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Nancy Kapila is a seasoned pharmaceutical consultant with over 5 years of varied experience and a Master’s in Pharmaceutics from Panjab University. She excels in drug mechanisms and interactions. Her career highlights include collaborating with numerous pharmaceutical companies and offering strategic insights and guidance. Nancy stands out for her dedication to keeping abreast of pharmaceutical advancements, regulatory changes, and emerging trends. She believes in continuous learning to navigate the industry’s complexities and provide innovative client solutions. Fascinated by the role of data analytics in decision-making, Nancy delves into data to uncover patterns and opportunities, offering evidence-based recommendations for process optimization, product development, and operational efficiency. Her career is driven by a relentless pursuit of knowledge, passion for data insights, and commitment to leading pharmaceutical companies towards success in a dynamic industry.

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.

Rakesh K. Tekade is a formulation researcher with of teaching and research experience. He has an explicit experience of over 10 years in teaching various modules for Ph.D, Masters & Bachelors students (@ Universities based in USA, UK, Malaysia, & India). He currently serving as Associate Professor at NIPER-Ahmedabad (An Institute of National Importance Government of India). Prior to this, Dr. Tekade was faculty at International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He took his postdoctoral trainings from UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, Texas, USA and University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, USA. He is a recipient of Commonwealth Fellowship at University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. Recently, Dr Tekade has been listed as Top 2% researcher in the field of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, by Stanford University, USA.

Nupur Vasdev is currently pursuing her PhD in the department of pharmaceutics from NIPER-Ahmedabad. She has completed M.S (Pharm.) in pharmaceutics from NIPER-Raebareli. She is currently working on targeted nano particulate drug delivery for obesity and cancer. Her research focus also includes surface modified exosome drug delivery for cancer and obesity.

Manisha Choudhary is currently pursuing her M.S. (Pharm) in Pharmaceutics at NIPER-Ahmedabad, India. She is currently working on aptamer decorated nanomaterials for improving the targeting. Her work majorly focuses on the improvement of the stability, targeting and robustness of aptamer conjugated nanomaterials for cancer treatment. Her work also focusses on the extraction of natural derived exosomes.

Suryanarayana Polaka is currently pursuing his PhD at NIPER-Ahmedabad, India. He is working in targeted drug delivery systems for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and wound healing. He also works on exosome mediated drug delivery. He co-authored 10 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, contributed > 7 international reference book chapters.

Professor Kiran Kalia is a currently serving as Director and Professor at NIPER-Ahmedabad. Her work basically focused on the Proteomic markers for diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy and metal toxicity studies. Recently she started exploring the exosomes mediated drug delivery for delivering the genes for treating various ailments like cancer, wounds and diabetic nephropathy.

Brad is Head of Biomonitoring Strategic Initiatives, which includes development and execution of  the Digital strategy in Robotics & Automation, eBusiness, Informatics and the Biomonitoring Ecosystem. Throughout his 10 years at the company, Brad has been engaged in Commercial, Operation and Strategy with regional and global focus.

Ashok Aspatwar, MS, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor at Tampere University, Finland. His research focuses on carbonic anhydrases in Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence and anti-TB drug development, using molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, and AI-driven bioinformatics to explore novel therapeutic pathways and target mechanisms in TB.

Rarchita Sharma, M. Pharm, is a researcher at SVKM's Institute of Pharmacy, specialising in novel drug delivery for CNS disorders. She has published seven papers on topics like regulatory filings, AI in stroke care, and cardiovascular drugs, aiming to advance therapeutic innovations in pharmaceutical sciences.