Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will start an online certificate course on IPR and pharmaceutical R&D (CCIPR) from November 2012 to April 2013. The objective of the course is to provide a platform to understand the working of pharmaceutical industry, its business models, research, regulatory aspects and its relevance with respect to intellectual property rights.
This is a first of its kind of course introduced with specific focus on the interlinking between the pharma industry and IPR. The course is of six months duration and consists of five modules i.e. pharma business, pharma research and development, intellectual property rights: introduction, IPR – with specific reference to pharmaceuticals, IPR – Indian patent scenario and a case paper to be prepared by the participant.
Students in pharmacy/ pharmaceutical sciences or industry persons working in the pharma sector, willing to enter pharma R&D, formulations, generics, NDDS, regulatory affairs, drug discovery, clinical research, toxicology, international business, business strategy, strategic planning and the like, can join the course. Features like online FORUM for query resolution and weekly updates on IPR are available for the course. The last date for registration is October 25, 2012.
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