Pharmapedia

Vinay Kumar Singh. 
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru
Email : formulation_krc@kopresearchcentre.net

Fever, aching limbs and a runny nose – as winter returns, so too does the flu. The disease is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter our body through droplets and then infect cells.

Researchers from Switzerland and Japan have now investigated this virus in minute detail. Using a microscopy technique that they developed themselves, the scientists can zoom in on the surface of human cells in a Petri dish. For the first time, this has allowed them to observe live and in high resolution how influenza viruses enter a living cell.

Over the past two decades, Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India have quietly transformed from back-office support units into central hubs of innovation and scientific expertise for some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. Today, they are not only reducing costs for their parent organizations but also playing a decisive role in how new medicines are discovered, developed, tested, and delivered to patients worldwide.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development on 29th September 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.