Dr Arun Bhatt awarded DIA award

Dr Arun Bhatt

Dr Arun Bhatt, President, Clininvent Research has been honoured with the 2012 DIA Outstanding Service Award during the annual DIA conference at Hyderabad. The award is given in recognition to DIA member’s many significant contributions to medicine, regulatory science, and people throughout the world during his/ her career.

Bhatt has extensive experience of over three decades in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. He has worked as a consultant in pharma medicine and clinical pharmacology. His past positions held include CEO of CMI (India) and Medical Director of Novartis India.

Bhatt has been active in industry associations and was earlier the President of Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR). He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives in Clinical Research – the journal of ISCR. In 2009, the Institute of Clinical Research UK nominated Bhatt for the Honorary Fellowship of Institute of Clinical Research.

Dr Bhatt has more than 100 publications in national and international journals. He runs a regular monthly column on Good Clinical Practice – Question Answers and has published a book Clinical Trials and Good Clinical Practice in India – Your Questions Answered.

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