5th IPA ACG - SciTech Innovation Awards 2018

Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) in association with ACG Worldwide (ACG) & SciTech Centre (SciTech) are pleased to announce the 5th IPA ACG - SciTech Innovation Awards for the best innovations in the development of Solid Dosage Forms and packaging of pharmaceuticals of the year.

Objective
• To recognize outstanding contributions in the development of solid dosage forms
• To promote innovations in packaging of Pharmaceutical Formulations

Award categories:
• Best Innovative Development of a Solid Dosage Form of the year
• Best Innovative Packaging of Pharmaceutical Formulations

Criteria for Selection
An individual/a group/a company meeting the below mentioned criteria may apply for the award.

1) Best Innovative Development of Solid Dosage Form of the Year
• The idea should be innovative and creative
• The innovation should be fundamental yet practical
• The nominee should provide characteristic features of the innovative Solid Dosage Form, along with documentary evidence for its stability and uniqueness
• The innovation should address an unmet scientific need related to Indian population/a disease or meet special demands of the region.

2) Best Innovative Packaging of Pharmaceutical Formulations
• The packaging should possess unique features
• The idea should be innovative and creative
• Suggested or implemented packaging system should improve the quality of medicine
• Documentary evidence should be provided to prove that the medicinal product remains stable for the expected shelf life mentioned on the label in new package.

Awards: Each award carries a Memento and a Cash award of Rs. 100,000/‐

Specific eligibility criteria:
An individual can send only one nomination for each category but a group or a company may file up to a maximum of two nominations in each category with the following details.

• Detailed bio-data / company introduction
• Statement of purpose with description of the innovation
• Two dummy samples of the package
• Name and contact details (including mailing address)
• Person of any age can apply
• Office bearers of IPA Center and employees of ACG are not eligible to apply for the award

Last date of submission of nomination is EXTENDED to 15th October 2018.