| (L-R) Prof KK Bhutani Director, NIPER, Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab, DS Kalha, Secretary , Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, Mohali recently celebrated its Foundation Day at NIPER Convention Centre. Shivraj V Patil, Governor of Punjab was the Chief Guest of the programme and DS Kalha, IAS, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, GOI was the Guest of Honour.
Dr KK Bhutani, officiating Director highlighted the activities and performance of NIPER for the previous year.
Patil while congratulating NIPER on its Foundation Day lauded its achievements in furthering the cause of pharmaceutical sciences in the country. NIPER is the first institute of its kind meant primarily to meet the manpower and technology needs of the pharma research industry, he said.
During the second session, Dr TS Balganesh, distinguished Scientist, CSIR delivered the Astra Zeneca Oration entitled ‘Trials and Tribulations: the challenge of finding new drugs for the treatment of Tuberculosis.’
At the end of the programme, Bhutani distributed prizes to students and staff of the institute for being winners in various events organised earlier. The best scientific support award was presented to Nishi Sharda, the best technical support award to Sandeep Sachdeva and the best administrative support award to Hardip Singh.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai