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  • Sandoz, a Novartis company and the global leader in biosimilars, announced that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) under the 351 (k) pathway for its proposed biosimilar to Amgen's US-licensed Enbrel (etanercept) - a tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor. This is the second BLA submission by Sandoz using the 351(k) biosimilar pathway.

  • To further Industry-Academic Symbiotic Relation, A one day Expert Lecture Series in collaboration with Evonik India pvt. Ltd., Vimal Life Sciences, Mikasa Cosmetics Ltd., and Beiersdorf Germany was conducted on 5th October 2015 at Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. It was well attended by faculty members, Ph.D. scholars, Students of M.Sc.(Cosmetics Tech.) & M. Pharm. and members from Industry. It was inaugurated by Director of Institute of Pharmacy Dr. Manjunath Ghate. This was possible due to the efforts of Dr.Sanjeev Acharya of Nirma University and Vinay Kumar Singh-General Manager(Technical) of Mikasa Cosmetics Limited, Ahmedabad.

    Mr. Rahul Marulkar of Evonik presented on CAREtain-The innovation and sustainability while Mr. Sushobhan Dutta and Ms. Samiksha Pande of Vimal life Sciences deliberated on Personal Care Market in India and Global Technology Trend & Innovative Products for Hair & Skin Care.

    Post Lunch session was completely technical with inputs from Dr. Christian Frese, Formulation Head of Beiersdorf, who demonstrated cosmetics formulation for emulsions, cleansing products and deodorants as well as antiperspirants.

    It was a learning experience not only for students but other participants as well.

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  • Farooqia College of Pharmacy has celebrated “Pharmacists Day and Felicitation ceremony” on 03/10/2015. On this occasion the Principal, Dr. Md Salahuddin, gave a brief introduction about the Pharmacists Day and welcomed the Guests. Chief Guest, Dr. Syed Akheel Ahmed, Former Vice Chancellor of Yenepoya University and presently Dean, Science & Technology University of Mysore has called upon the Pharmacy students to be more competitive and look for Knowledge and Research. He expressed that a big gap is their between doctors and the Pharmacists due to the vast field of the Pharmacy.

    Pharmacists have many roles, as an Academician, Industrial, Hospital Pharmacists, Community Pharmacists and Regulatory etc. He called upon the students and staff to be more research oriented and asked to come forward to take the opportunities of Govt Funds that are available for research in Pharmaceutical field. Mr. Waseem-ur-Rahman, Drug Inspector Mysore and Alumni of Farooqia College of Pharmacy have encouraged the students for higher studies. He explained the students about the various rules and regulations of the Drug control department and types of punishments available for non availability of Qualified Pharmacists at the medical stores. Mr. Md Jowher Khalid, Drug Inspector Mysore has called upon the students to upgrade their knowledge from time to time to survive in profession in this competitive world. Prof. Riyaz Ahmed, President, Rifa-Hul Muslimeen Educational Trust and Taj Mohammed Khan Hon. Secretary, Farooqia Educational Institutions has lauded the performance of the Pharmacy students for getting Ranks in Karnataka state.

    On this occasion Management has felicitated the 5 Rank holders and meritorious students of the college who excelled in studies during the academic year 2014-15. Mr. Mahboob Pasha, Manager of Astra Zeneca Ltd, Bangalore a 1984 batch student has been honoured as Distinguished Alumni of the College. On the eve of Pharmacists day, Poster is released on the Theme “Pharmacists: Your partner in Health”. Ms. Marjan Anbarsooz, Vice-President, FISA was also present. The function started with recitation of Quranic verses by Ms. Jumna. Mr. Saleem Ahmed, Lecturer, proposed the vote of thanks.

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  • New research reveals that a sound sleep not strengthens the response-memory of your immune system when it comes to killing bad bacteria and viruses as they enter your body. The paper was published in the journal Trends in Neurosciences.

  • Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have developed a new test that detects virtually any virus that infects people and animals. This is helpful in early detection of future outbreaks of deadly viruses such as Ebola, Marburg and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The study was published online in the journal Genome Research.

  • Biocon acquired a manufacturing unit of Vishakapatnam based Acacia Life Sciences for an undisclosed amount. The company has acquired business assets of the pharmaceutical manufacturing unit of Acacia Life Sciences with effect from October 1, on a going concern basis, Biocon said in a regulatory filing.

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  • TV sets falling onto young children are causing an increasing number of severe neck and head injuries. The team  looked at 29 studies from seven countries analyzing TV-related head and neck injuries. The paper was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

  • One of the world’s most in-demand anaesthetics can now be produced on the spot, thanks to the thermos-flask sized device that recently won Flinders University inventor Professor Colin Raston an Ig Nobel prize.

  • Researchers report that if you are generally positive about life and inspires others too to lead a happy life, chances are that you harbor a special set of brain connections not found in people with negative thoughts. The paper appeared in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

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