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Rajesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kerala University of Health Sciences, India. He has been teaching Diploma, Bachelor, and Doctor of Pharmacy students for several years and is actively involved in research. He has authored more than 19 papers and is a reviewer for Bentham Science Publishers. His research includes applying the principles of pharmaceutical sciences, omics technologies, computational biology, and bioinformatics in the broad areas of cancer research, ethnopharmacology, drug delivery, targeting, and formulations.

Seetha Harilal is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Kerala University of Health Sciences, India. She has several years of experience in teaching Diploma, Bachelor, and Doctor of Pharmacy students and is actively pursuing research. She has authored more than 22 papers and is a manuscript reviewer for Bentham Science Publishers, Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers in Medicine, and Archives of Medical Research (Elsevier). Her research includes the diverse areas of pharmacology and therapeutics, phytopharmaceuticals, cancer research, neurological disorders, and the application of omics technologies, computational pharmacology, and bioinformatics.

Soumyadip Das received a BSc degree from University of Calcutta, India, in 2017 and a MSc degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushik Chanda. His research interest includes diversity-oriented synthesis, anticancer drug design, and nanocatalysis.

Balamurali MM, was awarded the Master’s degree in Chemistry, by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India in 1999. He persuaded his doctoral research in Photophysical Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof. Sneh Kumar Dogra. In 2005, he was awarded the CSIR research associate fellowship and continued his postdoctoral research in Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan’s group at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

Kaushik Chanda, obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam India in 2001. Subsequently worked as a Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-NATP funded project in St Anthonys College, Shillong, India from 2002-2005. In 2006, he moved to Taiwan for pursuing PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao Tung University under the guidance of Prof Chung Ming Sun on a topic of Combinatorial Chemistry.

Stéphane Roulon is a pharmaceutical entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in developing 3D printing technologies for drug manufacturing. He is the CEO of MB Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical establishment specializing in personalized medicines produced using advanced 3D printing solutions to support the future of precision medicine.

Amisha Raikar is a highly motivated individual with a strong educational background in the field of pharmaceutics. She completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy (B-Pharm) from Goa University in 2022, which laid the foundation for her journey into the pharmaceutical industry. Building upon her undergraduate degree, Amisha decided to pursue Master of Pharmacy (M-Pharm) in pharmaceutical science and formulation development. Recognising the importance of expanding her skill set beyond the technical aspects of pharmaceuticals, she embarked on a Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Management from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Amisha's passion for learning and her desire to contribute to the field of pharmaceuticals has fueled her interest in pursuing a Ph.D. With her strong educational background, practical experience, and an eagerness to pursue further studies, Amisha Raikar is poised to make significant contributions to the field of pharmaceuticals through her future endeavours, such as a Ph.D. program.

Joseph Xavier is currently pursuing his PhD in the Division of Toxicology,SCTIMST, Trivandrum, Kerala. He is currently working on the development of multi-organ-on-a-chip for disease modelling and toxicity assessments. His work also focuses on elucidating the cellular mechanism of toxicity of nanomaterials.

Akhil Venugopal is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow in the Division of Toxicology, SCTIMST, Trivandrum. He obtained his Integrated BS-MS in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. His research work is focused on the fabrication of multi-organ micro physiological devices for pre-clinical studies.

Arathi Ashok obtained her Masters in Microbiology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala. She is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow in the Division of Toxicology, SCTIMST, Trivandrum. Her research work lies in the development of organ-on-a chip devices for toxicity assessment.

PV. Mohanan, FNASc, FRSB, Scientist-G and Head of Division of Toxicology and Associate Dean (PhD program) in Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Govt. of India. He has more than 33 years of research experience in Toxicology. He is a Certified Biological Safety Specialist and has authored 233 publications and edited 6 books. He is also a Visiting Professor and Visiting Researcher at Toyo University, Japan.