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With
an aim to encourage innovative thinking amongst students,
Rajnibhai V Patel Trust instituted PharmInnova Award at the
academic level of Pharmaceutical Sciences in India. The Award
is given to students pursuing their Masters & Doctorate in
Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Year
2012-13 & 2013-14
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Glimpses
of the Event
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Chief
Guest
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
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Born
on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr.Avul
Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, graduated in Science
from St. Joseph’s College, Trichy in 1954 and specialized
in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of
Technology (MIT) in 1957. Dr. Kalam is a pioneer in
fibre glass technology and led a young team to initiate
this effort in ISRO from design development, leading
to production of composites rocket motor cases.
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Dr. Kalam made significant contributions as the Project
Director, to develop India’s first indigenous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV-3), which successfully injected
the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July
1980 and made India an exclusive member of the Space
Club.
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Guest
of Honor
Dr. T Ramasami
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Dr.
T Ramasami, currently Secretary to the Government of
India, Department of Science and Technology, holds a
Master's degree in Leather Technology from the University
of Madras, India and PhD in Chemistry from the University
of Leeds, UK. He has also worked on energy research
in Ames Laboratory Iowa, USA and on electron transport
phenomena in the Wayne State University, USA prior to
returning to India for undertaking his scientific career.
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He joined the Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
as a scientist in 1984 and served as its Director for
more than 10 years during the period up to May 2006.
He is known among the scientific establishments in the
country for his leadership to the Central Leather Research
Institute. The institution earned a global leadership
status during his tenure as its Director as evidenced
by the 30% global share of publications, >7% share of
global patents, positions in fashion forecasting and
the level of public-private partnership built in leather
research.
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