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Conference on New Developments in Drug Discovery from Natural Products & Traditional Medicines at NIPER

 

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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is an autonomous institute under the aegis of Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, Government of India. NIPER a premier pharmaceutical institute in India, was created in 1994 by an Act of Parliament of India and declared an institute of national importance by the government. The institute offers Masters and Doctoral programs and is the first national level institute of India in pharmaceutical sciences with a proclaimed objective of becoming a centre of excellence for advanced studies and research. The students trained at NIPER are highly regarded in pharmaceutical industry. The success of NIPER has facilitated the setting up of six more similar institute, which have already started functioning at Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Rae Bareli. With its internationally recognized expertise in drug target identification, validation, lead generation and optimization, impurity profiling, formulation and pre-clinical studies, NIPER is looking forward to explore the possibility of establishing collaborations with pharmaceutical industries in all aspects of drug discovery and development.

Conference on New Developments in Drug Discovery from

Natural Products & Traditional Medicines

(18-20 November 2016)

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTE ARE:
® Provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences
® Advanced research in new and emerging areas
® National/Interntional collaborative research
® Human resource development
® Media and curriculum development
® Establishment of national centres
® Sponsored projects
® Promotion of community and institutional pharmacy
® Study of sociologic aspects of drug use

DRUG DISCOVERY
Discovery of New Chemical Entities (NCEs) from natural products of terrestrial, microbial and marine origin in the following therapeutic areas:
® Anti-diabetics, antioxidants and immunomodulation, adaptogens, anti-inflammatory agents, gynaecology and endocrine dysfunction, anticancer agents with apoptotic molecular basis, anti-protozoal and anti-infective agents, anti-obesity and anit-hyperlipidemic life cycle diseases.
® Development of in-vitro testing models for screening of natural products in the above mentioned therapeutic areas.
® Semi synthesis and synthesis of biologically active compounds along with generation of pseudo-natural products.

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
® To lay down standards and effective quality controls on the herbal medicinal products.
® To lay down standards and effective quality controls on the herbal medicinal products.
® To create databases for identification and authentication of materials with well defined botanical and phytochemical characteristics.
® To create quantitative standards for extracts and their formulations through chemo and bio-profilings.
® To create standard protocols establishing purity of materials, identification of adulterants, substitutes, pathogenic bacteria & fungi, heavy metals and pesticide residues.

THE THEME
Natural Products have been regarded as mainstay of drug discovery programs as they offer unmatched chemical diversity with structural complexity and biological potency. India, with its rich biodiversity and millennia old traditional medicine system of Ayurveda, offers a unique opportunity to undertake rationalized drug discovery program based on herbal drugs for the benefit of man-kin. Research inputs to provide scientific basis to Ayurveda are the need of the hour. This provides for the unique advantages for pharma industry to enhance drug discovery programs in India. Searching for the natural products in untapped sources can lead us to new horizons where we can find novel, potent and selective drug leads. In order for natural product drug discovery to continue to be successful, new and innovative approaches are required. This conference will provide a platform for networking national and international researchers and pharma industry to harness the hidden potential of Mother Nature’s Combi-Lab.

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
The department is actively engaged in drug discovery and traditional medicine development programs.

SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
® Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
® Lifestyle and Metabolic Disorders
® Natural Products Chemistry - Isolation and Synthesis
® Traditional Medicines and Formulations
® Marine Natural Products
® Inflammation and Immunological Disorders
® Intellectual Property Rights

REGISTRATION
Fully completed registration forms should be sent with bank receipt by October 20, 2016. Registration will be confirmed after receipt of the documents as mentioned above. On spot registration can also be done at the conference secretariate which will be operating at the conference venue during the conference depending upon the availability of seats.

REACHING NIPER, SAS NAGAR, INDIA
NIPER is located about 250 km north of Delhi at SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab on a total area of 130 acres. SAS Nagar is located close to Chandigarh and well connected by air, train & roads. Chandigarh Airport is about 4.2 km from conference venue, NIPER, SAS Nagar (approximately 14 minutes, drive by taxi). Four flights to Chandigarh are available from Delhi daily

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