Jamshedpur, Delhi, Mangalore students excel at Novartis BioCamp

Shreetam Subhrankar, an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur took top honours along with Nehul Saxena of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, (ICGEB) Delhi and Dr Ankith Rai of Fr Muller Medical College, Mangalore at the recently concluded Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) that took place in Hyderabad. The three participants were selected after an intense three-day programme to represent India at the International BioCamp being held at the Novartis Campus in Basle, Switzerland from August 25-28, 2013.

The inaugural address was delivered by Ninad Karpe, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aptech who provided food for thought by touching upon current events and ethics that are much debated in today’s times.

Other speakers included Krishnan Raghunathan, Vice President Solutions & Practice, Genpact; Anu Acharya, Chief Executive Officer, mapmygenome.com who shared her entrepreneurial experience and Dr Prabuddha Ganguli, Chief Executive Officer – Vision IPR, who focused on the value of intellectual property rights. Herve Hoppenot, President, Novartis Oncology spoke to students on addressing unmet oncology needs. Speaking on the occasion, Ranjit Shahani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Novartis India said, “Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp – BioCamp, now in its fifth year, continues to provide students the opportunities to engage with leaders in the pharmaceutical area outside their area of study. It is a good opportunity for students to interact with leaders in the field and network with students coming from different faculties across the country.”

EP News Bureau – Mumbai