Bengaluru Pharma Summit 2026
Where innovation, science and collaboration converge
25 August, 2026
The Chancery Pavilion,
Bengaluru
The Chancery Pavilion, Bengaluru
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Networking Breakfast, Lunch, ending with Hi-Tea
PHARMA SUMMITS
The global pharma industry is going through a reset. Healthcare priorities are shifting, supply chains are being reconsidered, and expectations around quality, reliability and innovation are higher than ever before. Around the world, countries are looking for partners they can trust. Not just during crises, but for the long term.
India Pharma has earned that trust over decades. But today, the industry stands at a new crossroads.
The next phase is not only about supplying medicines at scale. It is about competing through innovation, strengthening global credibility, and building resilient systems that can support future healthcare needs.
Thought
Leadership
Innovation
Showcase
Global
Persepective
Networking
Opportunities
Key Topics
The new innovation economy
Building the ecosystem behind the molecule
• Why ecosystems outperform individual companies
• Strengthening industry–academia collaboration
• The role of venture capital and public funding
• Creating a faster path from lab to market
The biopharma pivot
Can India move from manufacturing medicinesto inventing them?
• Transitioning from biosimilars to novel biologics
• Funding and commercialising innovation
• Building translational research ecosystems
• The role of Bengaluru in driving discovery
The Bengaluru Bet
How GCCs are redening India Pharma Inc
• Are GCCs becoming innovation hubs?
• How are they changing talent and leadership?
• Collaboration between GCCs, startups and academia
• What this means for India’s global pharma positioning
SESSIONS
India’s opportunity in the new global pharma order
BEYOND THE PILL
Preparing for the next wave
of medicines
From pharmacy to partner
India’s evolving role in
global innovation
BEYOND SCALE
What’s the next
competitive moat
Cell & gene therapy
India’s next frontier, or a
missed opportunity
The strategic shift
Why CDMOs are becoming central
to pharma growth
The new manufacturing equation
Quality, agility
and trust

Speakers

Dr Goutam Pujari

VP, Clinical Research and R&D

Apotex Research

Dr Huzaifa S Choonia

AVP and Head, Drug Substance MSAT

OneSource Specialty Pharma

Dr Rajkumar Aland

Assistant VP

Bioplus Life Science

Ms Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues

Founder & CEO

Zumutor Biologics

Mr Loganathan S

AVP

Onesource Biopharma

Dr Maloy Ghosh

CSO

Zumutor Biologics

Mr Shrenik Kole

VP and Head Sterile Product Development

Micro Lab

Dr Susanta Samajdar

CSO

Aurigene Oncology

Dr Murali Ramachandra

CEO

Aurigene Oncology

Dr Anandkrishna Kulkarni

VP & Head-Global Program Office and Operational Excellence

Syngene International

Dr Gursharan Singh

GM - Medical Sciences, Clinical Development

Biocon

Mr Aditya Viswanath Garimella

Associate Director, Corporate Quality Control

OneSource Specialty Pharma

Dr Raghavender Gunda

Head-R&D QA

VJ Biosciences

Dr Maneesh Paul S.

M.Sc, Ph.D, FIDSA, CEO

Microvioma

Mr Suresh Pattathil

MD & GM

AbbVie India

Dr Sanjib Banerjee

COO (Biopharma Services)

Veeda Lifesciences

Dr Rhonda Duffy

COO

Biocon

Dr Rakesh Kumar Bhasin

Head GF R&D

Biocon Pharma

Dr M.S. Vijaykanth

M.Pharm, Ph.D., Sr VP and Head R&D Formulations

OneSource Specialty Pharma

Dr Jayashree Aiyar

CSO

Syngene International

Mr Vaibhav Doshi

Director – Techo Commercial

Pioma Chemicals

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