Ministry assigns NIPER to study TRIPs impact
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India has assigned National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) to conduct a systematic study of the various aspects of the TRIPs agreement, analyse its impact on the pharmaceutical prices in India and suggest remedial measures, informed a press release.

Former JU student donates money for pharmacy dept
Dilip Chakraborty, a former student of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology of Jadavpur University, has donated Rs 20 lakh to the department to set up a hall in memory of his late parents.

Allana College holds workshop on phytochemistry and biotech
The Pune based MCE Society’s Allana College of Pharmacy recently organised a one-day workshop on emerging trends in phytochemistry and biotechnology.

Pharmexcil business delegation on tour
A business delegation led by Pharmexcil will be touring the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore during March 4-15, 2005.

BHU Pharmaceutical Society inaugurated
The Pharmaceutical Society of the Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was recently inaugurated by Prof P Rama Rao, director, National Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali.

Manipal College celebrates graduation day
The Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS), a constituent college of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) recently celebrated its graduation day at Manipal.

AIDS awareness walk sets foot in Maharashtra
The NGO Project Concern International’s (PCI) AIDS Walk for Life, an AIDS awareness campaign recently entered Maharashtra. Various film personalities including Preity Zinta, Vivek Oberoi, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham and Revathi Menon paid tribute to the walk which began in New Delhi on December 1, 2004.

Prin K M Kundnani College holds pharma quiz
Prin K M Kundnani College of Pharmacy had organised an intercollegiate pharma quiz as a part of the birth centenary celebration of their founder father, the late Vidyasagar Principal Khushiram Motiram Kundnani.