of Colloid and Interface Science, Science University of Tokyo, Japan Pulmonary Drug Delivery System for Treatment of Tuberculosis Prof. Sevda Senel Department of Pharm. Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Oral mucosal Drug Delivery and Therapy Prof. Carla Caramella Universita Degli Studi di Pavia, Italy Systems based on chitosans and chitosan derivatives for improving transmucosal drug delivery Prof. Rainer Muller Professor of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Free University of Berlin, Germany Drug Nanocrystals: State of Art and Future Development Dr. V. Venkateswarlu Associate Director, IPD Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India Lipid Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems Prof. Graham Buckton Professor of Pharmaceutics and Head of Department School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, UK Physical Characterization of Materials bringing value for drug delivery Dr. Mark Pohl Patent Attorney, USA Cost-effective ways to resolve IPR disputes Dr. Amit Misra Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow Immunization by Transdermal Electroporation Post-graduate research scholars presented around 135 posters reflecting high caliber of research in India on the theme of the symposium. More than 350 delegates from industry, academia and students all over India and abroad participated in the event and interacted with the faculty members and the poster-presenters. :: Also See :: :: Activities 2007-2008 :: Activities 2006-2007 :: Activities 2005-2006 :: Events ::