Events

2024

10


Jan

On 10th January,2024, L. M. College of Pharmacy and AIC-LMCP Foundation co-organized an expert session on 1) Preparing an effective resume and 2) How to face an interview hosted by an imminent speaker Mr. Manoj Bhatt, Founder, Medi Pharma Konnect, Gujarat. The session was arranged with an aim to guide the Semester VIII B.Pharm students and prepare them for their future endeavours.

16


Jan

National Startup Day Celebration

To celebrate National Startup Day held on 16th January,2024, AIC-LMCP Foundation invited an expert speaker Dr. Mayank Patel, Head Advisory Services -IBGrid to discuss regarding "Startup Valuation" and guide the startups incubated at the facility.

24


Jan

My story- Motivational session by successful innovator

IIC-LMCP, together with L. M. College of Pharmacy and AIC-LMCP hosted a motivational session for aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs on 24th January, 2024 where in startup success stories were shared to encourage the participants. A session titled " My story- Motivational session by successful innovator" was planned and delivered enthusiastically by Mr. Senthil Natesan, Co-founder, QRL Bioscience Pvt. Ltd.

31


Jan

Regulatory Pathways for Medical devices and IVD in India

AIC-LMCP, in association with L. M. College of Pharmacy and IIC-LMCP organized an expert session on "Regulatory Pathways for Medical devices and IVD in India: An overview for Innovators and Startups" on 31st January, 2024 conducted by Prof. Dr. Badri Nagori, co-founder of FpcrGlobal; co-founder of Satori One Click Solutions LLP.

27


Feb

Design thinking and Innovation in Pharma sector

Industries Commissionerate, L.M. College of Pharmacy, IIC-LMCP, Strinovation and AIC-LMCP organized a session on "Design thinking and Innovation in Pharma sector" via an online platform to acquaint the attendees with advancements and future prospects of innovation in pharmaceutical sector. The session was led by an expert dignitary Dr. Krupa Mehta, CEO and Founder, Strinovation foundation.

2


Mar

IASTAM Zandu International Orations 2024

IASTAM-India, in association with L.M. College of Pharmacy and AIC-LMCP hosted IASTAM Zandu International Orations 2024 to encourage aspiring AYUSH innovators and to felicitate Mr. Herbert Schwabl, CEO, PADMA AG, TU Vienna, Switzerland and Dr. Lal Hingorani, Director Pharmanza India Pvt. Ltd., India. The event highlights included felicitation ceremony, noteworthy orations and engaging meet and greet between the dignitaries from traditional medicine background.

7-8


Mar

Impact Conclave 3.0

iHub-Awadh at IIT-Ropar in collaboration with Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth and Savitri Phule Pune University hosted an Impact conclave 3.0 and invited Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation to serve as a panelist in the event. This event witnessed groundbreaking discussions, innovative pitches and inspiring talks.

15


Mar

Outreach event at Vallabh Vidyanagar

AIC-LMCP organized an outreach program on “Opportunities in Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Through this event, the entrepreneurship-enthusiast students and faculties were enlightened about various opportunities for nurturing the innovations into enterprises in healthcare sector.

2023

07


Dec

Startup Conclave 2023

LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation participated in the biggest Startup event of the state "Startup Conclave 2023" showcasing their innovations at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar between 6-10th December, 2023.

02


Dec

50 Startups milestone

AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a meet and greet with incubated startups in commemoration of achieving 50 Startups milestone to appreciate the spirit of innovation, collaboration and felicitate the success of startups on 2nd December, 2023. On this occasion, various incubated startups were felicitated for securing different grants, seed funding and angel investments.

04


Nov

Compliances and Care Points for Pharmaceutical Industries

AIC-LMCP, in association with LMCP and Dr Jaimin Vasa MSME Chair organized an expert talk as a part of the seminar series on “Compliances and Care Points for Pharmaceutical Industries” by Dr. S. P. Adeshara, Ex. Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat on 4th November, 2023.

21


Oct

AIC-LMCP, in collaboration with L.M. College of Pharmacy organized a masterclass aiming to enlighten the attendees on "Bioanalytical Method Development and Validation" under "Knowledge Enhancement Masterclass Series". The masterclass was hosted by an expert speaker Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP for postgraduate students and Research Scholars

10


Oct

National cGMP Day celebration

AIC-LMCP, in association with LMCP celebrated first National cGMP Day on 10th October, 2023 by conducting three expert talks by imminent speakers. First session was titled "Implementing cGMP: Reducing Risk of Product Failure" delivered by Dr. Praful Bharadia, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, LMCP. Another scheduled expert talk aimed on discussing about "cGMP- As a way of Life" by Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation which was followed by a session focusing on " Revision of Schedule M" by Dr. Jayant Dave, Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Assurance, LMCP.

7


Oct

Quality and Ethics in Research

AIC-LMCP, SSIP and LMCP in association with DR JAIMIN VASA MSME CHAIR arranged an event aimed at "Quality and Ethics in Research" on 7th October, 2023. The session began with an expert talk on "A Journey from Education to Entrepreneurship" by Mr. Rajiv Mehta, Executive Director, CEL Packaging Private Limited. It was followed by another expert session focused on "Export Business opportunity for Pharma Products" delivered by Dr. Jaimin Vasa, Director, Vasa Pharmachem Private Limited.

25


Sept

Celebration of World Pharmacists Day

L. M. College of Pharmacy, along with AIC-LMCP, IIC and SSIP hosted a Pharmafest event on 25th September, 2023 to celebrate World Pharmacists Day. Entire event focused on 2023 theme "Pharmacists Strengthening Health Systems" and the day revolved around having panel discussions, PharmaFilm competition, Debate Competition and Beat Plastic Pollution-themed activity. Students from diverse pharmaceutical faculties showed immense enthusiasm and participation in the events.

25


Sept

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare Sector

Mr. Gaurav Bhardwaj, Incubation Manager and Mentor, AIC-LMCP foundation was invited to conduct a guest lecture at Kota College of Pharmacy on 25th September, 2023. The objective of the session was to acquaint the audience with "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare Sector" and encourage young minds to be a part of innovative ecosystem.

24


Aug

Innovation to Start-up

IIC, SSIP and AIC-LMCP cooperatively organized a webinar on "Innovation to Start-up" hosted by a women entrepreneur and LMCP alumni Mrs. Mayuri Savani, Director, Alicon Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd. on 24th August, 2023. It focused on explaining the participants regarding the stepladder of how an innovation could be turned into start-up.

23


Aug

How to raise funds for early stage startups

IIC, SSIP and AIC-LMCP hosted an interactive session on "How to raise funds for early stage startups" lead by an eminent speaker Dr. Amit Gupta, Founder, Airmed Pathology Labs, Ahmedabad on 23rd August, 2023.

21


Aug

World Entrepreneurs Day

On the occasion of World Entrepreneurs Day, AIC-LMCP in coordination with IIC-LMCP, SSIP and support from L.M. College of Pharmacy hosted a competition titled "Pitch your Voice" on 21st August,2023 where participants were encouraged to put forth their innovative ideas and given an opportunity to learn more about the startup ecosystem.

11


Aug

Healthcare Founders’ Meetup

eChai ventures in synergy with AIC-LMCP hosted a Healthcare Founder's Meetup on 11th August, 2023 with an aim to have a fruitful interaction regarding the innovative ecosystem.

13


July

Ideation to Success

IIC, SSIP and AIC-LMCP collaborated to conduct a session on "Ideation to Success" hosted by the resource person Mr. Suket Amin, founder of Sunbots Innovations LLP ON 13th July, 2023.

28


June

AIC-LMCP felt privileged to share the contributions and success stories of incubated startups in "Innovation and Incubation in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sector" with the learned researchers at Zydus Research Centre.

19


June

Outreach event at Govt. College of Pharmacy, Karad, Maharashtra

AIC-LMCP hosted an outreach event focusing on "Innovation trends and Entrepreneurship in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sector" at Govt. College of Pharmacy, Karad, Maharashtra. The students were acquainted with the spectra of innovation and entrepreneurship.

19


June

Outreach event at Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad, Maharashtra

An Innovation and Entrepreneurship centred outreach event was conducted by AIC-LMCP with an aim to discuss "Innovation trends and Entrepreneurship in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sector". Attendees from Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad, Maharashtra enthusiastically participated in this event and benefitted immensely from this session.

10


May

Startup20 Sabha

AIC-LMCP, AIC-GISC, AIC-GUSEC and AIC-ISE collectively organized Startup20 Sabha where various stakeholders, mentors, investors and startup ecosystem enablers brainstormed on the proposed Startup20 Policy Communique and contributed their valuable inputs and feedbacks.

10


May

“Business Model Canvas- a tool to conceptualize an enterprise”

An interactive session was planned by IIC-LMCP and AIC-LMCP on "Business Model Canvas- a tool to conceptualize an enterprise" led by an expert imminent speaker Dr. Mayank Patel, CEO- IIPH NIDHI TBI, Gandhinagar.

15


Apr

Startup Meet

Entie and ExcelonIP jointly organized a "Startup Meet" with AIC-LMCP Foundation and SSIP, LMCP as the event partner, for the startup enthusiasts, founders, investors, experts, mentors and startup service providers to interact and explore collaboration opportunities.

3


Mar

Outreach event at Shri Bala Hanuman Ayurved Mahavidyalaya

Mr. Gaurav Bhardwaj, Incubation Manager, AIC-LMCP Foundation, along with Prof. Praful Bharadia conducted an outreach session at Shree Balahanuman Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Lodra to promote the scope of innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector. Students and faculty members were also acquainted with several government initiatives and the attendees benefited immensely from this session.

24


Feb

Outreach event at State Model Institute of Ayurvedic Sciences and Shree Balahanuman Ayurved Mahavidyalaya

Prof. Praful Bharadia and Dr. Shrinivas Savale arranged an outreach event related to the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Sector" at State Model Institute of Ayurvedic Sciences, Kolavada, Gandhinagar, and Shree Balahanuman Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Lodra, Gandhinagar. While promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, they also shared the details about various government initiatives benefitting startup enthusiasts.

16


Feb

Expert talk on "Product Potential and Translational Research Opportunities from Ayurveda"

L.M. College of Pharmacy and AIC-LMCP Foundation coordinated an expert talk on "Product Potential and Translational Research Opportunities from Ayurveda" by Dr. Narendra Bhatt, Founder, CRIA Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.

16


Jan

"Lab to Marketplace"

To celebrate the National Startup Day, AIC-LMCP Foundation with IIC and SSIP, LMCP, organized a session on "Lab to Marketplace" conducted by an eminent Professor Dr. S. Bhargava, Dean Research and Innovation, Director CAMIC, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne.

On the same day AIC-LMCP Foundation also hosted a Sundowner Social meetup with the innovators associated with the centre.

12


Jan

National Youth Day Celebration

An interactive session was arranged as a part of celebration of the National Youth Day where budding entrepreneurs were given an opportunity to learn about diverse aspects of entrepreneurship from the resource persons Ms. Divya Teli, Co-Founder, Inspirochem LLP and Dr. Jayesh Beladiya, Founder, Psoriacure.

7


Jan

As a part of the grand celebration of 75 years of L. M. College of Pharmacy (LMCP), startups incubated at AIC-LMCP Foundation were given an incredible opportunity to showcase their innovations to Dr. S. Aparna, IAS, Secretary, DoP, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, GoI; Shri Pankaj Patel, CMD, Zydus Group; Mr. Jitubhai Patel, Founder and President, Daffodil Group; Dr. Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, FDCA Gujarat; Dr. Viranchi Shah, National President, IDMA, Director, Saga Laboratories and many other dignitaries as well as global alumni of LMCP.

5-6


Jan

Global Convention on Pharmaceutical Sciences

L.M. College of Pharmacy and LMCP Alumni Association and Research Society organized a "Global Convention on Pharmaceutical Sciences" with an aim to discuss the recent advances and future prospects of the pharmaceutical science field. Globally renowned technocrats and professionals put forth the current trends and futuristic approaches associated with community pharmacy, gene therapy, alternative medicine, Machine learning in clinical research, drug discovery and regulatory affairs. Few selected startups from AIC-LMCP Foundation got an opportunity to demonstrate their innovation to the audience during this convention.

2022

14


Dec

Outreach Programme at A.G. High School and G and D Parikh Higher Secondary School

IIC-LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation hosted an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Outreach Programme at A.G. High School and G and D Parikh Higher Secondary School. Dr. Radhika Pandya and Mr. Gaurav Bhardwaj, Incubation Manager, swiftly managed the entire event with a presence of 139 students. The students were briefed about the innovation and startup ecosystem.

9


Dec

eChai Healthcare Summit

eChai ventures collaborated with AIC-LMCP Foundation and Redicine Medsol to host an eChai Healthcare Summit where speakers Dr. Amit Gupta, Dhaumil Parmar, Dr. Pankaj Nathwani, Dr Shilpa Agrawal, Kush Prajapati, Dr. Shrinivas Savale and Yash Shah shared their insights on the challenges for the startups in the sector. The event also had some of the healthcare startups presenting their pitch to the experts and received valuable feedback.

19


Nov

"Exploring the traditional remedies in Healthcare"

AIC-LMCP Foundation, along with LMCP, SSIP Gujarat and IIC extended an invitation to students of Gujarat upto age 35 to contribute their efforts in "Exploring the traditional remedies in Healthcare" with an aim to search for best traditional remedy/ technique/ therapy to treat any specific disease state in order to promote traditional and natural therapy alternatives.

12


Nov

"Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare sector"

On the centenary celebration of Bhupal Noble's University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Bhupal Noble Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a workshop on "Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare sector". Mr. Gaurav Bhardwaj, Incubation Manager, AIC-LMCP Foundation gave an insight on the trends and opportunities for entrepreneurship in Pharma and Healthcare sector and elaborated on the facilities, support infrastructure and a pool of opportunities offered by AIC-LMCP Foundation to the stakeholders.

18


Oct

Union Minister Dept. of Ayush- Dr. Mahendra Munjapara interacted with startups from Herbal and AYUSH Sector

LMCP and the Education Department of Gujarat worked in synergy to organize an event where the chief guest Dr. Mahendra Munjapara, Hon. Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development and AYUSH, Government of India, interacted with startups, industrialists and ecosystem stakeholders of the state. The event marked celebration of new AYUSH and Herbal sector opportunities laid down for startups in Gujarat and felicitation of the featured AYUSH, Herbal medicines and women empowered startups.

15


Oct

Panel discussion on "Converting Innovation into a Successful Enterprise"

As a part of National Innovation and Startup Day, IIC-LMCP with SPICES-AICTE hosted a panel discussion on "Converting Innovation into a Successful Enterprise" with guests Mr. Ajit Despande, Dr. Vishal Joshi, Ms. Rucha Govani, Dr. Dushyant Patel and Mr. Dhaumil Parmar.

6


Oct

eChai Healthcare Social with Healthcare Founders

E-Chai and AIC-LMCP Foundation organized an “eChai Healthcare Social” meetup with healthcare founders and leaders.

21-25


Sep

Pharma Fest

Pharma Fest 2022 was hosted between 21st Sep- 25th Sep, 2022 to celebrate Pharmacy Week as a part of World Pharmacist Day 2022. Several engaging activities like Pharma Quiz, Pharma Exhibition, Pharma Model and Pharma Film were held depicting the contribution of Pharma sector in the Indian economy.

17


Aug

Discussion on Draft Drugs, Medical devices and Cosmetics Bill 2022

Innovative thought forum (ITF), LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a round table meeting to discuss Draft Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill 2022.

15


Jul

As an outreach event students from various Pharmacy Colleges from Chhattisgarh visited LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation. The students were provided with insights about ALF, its work and how it helps in transferring an innovative idea into and enterprise, with various support and funding facility. These students also visited the ALF facility.

28


Jun

Boot Camp- Idea to Business Plan

AIC-LMCP foundation in association with IIC, SSIP and IIPG-TBI organized “Boot Camp - Idea to Business Plan” on 28-June-2022 in Shri Hasmukhbhai Chudgar Hall, L. M. College of Pharmacy from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. The event was attended by students (potential startup founders), faculties and startup founders who are aspiring to begin their entrepreneurial journey. During the event experts and specialists walked the participants through the concepts of Design thinking, Ideation & Idea Validation, IP & Patents, Digital marketing and how to build a Business Plan thus helping them to convert their idea into an impactful and effective Business plan. The participants were then distributed into groups and assigned mentors for an activity wherein they had to prepare their own business plans. After an hour of brainstorming, the groups pitched their business plans to the jury members, who gave their expert opinions on the feasibility and applicability of the plans. Onconutrition, EasyPG, E-pharmacy, ParadiseVR and Rx-Card were amongst the pitched ideas; EasyPG being appreciated the most by the jury. A newfound enthusiasm for business and entrepreneurship could be observed among the participants after the event. The boot camp proved to be an excellent opportunity for the participants to learn about various aspects of business and entrepreneurship.

3


Jun

Demo Day

TiE Ahmedabad and AIC-LMCP Foundation organised a Healthcare Demo Day on 03-Jun-2022 for entrepreneurs to pitch their business plan, idea, product and fund request to panel of industry leaders and investors and got guidance on the criteria/ methods used by the investors and experienced business founders to evaluate a venture. A total of 6 startups pitched their idea/business and 35 startups and entrepreneurs attended this event.

15


Apr

Digital Marketing and SEO for Startups

A Hybrid event was organised by AIC-LMCP Foundation, supported by TiE Ahmedabad and Indiabiz. Mr. Jaydip Parikh, the speaker for the day, discussed the options of Digital Marketing for startups and how to use SEO to boost the website. He also discussed about various features and impact that social media can create as marketing tool. There were 26 startups who participated in the event.

26


Feb

Product-Market fit: the ‘W’s and ‘H’

LMCP, AIC-LMCP Foundation, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP organized a webinar on “Product-Market fit: the ‘W’s and ‘H’” on 26-Feb-2022. As an expert speaker Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation discussed various aspects of product-market fit and its importance for successful business proposition. Total of 75 students participated in this online event.

21


Feb

Process of Innovation Development and Technology Readiness Level

LMCP, AIC-LMCP Foundation, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP, in synergy, organized a webinar on “Process of Innovation Development and Technology Readiness Level” conducted by Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation. The attendees were enlightened on successful implementation of an idea to create value for stakeholders along with a deliverable on technology readiness levels.

5


Jan

Round Table on Healthtech Startups - Opportunities and Challenges in 2022

AIC-LMCP Foundation and TiE Ahmedabad’s Special Interest Group – Healthcare, organised this event, on Healthtech startups. Program Leads Amit Singh Moga and Dr. Pranav Sharma shared their innovative solution for doctor entrepreneurs. Mr. Ashok Bhatia, Formerly Associated with Zydus, shared his industrial journey and the session was aptly supported by Bhavin Bhagat for interactions on opportunities challenges and opportunities in the healthcare sector. Many researchers, startups and startup enthusiasts participated in this event

3


Jan

Women Entrepreneurs in Healthcare

As a part of the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2022 and to commemorate 75 years of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, AIC-LMCP Foundation and Women Development Cell, LMCP organized an online event on ‘Women Entrepreneurs in Healthcare’.

The event, was supported by TiE, Ahmedabad and Indiabiz. Dr. Riddhi Shukla and Ms. Anar Thakershy discussed about challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship in healthcare followed by a session for Demo pitch by very dynamic Women Founders of startups incubated at AIC-LMCP Foundation. Total of 75 participants attended this event online.

2021

10


Dec

Orientation to M. Pharm Students

The Session was organized exclusively for M. Pharm students of L. M. College of Pharmacy. The session covered the journey of a research project to a viable business opportunity. Mr. Gaurav Bhardwaj, Manager, AIC-LMCP Foundation gave insights on real life examples of becoming a startup. Dr. Shrinivas Savale walked the attendees through the startup ecosystem and briefed on what services are provided at AIC-LMCP Foundation. He also discussed the process of incubation and the benefits availed. The session was followed by visit to AIC-LMCP Foundation. Total of 52 students attended the session and visited in person.

28


Nov

Eminent Pharmacognosists across India, Dr. V. K. Dixit; Dr. Umesh Patil; Dr. Alok Mukherjee; Dr. Abhay Singhai; Dr. Sunil Jalalpure; Dr. Gangarao Battu and others visited AIC-LMCP Foundation and interacted with startups.

18


Nov

Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation got opportunity to meet and interact with Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. Dr. Vaishnav shared enriching insights about the innovation and entrepreneurship. He also discussed regarding parallel entrepreneurship as well as facilitating and augmenting the AICs to achieve the larger objective of building the thriving innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India.

23


Oct

Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO of AIC-LMCP Foundation, delivered a talk on “Translation of Innovative Idea into Enterprise in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sector” as part of outreach of AIC-LMCP Foundation at the virtual event organized by IIC, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Pharmacy, Indore. MP.

20


Oct

AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a session by Mr. Kaushal Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of Sano Sarvar Pvt. Ltd. (eVital Rx) – a startup incubated at AIC-LMCP Foundation – on ‘Technology and Pharmacy: A recipe for better Healthcare System. He shared his views on Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Pharmacy and Entrepreneurship. He also discussed about generation of new ideas in this field and solving the problems using technology.

30


Sep

Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO of AIC-LMCP Foundation, delivered a talk on “Translation of Innovative Idea into Enterprise in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sector” as part of outreach of AIC-LMCP Foundation at the 2nd Student Research Congress organized by SVKM’s B.N. College of Pharmacy, Mumbai. About 70 participants attended the deliberations.

25


Sep

On the occasion of World Pharmacist Day, AIC-LMCP Foundation participated in a Panel Discussion on “Pharmacy-Always trusted for your Health”.On this day, one of the startups - Nutrition Dynamic Foods LLP - also exhibited its innovative functional food products at the Pharma Exhibition that was organized as a part of the celebrations of World Pharmacist Day at L.M. College of Pharmacy.

18


Sep

Outreach program on “Opportunities in Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship” for undergraduate students of Government Akhandanand Ayurvedic College, Ahmedabad and State Model Institute of Ayurveda Sciences, Kolavda, Gandhinagar was arranged at SMIAS, Kolavda, Gandhinagar. Dr. Shrinivas Savale (CEO AIC-LMCP Foundation) and Dr. Praful Bharadia (Professor, Pharmaceutics and Coordinator, SSIP, L.M. College of Pharmacy) explained the students and faculty various opportunities for nurturing the innovations into enterprises in healthcare sector.

9


Sep

An online outreach webinar on ‘Opportunities in Student Startup and Innovation’ was organized by L.M. College of Pharmacy and AIC-LMCP Foundation for students of Government Ayurveda College, Junagadh.

4


Sep

Women Development Cell of LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a webinar on “Menstruation Revolution by Pure Cups”. In this online session Ms. Dhwani Patwa, Ms. Kinam Shah, Ms. Pooja Thakkar (Co-Founders of Pure Silicone Products, a startup incubated at AIC-LMCP Foundation) and Dr. Prerna Shah (Gynaecologist at Motherhood Hospital, Ahmedabad) debunked the myths and misconceptions that are associated with the use of menstrual cups and also addressed the doubts of female participants, students and faculties of LMCP.

21


Aug

On the occasion of World Entrepreneurs’ Day, an online-offline meet and greet event was organized at AIC-LMCP Foundation where the startup founders interacted with each other and the Executive Committee Members of AIC-LMCP Foundation. The event was followed by high-tea.

10


Aug

AIC-LMCP Foundation and LMCP conducted an outreach event for Faculty and Post-graduate-scholars from Gujarat Akhandanand Ayurvedic College (GAAC) and Gujarat Ayurvedic College Vadodara (GACV). Dr. Dilip Jani, Professor, Dravyaguna Shastra, GACV and Dr. Surendra Soni, HOD PG Department of Kayachikitsa, GAAC, were the guests for this event. Dr. M.T. Chhabria, Principal, LMCP gave an introductory speech regarding scope of innovations, challenges in a drug manufacturing process and how Ayurvedic products and therapies has a key role play in the situation of COVID-19. It was followed by a talk by Dr. Praful Bharadia (Coordinator of SSIP, LMCP) deliberating about Innovation Initiatives at LMCP and how the whole process works. Concluding session was taken up by Dr. Shrinivas Savale (CEO of AIC-LMCP) discussing how to translate an idea to enterprise with the help of incubation centre. Further on this day, an MoU was signed between LMCP, AIC-LMCP Foundation and GACV for research, development and entrepreneurship facilitation.

30


Jul

IPA GSB in association with IDMA GSB, L. M. College of Pharmacy, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP, IIC-LMCP arranged a webinar on ‘Development steps of small molecule drug product and addressing technical challenges in clinical and commercial dosage form’ was organized by IPA, GSB along with IDMA, GSB; LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation. Anil Kane, Ph.D., MBA, delivered a talk regarding initial moves while developing small molecule drug products, the difficulties one might face during the course of time and practical solutions.

09


Jul

An online webinar on ‘Use of Herbal products during pandemic - Controversies and Benefits’ was conducted where Dr. Lal Hingorani, MD, Pharmanza, delivered an excellent talk on increase in use of herbal remedies during the COVID pandemic and also deliberated on probable contraindications, recent advances in the field as well as advantages of herbal products.

30


Jun

Valedictory Function and meet for marking the completion of the Certification Course on ‘Biopharmaceuticals: Product Lifecycle’ (90 h online and hands-on course) was held at LMCP. The faculty and participants of the course were felicitated with the Certificates. Dr. Lakshmikanth Gandikota, VP, Innovation Science & Technology, and Dr. Sridevi Khambhampaty VP, Biosimilar Product Development, Intas Pharmaceuticals-Biopharma Div. along with Dr. Anusuya Lahiri-Bhadalkar, Jt. Director, GSBTM, and other officials from Intas Biopharma visited AIC-LMCP Foundation.

2


Jun

Pitching to Investors
AIC-LMCP Foundation and INDIABIZ jointly organised the third knowledge sharing session on ‘Pitching to Investors’ exclusively for AIC-LMCP Incubatees. Hemal Patel, Founder & CEO, Ray Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, explained about introductory pitch and customized pitch based on mindset of investor. Preparation for financials, stage-wise pitch presentation with concrete numbers, data and relevant examples, lot of homework to know and understand mindset - investment thesis and then convince the investor into customer are the key takeaways of the event. The session also involved discussion on practical case study for startups of AIC-LMCP Foundation.

22


Apr

AIC-LMCP Foundation and INDIABIZ jointly organised the second knowledge sharing session on ‘Startup Business Plan and Indiabiz onboarding’ for the incubatees of AIC-LMCP Foundation. The expert speakers of this event were Mr. Anand Sanghvi, Partner, ValServe Corporate Advisors LLP, Ahmedabad and Mr. Hardik Chopra, Head, Advisory Services, Indiabiz. In this session Mr. Sanghvi discussed essential and critical elements of a startup business plan with case studies. He also emphasized on the importance of market analysis, investor connect and also guided on how to design the business plan and Executive Summary for the startup.

8-10


Apr

GUJCOST sponsored Webinar Series on Organic Synthesis: Lifeline of Pharma API Industry; Webinar III - ‘Stereochemistry and Intellectual Properties in API Synthesis’ was organized by L. M. College of Pharmacy with Industry Partner O2h Discovery Pvt. Ltd., GUJCOST-DST, GCCI, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP. The experts for these sessions were Dr. M. R. Yadav, Director, R & D, Parul University; Dr. Satish Y. Gabhe, Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth University; Dr. Padmin Buch, Senior IPR Domain Expert; Dr. S. B. Wagh, Director, Rumit Chemisynth Pvt. Ltd.; and Mr. Sanjaykumar Patel, Founder ExcelonIP. About 100 participants from academia and industry participated in this part of the series of webinars.

3


Apr

Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation, was invited as a Speaker in the Weeklong Capacity Building Online Workshop on “Idea to enterprise” organized by Babaria Institute of Pharmacy. He derived a lecture on “Innovation and startup opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare sector”. Through this event AIC-LMCP Foundation reached out to 124 startups, faculties and students and spread awareness about AIC-LMCP Foundation’s role as facilitator for translation of innovative ideas into enterprises in the pharma and healthcare sector.

30


Mar

AIC-LMCP Foundation organized an Informative session on the ‘Funding Support available to Startups under Scheme for assistance for Startups/ Innovation – Gujarat Industrial Policy – 2020’ to understand the provisions, eligibility and process of application for availing such funding assistance under the Scheme. This session was organized exclusively for the incubatees associated with AIC-LMCP Foundation.

In this online event, Ms. Janki Joshi, Project Executive; and Ms. Sanjana Iyer, Project Executive, Startup Cell Gujarat, Industry Commission - Govt. of Gujarat, elaborated on the subject and answered queries of the participants. Founders/team members of 22 startups participated in this event.

30


Mar

IIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMPC and AIC-LMCP organised an event on ‘Importance of IPR and IP Management for startups’. The speaker, Ms. Mitul Pandya, Patent Agent and Advocate, Patent Division, H.K. Acharya and Company, Ahmedabad, shared her insights on importance of intellectual property rights and its management for startups. A total of 38 faculties and students participated in this event.

18-20


Mar

GUJCOST sponsored Webinar Series on Organic Synthesis: Lifeline of Pharma API Industry; Webinar II – ‘Process Chemistry and Environment Management System in API Synthesis’ was organized by L. M. College of Pharmacy with Industry Partner O2h Discovery Pvt. Ltd., GUJCOST-DST, GCCI, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP. The speakers for these sessions were Dr. Viranchi Shah, Chairman, Pharma & Healthcare Task Force – GCCI, Ahmedabad; Dr. Anamik Shah, Vice-chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad; Mr. Shailesh Patwari, Chairman, Naroda Enviro Projects Limited, Former president, GCCI, Ahmedabad; Mr. Malav Dalwadi, CEO, T. R. Associates, Ahmedabad; Yasir Shehravi, EHS specialist, O2h Discovery Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad; Dr. Vinodkumar Kansal, Founder, Kantech Research Solutions; Dr. Chirag Rami, Shivam Petrochem Industries/Chemcon Specialty Chemicals Limited, Vadodara; and Dr. Swapnil Yerande, Head R & D, Deepak Nitrite Limited, Vadodara. This part of the webinar series was attended by about 120 participants.

16


Mar

IPA GSB in association with L. M. College of Pharmacy, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP, IIC-LMCP organized a session on ‘Preparation for regulatory submission of drug product in India and other countries and subsequent course of action’. This session focussed on various requirements for regulatory submission to get marketing authorization for drug products in India and other countries. Specific emphasis was given on clinical development requirements. Mr. Vishal Jain, Director, C-Trials Global; Mr. Dhruv Raval, Manager - Global RA, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Lt.; and Mr. Hiren Rajguru, Director, QRS Compliance, shared their knowledge during this session. A total of 110 faculties and students participated in this online-offline event.

15


Mar

AIC-LMCP Foundation in association with INDIABIZ (www.indiabizforsale.com) organised a knowledge sharing session on "Growing your business through Investments". This was a kick-off session of collaboration with Indiabiz and organised exclusively for the incubatees associated with AIC-LMCP Foundation. Through this collaboration Indiabiz will provide certain support to all the incubatees at AIC-LMCP Foundation in terms of onboarding on the platform for business opportunities, connecting with investors and networking globally. It will also provide custom-made business services to the startups. In this offline-online event Mr. Bhavin Bhagat, Co-Founder, Indiabiz, discussed about types and importance of funding and essentials for seeking investment. Ms. Deepty Chopra, Analyst, Indiabiz, explained features of Indiabiz platform and onboarding process for the startups. Twenty-five participants took advantage of this session.

25-27


Feb

GUJCOST sponsored Webinar Series on Organic Synthesis: Lifeline of Pharma API Industry Webinar I - ‘Organic Synthesis: Precautions, setup, Monitoring and Work up’ was organized by L. M. College of Pharmacy with Industry Partner O2h Discovery Pvt. Ltd., GUJCOST-DST, GCCI, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP. The speakers of this seminar were Dr. J. S. Yadav, Provost and Director (Research), Indrashil University, Mehsana; Ms. Parvati Varma, Senior QA executive, Oxygen Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad; Prof. Mariam S. Degani, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; Dr. Hemal Soni, Team Leader, Oxygen Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Chirag Mehta, Associate Scientist II, Department of NCE, Kashiv Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.; Dr. Asit K. Chakraborti, Former Professor and Head, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, NIPER, Mohali; and Dr. Bipin Pandey, Adjunct Professor, National Facility for Drug Discovery/Development (NFDD), Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. More than 150 participants took benefit of these scientific webinars.

25


Feb

AIC-LMCP and LMCP had jointly organised the outreach event for 1st Year M. Pharm. students of LMCP. In this event Dr. Shrinivas Savale (CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation) and Mr. Yash Pandya (Incubation Manager, AIC-LMCP Foundation) briefed about innovation and entrepreneurship and the startup ecosystem. Ms. Priyal Shah conducted the tour to the lab facilities and explained about various advanced technologies available at the AIC-LMCP. The students were informed about the operational process of incubation centre and the support provided to the startups. There were 34 students participated in this outreach event.

30


Jan

IPA GSB in association with IDMA GSB, L. M. College of Pharmacy, AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP, IIC-LMCP arranged a webinar on ‘Changing Dynamics in Pharmaceutical Product Management and Marketing in recent times’ by Shri. P. K. RAJPUT, Senior Vice President, Domestic Business, Cadila Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Rajput focused on new innovative ideas, creativity and technologies deployed for Pharmaceutical Product Management and Marketing and touched upon the role of digital marketing, Digital Health Record and artificial intelligent in marketing of drug products. He emphasized on tools of AI and emerging change from physical to digital, supporting value-based propositions and creating need in the mind of customer instead of just selling a product or service. About 85 enthusiasts including faculty and students participated in this webinar.

28


Jan

IIC-LMCP and AIC-LMCP jointly organised the webinar on ‘My story: Motivational session by successful innovator’. In this webinar Mr. Kush Prajapati, Founder, Redicine Medsol – a startup incubated at AIC-LMCP Foundation, shared his journey as an innovator working on his innovative idea to address the serious problem of medication error. About 220 students, startups and faculties attended this event.

27


Jan

AIC-LMCP Foundation organized a webinar on ‘Company registration and compliance requirements for startups’. Through this webinar Mr. Shrijay Sheth, Founder of LegalWiz.in, briefed on types of companies, process of corporate registration and compliances requirements for various types of companies to ALF Startups. The participants were the startups associated with AIC-LMCP Foundation and other startups, aspiring students, faculty and startup enthusiasts.

The expert panellists, Shri Satyanarayan Dangayach, Founder Trustee, Innovative Thought Forum, Ahmedabad; Dr. Viranchi Shah, Director, Saga Laboratories and Senior National Vice President, IDMA, and Chairman, Pharma & Healthcare Task Force, GCCI; Dr. Shivprakash Rathnam, CEO, Synchron Research Services Pvt. Ltd. and President, Indian Pharmacological Society; and Mr. Chiranjiv Patel, P C Snehal Group (GCCI), Entrepreneur, Change Maker & Motivator, graced the discussion and expressed their views on the self-reliant India campaign. All the panellists echoed the importance of this campaign to make India and its citizens economically and academically independent and emphasized that self-reliance is the only path to true freedom.

23


Jan

On the occasion of ‘Parakram Diwas’, the birthday of Subhash Chandra Bose, as a part of IIC-LMCP initiative of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan - self-reliant India campaign – IIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and AIC-LMCP organized a panel discussion on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat - vocal for local’.

The expert panellists, Shri Satyanarayan Dangayach, Founder Trustee, Innovative Thought Forum, Ahmedabad; Dr. Viranchi Shah, Director, Saga Laboratories and Senior National Vice President, IDMA, and Chairman, Pharma & Healthcare Task Force, GCCI; Dr. Shivprakash Rathnam, CEO, Synchron Research Services Pvt. Ltd. and President, Indian Pharmacological Society; and Mr. Chiranjiv Patel, P C Snehal Group (GCCI), Entrepreneur, Change Maker & Motivator, graced the discussion and expressed their views on the self-reliant India campaign. All the panellists echoed the importance of this campaign to make India and its citizens economically and academically independent and emphasized that self-reliance is the only path to true freedom.

2020

28


Dec

IPA GSB jointly with IDMA GSB, AIC-LMCP and LMCP arranged a webinar on ‘Contribution of Pharmaceutical Industry and Regulators in Covid Management’. Dr. H. G. Koshia, Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat, was the speaker who highlighted on the very significant role played by Government as well as CDSCO and FDCA in ensuring development, manufacture and supply of all essential drugs, medical devices and required materials countrywide and even abroad during lock down and thereafter.

5


Dec

L. M. College of Pharmacy and partners AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP organised a webinar on “2nd COVID-19 Awareness Program” by Dr. Samip Sheth, M.B., D (Ortho), CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad. He updated the participants on the current pandemic situation, various symptoms, modalities of diagnosis, treatment and support for the COVID patients. He also elaborated on COVID-appropriate behaviour (Dos and Don’ts). More than 120 researchers, startups and industrialist participated in this event.

27


Nov

A webinar on ‘Microbial Fermentation: Challenges Vs Opportunities’ by Mr. Anurag Mehta, COO, Synbiotics Ltd., was organized by IPA, Gujarat State Branch in association with L. M. College of Pharmacy and the partners AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP.

Mr. Mehta explained the importance of microbial fermentation and the challenges and opportunities in drug discovery process. He also highlighted the advancement and newer technology applied in microbial fermentation process highlighting that the process will be a blockbuster tool for chemotherapeutic drug discovery process in future. There were 30 participants in the webinar.

31


Oct

IPA, Gujarat State Branch in association with L. M. College of Pharmacy and event partners AIC-LMCP, SSIP-LMCP and IIC-LMCP, arranged webinar on ‘Technology - The Game Changer in Pharma’ by Sri. S. G. Belapure, Senior Technical Advisor, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance.

Mr. Belapure discussed that despite several advancements in pharma industries, technological advances are incremental and not radical unlike other industries. He highlighted three major areas of technological advances - 1) Continuous manufacturing of API and formulations, 2) 3D-Printing and 3) Digitalisation in terms of automation and data exchange. He mentioned that, in India, economic considerations are more significant than regulatory issues. IT and Pharma are two major industries and they have to unite to effect the necessary change. Even large companies in India are also in early stages of technological advancement. About 60 participants were benefited during this interactive session.

18


Sep

ALF, SSIP and IIC at LMCP hosted a scientific webinar on ‘AI for smart manufacturing and smart wearable revolution’ by Dr. Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam, Rockwell International Professor, Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA, on 18th September, 2020. During this talk Dr. Bukkapatnam discussed about the smart manufacturing and how recent advances in IoT, AI, 3D printing and sensors are leading a new generation of wearable and point of care devices that can truly democratize healthcare.

18


July

AIC-LMCP Foundation, Institutional Innovation Council and Student Startup and Innovation Policy at L. M. College of Pharmacy jointly organized a webinar on "Current trends in research and development for COVID-19 vaccine" on 18-Jul-2020. The speakers included Dr. Mukul Jain, President, Zydus Research Centre, Cadila Healthcare Ltd. and Dr. Lakshmikanth Gandikota, VP, Innovation Science & Technology, Intas Pharmaceuticals-Biopharma Div. The speakers discussed various approaches for vaccine research and development - from discovery to clinical trials. They also threw light on the current scenario with respect to regulations and anticipated timelines for the availability of vaccine.

19


Jun

ALF, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Innovative Thought Forum (ITF), Arogya Bharati, jointly organised a webinar on "Clinical Trials in AYUSH: Challenges and Opportunities" on 19-June-2020. Esteemed experts from the AYUSH, Pharma and healthcare sectors, Padmashri Dr. V. Prakash, Former Director General, CSIR; Dr. Narendra Mehrotra, Former Director, CSIR-CDRI; Dr. Indraneel Basu, Leading Investigator and President, Arogya Bharati Kashi Prant; Dr. Raj Kumar Machandana; Dr. Arun Maseeh, Sr. VP, Troikaa Pharmaceutical Ltd., Ahmedabad; Dr. Shivprakash Ratnam, Founder and MD, Synchron Research Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Bharat Doshi, CEO and Founder, BioDev Services; Dr. Lal Hingorani, Founder, Pharmanza India Pvt. Ltd.; Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation and Dr. V. M. Katoch, Former Director General, ICMR, New Delhi were the panellists. This session was moderated by Mr S. B. Dangayach, Founder Trustee, ITF and National Vice President, Arogya Bharati and Dr. V. Prakash. Seventy delegates from varied backgrounds including startups participated in the event and got many questions resolved through the Q & A session.

22


May

ALF and eChai jointly organized an e-meetup on 22-May-2020 entitled “Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and opportunities in diagnostic testing” keeping in mind Diagnostic testing as a critical aspect for timely testing and healthcare support for survival/recovery during the pandemic. The panellist included, Dr Parthiv Mehta, Sr. Consultant Pulmonologist - Intensivist; Dr Gaurang Shah, Professor (Pharmacology), LMCP; Dr Sandip Shah, Executive Director, Neuberg Diagnostics and Dr. Amit Gupta, CEO, Airmed Pathology Pvt. Ltd. more than seventy participants participated in it.

15


May

A joint e-meetup was organized by ALF and eChai, keeping in line with the "National Technology Day" (celebrated on 11-May-2020), emphasizing the importance of technology in building the nation. This web-meeting was conceptualized to understand one of the very promising technologies ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and its role in healthcare. Founders of tech-startups who are incubated with AIC-LMCP Foundation, Mr. Ajit Deshpande, Founder, Rises Analytics Solution Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Dolar Adesara, Founder, Mtag Innovations LLP and Dr. Akash Doshi, Director, Strauss Healthcare who not only understand AI but have built solutions using AI to address some of the healthcare problems were the panellist. They threw insights on "Role of AI in Healthcare: Covid-19 Pandemic and beyond". Eighty-five participants gained knowledge and made the session more interactive by asking questions.

07


May

ALF and eChai jointly organized web-meeting on 07-May-2020 entitled “Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and opportunities in AYUSH Sector.” Panellist included Dr. Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat, Dr. Falgun Patel, Deputy Director, AYUSH, Gujarat State and Dr. Vandana Modi, Vice President, Cadila Pharma Herbal Division. Ninety researchers, startups and industrialist participated in this event.

30


Apr

ALF and eChai jointly organized an e-meetup on 30-April-2020 where experts and industry leaders from the Pharma and Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem shared their insights on "Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and opportunities in on Pharma and Healthcare Innovation" and what could be the way forward. Esteemed experts from the Pharma and Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem – Dr. Ketan Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Dr. Unnat Pandit, Programme Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India - were the Panellists. More than one hundred participants attended this e-meetup.

23


Apr

An e-meetup was jointly organized by ALF and eChai on 23-April-2020 on the theme “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pharma Sector and the way forward”. The founders and industry leaders from the Pharma Sector - Dr. Viranchi Shah, Director, Saga Laboratories; Dr. Milan Satia, President and CEO, Ethicare Clinical Trial Services; Mr Bhadresh Khamar, CEO, Kegan Advisory Firm and Kegan Executive Search - shared their views about the impact of Covid-19 on Pharma sector and what could be the way forward for pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, supply chain, clinical research as well as impact on recruitments and resource optimization in the sector. Fifty-five researchers, startups and industrialist participated in this event.

16


Apr

A series of webinars was organized focusing on COVID-19 Pandemic situation and way forward.
ALF and eChai organized an e-meetup on 16-April-2020 entitled “Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Business and the way forward” where founders and industry leaders from the community shared the impact of Covid-19 on various business sectors and what could be the way forward for it. The panellist for the session were Mr. Padmin Buch, Sr. Visiting Faculty, EDII, (Ex-Managing Director, GITCO), Advisor; Mr. Bhavin Bhagat, Co-Founder, CEO, IndiaBizForSale; Mr. Sanjaykumar Patel, Founder, ExcelonIP. More than eighty participants took advantage of this informative session.

13


Mar

A Training Program on "Overview of innovation & incubation process" was organized for Principals of Government Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges, Gujarat, under Student Startup & Innovation Policy (SSIP) on 13-Mar-2020. Total of 12 participants attended and the session was headed by Dr. M. T. Chhabria, Principal, LMCP and Dr. Shrinivas Savale (CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation).

06


Mar

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on “Startup opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Jitendra Patel, CMD, Daffodil Pharma; Rakesh Bhavsar, Nidhi Hospitals; Bhavin Bhagat, Co-Founder, India BizForSale and Mr Bharat Chaudhary; CEO, Geevet Remedies.

03


Feb

AIC-LMCP Foundation hosted the first Atal Research and Innovation in Small Enterprises (ARISE), Innovation Demo Day (Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sector) organized by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog on 3rd Feb 2020. The objective of this initiative was to connect innovation and the Indian MSME industry to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, corporate partners, academics, researchers and other stakeholders for a showcase of innovations along with panel discussions, pitching sessions and networking.
Ms. Ishita Agrawal, Programme Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, briefed about various initiatives of AIM in promoting innovation and the objectives of ARISE demo day. This was followed by Panel Discussion on “Commercializing innovations by Startups & public R&D labs and promoting innovations in sunrise/deep tech sectors” in which Dr. J. S. Yadav (Director (Research), Indrashil University), Shri Sunil Parekh (Chief Corporate Affairs Advisor – Zydus Group and Founding Curator World Economic Forum), Shri Pavan Bakeri (Managing Director, Bakeri Group and Mentor, AIC-LMCP Foundation), Dr. M. T. Chhabria (Principal, LMCP and Member Secretary, Gov. Board, AIC-LMCP Foundation), Dr. Viranchi Shah (Director, Saga Laboratories and Mentor, AIC-LMCP Foundation) and Ms. Ishita Agrawal joined as panellists. Mr. Vipul Patel, Partner-Seed Investments, CIIE, shared his thoughts on “Looking from an Investor perspective” and provided tips on what an investor looks into an innovation and what makes a startup investible. This was followed by presentation of innovations in Chemicals, Pharma and Healthcare sector by innovators in front of the investor jury comprised of Mr. Varun Joshi (VP – Investments, GVFL), Mr. Munir Thakor (Ahmedabad Angel Network) and Mr. Vipul Patel. Prof. A. H. Kalro, Academic Advisor, AES and Member, Gov. Board, AIC-LMCP Foundation gave a keynote address and shared his valuable thoughts about status and importance of propagation of innovation culture in India. The event concluded with showcase of Innovations by 10 startups, networking and high-tea. About 70 participants including various stakeholders of the innovation and startup ecosystem from across Gujarat participated in this unique initiative which was well supported by AIC-Indrasheel, AIC-GISC and AIC-GUSEC.

07


Feb

Healthtech Founder’s Meetup A Health-tech Founder’s Meetup was organized with eChai where Mr. Gunjan Patel (Founder, Synersense) shared his Startup journey and the challenges with other health-tech startup founders. The session was moderated by Mr. Jatin Chaudhary (eChai Venture).

3


Jan

Innovation Trends and Startups Opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare Sector
This event was organized to give insights about the current and future trends in Innovation in in Pharma and Healthcare Sector and various opportunities for the Startup ideas in this sector. Mr. Mayank Patel, CFA, CEO, Cradle Incubator, EDII, Gandhinagar; Dr. Aakash Doshi, Co-Founder Strauss Healthcare and Mr. Jatin Chaudhary, Co-Founder, e-Chai Ventures interacted with the participants on the theme while Mr. Kishor Kapadiya, Co-Founder, Chris Knight Nutrition Pvt. Ltd. walked the audience with his Startup journey. About 80 students and startups participated in the event.

2019

12


Jan

A felicitation ceremony of “Women Entrepreneurs” from LMCP Alumni was done, to boost up the young women entrepreneurs. As a part of this event, Mr. Kanubhai Patel, CMD, Amneal Pharma; Prof. N. R. Sheth, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University (GTU); Prof. C. J. Shishoo; Dr. Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat; Mr. Himanshu Shah, Co-Founder, Aries Lifesciences also participated with other 450 participants.

12


Jan

A discussion on “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare” was organized with a group of penalist that includes, Dr. Ketan Patel, CMD, Troikaa; Mr. Himanshu Shah, Co-Founder, Aries Lifesciences; Dr. Milan Satia, CEO, Ethicare CRO; Mr. Bhdreash Khamar, CEO, Kegan Wellness; Mr. Bhavin Bhagat, Co-Founder, India BizForSale and Dr. Hetal Shah, Director, MeWrit.

21


Feb

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Mr. Bhadreash Khamar, CEO, Kegan Wellness; Mahesh Chopra, Founder, Mobihealth and Ms. KrutikaKatrat, Co-Founder, OoWomaniya.

05


Mar

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on “Startup opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Jitendra Patel, CMD, Daffodil Pharma; Rakesh Bhavsar, Nidhi Hospitals; Bhavin Bhagat, Co-Founder, India BizForSale and Mr Bharat Chaudhary; CEO, Geevet Remedies.

18 to 19


Mar

“Ideathon” was organized at GTU Central TechFest, where around 84 students from different Pharmacy colleges under Gujarat Technological University and other universities participated.

12


Apr

An Interaction and orientation with SSIP grant awardee students was organized under the title “How to start business from their Innovation”. The session was led by Mr. Jatin Chaudhary Founder, e-Chai Venture; Mr. Parth Shah-Founder, Vivez LifeSciences; Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Director - Growth at Indian Blood Service.

12


Apr

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on, “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Director - Growth at Indian Blood Service; Dr. Amit Gupta, Founder, Airmed Pathology Labs and Mr. Parth Shah, Founder, Vivez LifeSciences.

03


May

An orientation program for teachers from school having the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL, Atal Innovation Mission) regarding the startup ecosystem in Gujarat and India. The session was delivered by Dr. M. T. Chhabria, Principal, L. M. College of Pharmacy; Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation and Dr. Nirav Thakkar, Principal, A G High school, Ahmedabad.

03


May

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on, “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Dr. ShivprakashRathnam, Synchrom Research; Mr. Anand Parikh, Shira Medtech and Mr. Anupam Lavani, BioScan.

25


May

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Innovation Summit 2019 was organized, which had more than 70 participants. Mr. Sunil Parekh, Senior Advisor, Zydus Group; Dr. Viranchi Shah, Director, Saga Laboratories; Dr. Arun Maseeh, SVP, Medical Services, Troikaa Pharma; Mr. Tuhin Paul, Co-Founder, Menstrupedia; Ms. Tanvi Saxena, Senior Manager, PlexusMD; Ms. ShriyaDamani, Director, Global Healthcare Innovations and Mr. Hemal Soni, Senior Group Leader, O2h, were the dignitaries and speakers of the summit.

01


Jul

An outreach event was organized at Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College (GAAC), Ahmedabad to enlighten the students.The session was led by Dr. M. T. Chhabria, Principal, L. M. College of Pharmacy and Mr. Mahendra Chaudhari, Incubation Manager, AIC- LMCP Foundation.

06


Jul

A talk was delivered by Mr. Bhadreash Khamar, CEO, Kegan Wellness on "Creating the effective business plan" from Research to Commercialisation to enlighten the young entrepreneurs by showing them the right path.

19 to 20


Jul

Orientation about and visit to AIC-LMCP Foundation was organized for thestudents of M. G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad. The session was taken by Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation.

27


Jul

An event was organized showing the exact path to reach to commercialisation from the innovative idea was explored by Dr. Praful Bharadia, Prof. L M College of Pharmacy and Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation under the title, “Research to IP to Commercialisation.”

02


Aug

A panel discussion and roundtable conference were organized on, “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Dr. Akash Doshi, Founder, Strauss Healthcare; Mr. Rahul Mirdha, Co-Founder, Mood Cafe and Mr. Dhiraj Sharma, Founder, vCura.

03


Aug

A National Conference was organized on, “Technology, IP and Innovation for Building New India”at Bhavnagar, Gujarat.Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli, CEO Vision IPR, Advisor WIPO; Amogh Rai (Director, Sanrachna, SGT Uni.); Rohit Swarup, CEO, Xplora were the dignitaries of the event. Around 650 students from diverse fields participated in this event.

06


Sep

A panel discussion and roundtable was organized on, “Startup and Investments opportunities in Pharma and Healthcare” and the penalist were Dr. Amit Gupta, Founder, Airmed Pathology Lab; Dr. Shrinivas Savale, CEO, AIC-LMCP Foundation.

19


Sep

“Pharma and Healthcare Pre-Accelerator” was organized with special workshops and open sessions. The Pre-Accelerator had sessions covering the elements of startup journey viz.

  • How to Validate Your Healthcare Business Idea? 
  • Healthcare-Pharma Product Development
  • Go-To-Market Strategies for Healthcare Startups 
  • Legal & IP For Healthcare Startups
  • Creating an Effective Business Plan and Startup Pitch Deck
  • Investors' Perspective.

More than 50 young innovators/startups participated in this event and got benefited.

12


Oct

AIC-LMCP Foundation with e-Chai also organized one of its major event “Pharma and Healthcare and Innovation Summit 2.0” on 12th Oct 2019 which included expert talks on the theme, a panel discussion with founders of the rising startups in the sector as panellists followed by showcase of innovative startup ideas in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sector in front of the investors and corporate leaders. Dr. Shivprakash R. (MD, Synchron Research), Dr. Lakshmikanth Gandikota (VP, Innovation Science and Technology, Intas Pharmaceuticals - Biopharma Division), and Ms. Archa Khandelwal (Business Analyst, O2h) delivered the expert talks while Dr. Amit Gupta (Founder, Airmed Pathology Lab), Mr. Maulik Mistry, (Founder, Orange Nutraceuticals), Mr. Sanjay Patel (Founder, ExcelonIP) and Dr. Arpit Patwari (Partner, PharmAce Research Services) were the panellists. 110 participants including innovators, startup founders, students and faculty, investors, corporate leaders and mentors participated in the event.

22


Nov

A panel discussion was organized on “Startup and Investment Opportunities in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals” and the penalist were Dr. Amit Soni, Cadila Pharma Ltd; Mr. Kartik Vikani, Aum Research Labs; Ms. Shruti Kushwah, Crealoons Innovations. The discussion covered innovation in the field of Medical devices as well as “Care from cure for illness to wellness” focusing on Ayurveda and herbal therapies. The audience included startups, investors, students and faculty.

2018

07


May

AIC-LMCP Foundation, on behalf of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India, organized an outreach event for Promotion of “Atal New India Challenge” for MSME, Corporate, Startups, Students and Researchers. A Panel Discussion on “New India Challenges for Development and Deployment of Innovations” was held as a part of the event, in which Prof.(Dr) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Technological University (GTU), K.K. Nirala, Director of Technical education, Gujarat, Dr. Mahesh Chhabaria, Principal of L.M. College of Pharmacy, Prof.(Dr) J.S. Yadav, Director (Research) of Indrashil University, Chiranjiv Patel from GCCI and Ashwin Joshi from IIM-Ciie participated. Ms. Rama Mundra, coach, trainer, and visiting faculty at IIM-A was the moderator of the discussion.

15


Dec

Exploring Traditional Remedies in Healthcare

SSIP at LMCP and AIC-LMCP Foundation invites proposals for a competition to find out the best remedy/ technique/ therapy used to treat specific condition/ disease/ disorder (simple wound to complex disease) which are effective, less known, traditional/ localized/ native to certain region of the state where the mechanism of action is not established.

Last date of acceptance of the proposals: 15-December-2018

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