Join Us at Bengaluru Pharma Summit 2025
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30 am - 11:00 am | Registration & Networking Tea |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Welcome Address from Express Pharma + Lamplighting |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
Panel Discussion Overcoming barriers in drug discovery and development Dr Mahesh Bhalgat, Group CEO & MD, Veeda Lifesciences (MODERATOR) Mr Murali Ramachandra, CEO, Aurigene Oncology Ms Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues, Founder & CEO, Zumutor Biologics Dr Anand Anandkumar, Co-founder and CEO, Bugworks Dr Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCMP) Dr Jogin Desai, Founder and CEO, Eyestem Research |
| 12:45 pm - 02:00 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm |
Sustainable packaging solutions in pharma industry Mr Manjunath Nadella, Assistant VP & Head – Packaging Development, Strides Pharma Science |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm |
Overcoming challenges in serialisation & aggregation implementation Mr Hiren Rathod, Regional Account Director – West, Madhya Pradesh & Karnataka, Optel Group |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm |
Audit-proof pharma: Creating a culture of compliance Mr Alok Mehrotra, Chief Quality Officer, Syngene International |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm |
Sun Teknovation Pvt Ltd: Made in India for the World Ms Drashti Vyas, Marketing Manager, Sun Teknovation Mr Vijay Kumar, Regional Manager-South, Sun Teknovation |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm |
Challenges in assembly of delivery devices Mr Loganathan S, Associate VP, Onesource Biopharma |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 03:45 pm - 04:45 pm |
Panel Discussion Bengaluru: An emerging global innovation gateway? Mr Elayaraja Natarajan, VP - R&D, Lyrus Life Sciences (MODERATOR) Mr Ishwar Bajaj, Fermentation R&D Head, Biocon Dr Sachin Mundade, VP - R&D, Micro Labs Mr Mayank Garg, Group MSAT Head, Biocon Biologics Dr Goutam Pujari, Board of Directors; Head BE and Clinical Research, Apotex Research Dr Maloy Ghosh, CSO, Zumutor Biologics Mr Loganathan S, Associate VP, Onesource Biopharma Dr Shailendra Gaur, Director-Process Sciences, Cipla |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm |
The R&D playbook for complex generics Dr Rakesh Bhasin, Head R&D (Formulations), Biocon |
| 05:00 pm - 05:30 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 05:30 pm - 05:45 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 05:45 pm - 06:00 pm |
Secure your Pharma QC-reference standards Mr Markus Obkircher, Director, Head of Customer Solutions R&D, Chemistry, Merck KGaA |
| 06:00 pm - 06:15 pm |
Next-gen CDMOs: What will they look like Dr Huzaifa Shabbir Choonia, Director and Head, Drug Substance-MSAT, OneSource |
| 06:15 pm - 06:30 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 06:30 pm - 07:30 pm |
Panel Discussion Moving up the value chain without losing volume advantage Mr Himanshu Saxena, Head-Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations, Syngene International (MODERATOR) Dr Sanjib Banerjee, COO (Biopharma), Veeda Lifesciences Mr Saroj Kumar Jena, Quality Head, VJ Biosciences Mr Mohan Pandey, Head, Global Program Office and Operational Excellence, Syngene International Mr Siddalingaswamy C.A, VP Operations & Plant Head, Zuventus Healthcare Dr Manoj Kumar Singh, Sr VP - Analytical Development, Micro Labs Prof Somnath Dutta, Associate Professor- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Division of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science |
| 07:30 pm - 07:45 pm | Vote of thanks |
| 08:00 pm onwards | Networking Cocktails & Dinner |
Express Pharma, first published as Express Pharma Pulse in 1994, is today India’s leading business fortnightly for the pharmaceutical industry. With the patronage of its readers, Express Pharma has grown to become the No.1 Business News Magazine for the pharmaceutical industry. The editorial contents include: news, views, analysis and interviews, under four main segments: Market (The business of pharmaceuticals), Management (Insight for managing pharma), Research (Expertise for drug development) and Pharma Life (HR issues with a pharma focus). Besides this, we bring out periodic specials like the quarterly Pharma Technology Review, Packaging Special and LABNEXT.
