Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30 am - 11:00 am | Arrival of Guests + Registration of Delegates and Guests + Tea and refreshments |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Welcome Address by Express Pharma + Lamp Lighting Ceremony |
| 11:10 am - 12:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Accelerating OSD innovation: From R&D to market Moderator: Mr Manikandan Ramalingam, Sr VP - Head Formulation R&D Granules India Panelists: Dr Sajeev Chandran, VP-Pharmaceutical R&D, Lupin Dr Manish Chawla, VP & Head (R&D), Lotus Pharmaceutical Dr Sachin Arora, VP & Delivery Manager- Formulation Development Oral Solids - US, EU, CA & Global Markets, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Dr Sandhya Shenoy, AVP - Formulation R&D, MSN Laboratories Dr Khalid Akhter Ansari, Senior Director, Technical Operations, Rising Pharmaceuticals |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm |
Formulation strategies for complex injectables Dr Ajay Khopade, VP FR&D, Sun Pharma |
| 12:15 pm - 01:30 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 01:30 pm - 01:45 pm |
Practical techno - commercial aspects of 'Womb to Tomb' product lifecycle Dr Jayant Karajgi, COO, Shilpa Medicare |
| 01:45 pm - 02:00 pm |
Innovative active packaging: Step towards a more sustainable future Mr Dhairy Sharma, Manager - Business Development (Healthcare Division), CILICANT |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm |
Global excellence in sourcing and distribution of high quality ingredients Mr Vijay Doshi, MD, Pioma Chemicals |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm |
Impurities and excipients Dr Abhijit Gothoskar, Techincal Expert, Sigachi Industries |
| 02:30 pm - 02:40 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 02:40 pm - 02:55 pm |
Drug delivery systems - Advances in capsule technology Ms Lekhna Ajgaonkar Kumar, Associate Director - Marketing, Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients |
| 02:55 pm - 03:10 pm |
Enhancing product performance through advanced granulation and coating Mr Shailesh Umakant Parelkar, Sr Manager- Sales, Romaco India |
| 03:10 pm - 03:25 pm |
mPredict: Accelerate your drug development journey Dr Pratik Kakade, Technical Application Expert, Merck Lifescience |
| 03:25 pm - 03:40 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 03:40 pm - 04:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Injectable therapies 2.0: Driving patient-friendly parenteral drug delivery Moderator: Dr Rakesh Bhasin, Head - Generic Formulation R&D, Biocon Panelists: Mr Makarand Avachat, EVP, Lupin Dr Ravikumar N, EVP, MSN Laboratories Dr Sukhjeet Singh, Chief Scientific Officer, Acme Formulation Dr Mallinath S Harwalkar, VP - R&D, Hetero Dr Amarender Reddy Donthidi, VP & Head - R&D Injectables and Ophthalmics, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Dr Krishna Bhavanasi, VP- F&D, Torrent Pharmaceuticals |
| 04:30 pm - 05:00 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 05:00 pm - 05:15 pm |
Role of formulations in targeted delivery of m/RNA for vaccines, therapeutics and in vivo gene editing Dr Ramesh Matur, Sr VP and Head, Vaccines R&D Division, Biological E |
| 05:15 pm - 05:30 pm |
Transdermal/oral delivery systems and pen/autoinjector assembly machines Mr Chetan Chennur, Sales and Project Manager, Harro Höfliger Mr Abhishek Ghongade, Deputy Sales Manager, Harro Höfliger |
| 05:30 pm - 05:45 pm |
Nitrosamines and excipients: A data-driven approach to safer pharma formulations Dr Ravleen Singh Khurana, MD, Nitika Pharmaceutical Specialities |
| 05:45 pm - 06:00 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 06:00 pm - 06:15 pm |
Faster coating technology advantage Mr Akil Kadiyavala, GM - Technical Services, Dhara Lifescience |
| 06:15 pm - 07:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Biologics and biosimilars: The next leap in patient-centric drug development Moderator: Dr Ashok Omray, Pharma Consultant Panelists: Dr Shubhadeep D Sinha, Sr VP, Head- Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Hetero Labs Dr Kamal Kumar Upadhyay, VP- Head R&D Pharma SGI, Biological E Dr Vasanthakumar Ramu, VP - Head R&D - Peptides & Complex APIs, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Mr Murali Jayaraman, Head - Formulation and Drug Product Development, Dr Reddy's Laboratories |
| 07:15 pm onwards | FDD Leadership Awards 2025 |
| 07:15 pm - 07:30 pm | Welcome Address by Express Pharma + Methodology of FDD Leadership Awards 2025 |
| 07:30 pm – 08:00 pm | Presentation of Awards |
| 08:00 pm onwards | Entertainment + Networking Cocktail & Gala Dinner |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 07.30 am - 09.00 am | Networking Breakfast in the pre-conference area |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am |
Keynote Address: Dr Pavan Bhat, CEO, Inventia Healthcare |
| 09:45 am - 10:35 am |
Panel Discussion: Beyond the needle: Innovations in painless drug delivery Moderator: Dr Jaya Abraham, Head - R&D-India Subcontinent, Haleon Panelists: Mr Satish Chandra Upadhyay, Associate President, Mankind Pharma Dr Manoj Kumar Singh, Sr VP – Analytical R&D, Micro Labs Ms Ritu Laddha, Sr VP (F&D), Zydus Lifesciences Dr Pramod Kharwade, VP-Formulation Development, Intas Pharmaceuticals |
| 10.35 am - 11:20 am |
Panel Discussion: Topical and transdermal drug delivery: The rise of non-invasive therapies Moderator: Mr Suresh Pareek, Angel Investor (Pharma) Panelists: Mr Bijayananda Sahoo, Group Head, R&D - Formulations, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Dr Sumedha Nadkar, Pharmaceutical Strategy and Technology Consultant, Viridis BioPharma Mr Mathivanan Rajagopal, VP, Head – R&D, Axxlent Pharma Science Mr Ashok Dewangan, GM - Transdermal, Encube Ethicals |
| 11.20 am - 12:00 pm | Tea/Coffee Break + Check out |
| 12.00 pm - 12.15 pm |
Particle engineering and polymorphism in dosage forms Dr Sharadsrikar Kotturi, Chief Scientific Officer, Neuland Laboratories |
| 12:15 pm – 01:15 pm |
Panel Discussion: Future-ready formulations: Addressing the challenges of special populations Moderator: Dr Pirthipal Singh, Head-R&D, Tirupati Group Panelists: Mr Ravindra Agarwal, Sr VP, Mankind Pharma Mr Elayaraja Natarajan, VP - R&D, Lyrus Life Sciences Dr Sachin Mundade, Vice President - R&D, Micro Labs Dr Vinod Arora, Principal Advisor, IGMPI Mr Balasubramaniam Jagdish, VP - Formulation Development (PDU), Recipharm Pharmaservices Mr Srinivasan Rajaman, GM, Medreich Dr Vaibhav Sihorkar, VP & BU Head- Formulation Solutions, Aragen |
| 01:15 pm – 01.20 pm | Vote of thanks |
| 01.20 pm onwards | Networking Lunch |
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