Dr Girish Pai Kulyadi is a faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. His research interests include Formulation research, Novel drug delivery systems, Process validation, Equipment qualification, Stability studies, and GMP and Quality Assurance systems. Dr Pai has worked for AstraZeneca Pharma (India), Orchid Healthcare (India), Neopharma LLC (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and CFL Pharmaceuticals Ltd (India). Dr Pai has published more than 53 articles and research papers and also authored a book chapter. Dr Pai has successfully executed M Pharm industry collaborative projects with pharmaceutical companies of high repute, namely Lupin India Ltd, Sanofi Aventis Ltd, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, AstraZeneca Pharma and HLL Lifecare Ltd. Dr Pai is associated as the Honorary Advisor at Nerve24 Technologies Private Ltd, Mumbai. Dr Pai has also received a few industry grants for his research proposals and is currently guiding a few PhD scholars. Dr Pai is also serving as a Visiting Professor at Pharma Training Institute, Bengaluru, which is under the aegis of Karnataka Pharmaceutical Trust. Dr Pai is also the Coordinator for Good Manufacturing Practices, Pharmaceutical Product Monitoring units at MCOPS and has successfully conducted GMP workshop in 2018. Dr Pai has received the prestigious Dr TMA PAI GOLD MEDAL for outstanding research (2017-2018) and has a few other awards to his credit. Dr Pai has delivered scientific lectures in National and International conferences.
Dr Muddukrishna BS is a faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. He teaches pharmaceutical analysis to undergraduate students and pharmaceutical quality assurance and management to post graduate students of Pharmacy. He has 19+ years of total experience in academics, Research & Development, Laboratory operations & Quality Assurance in organisations of high repute. He has published several papers in journals of high repute; he has published several book chapters and has presented papers in national and international conferences. He received several awards for his research activities.
Dr Richa Ajay Dayaramani is the Principal at Kyati College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She is Vice President of APTI Gujarat State, Member of the PG Syllabus committee at PCI, and the Founder President of Human Ethics Committees Association, working in clinical research. She has more than 19 years of experience in academic and industrial research. She is presently guiding PhD students in various challenging topics. She has published several papers in journals of high repute, has published several book chapters, and has presented papers in national and international conferences. She also has two patents to her credits.
Mr Hemanth KG, MPharm obtained his postgraduate degree from the Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. He completed his BPharm from Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore. He was an Intern in Medical Communications, Novartis HealthCare Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, 2019, and Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), 2017. He has won several intercollege and National Level Pharmacy quiz competitions. He was a recipient of the AICTE GPAT scholarship for the year 2018-2020 and also received Tata Trusts Medical and Healthcare Scholarship for his outstanding score in First-year MPharm.
Dr Raveendra Pai is the Vice president – Formulation Development, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals R&D Ltd, Mumbai. Dr Pai has 20 years of rich experience in Pharma Industries of High repute. He has experience in product development across various dosages. He has a vast experience in meeting the requirements of global health authorities. He has successfully handled several international regulatory audits, and he has several patents to his credit. He has published several papers in journals of high repute and is a reviewer of various high-impact journals. Dr Pai was awarded with the ‘Rising Star of Year’ by the FDD conclave in the year 2018.
Mr Mahendra Joshi is the Co-founder and Director of IDRS Labs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. He has about 17 years of total experience in Pharma Industries of High repute. Mr Joshi has published several papers in journals of high repute and has presented papers in national and international conferences. He has several patents to his credit. He is the recipient of the BMS Crystal Award for outstanding technical leadership. He is the winner of Indian Leadership Award for Industrial Development for the year 2014, awarded by AIAF, New Delhi, India.
Dr Mahesh HRK, MSc, PhD is Vice President – Corporate Quality Assurance, Hetero Drugs Limited, Hyderabad. He has 25 years of total vast experience in Pharma Industries of High repute in the areas of Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Regulatory affairs. He is a troubleshooter for various quality issues in day to day activities. He has successfully handled several international regulatory audits. He has published several papers in journals of high repute. He has travelled to more than 25 countries and has attended various international seminars in the pursuit of quality.
Mr Ravindra Shenoy U is a faculty member at Department of Commerce, MAHE, Manipal. His research interests include ethical leadership, spirituality in leadership, Indology, Vedic management, business ethics and consumer behaviour. He has worked with corporates including the Tata Group, Gillette India and ICFAI. Mr Shenoy has published four research papers and one book chapter. Being a corporate soft skills trainer certified by TCS, he has conducted more than 45 workshops on soft skills for both students and corporate audiences. Mr Shenoy is also a member of a few prestigious international bodies including the Association of Leadership Educators, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and the Advisory Committee at ISOL (Integrating Spirituality and Organizational Leadership) Asia. He is also a recipient of the Shiksha Rattan Puraskar in 2013 for academic excellence, awarded by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi.
Dr Vamshi Krishna T is a faculty member at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. His academic interests include areas of Pharmaceutics, Physical Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacokinetics, Advanced Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, Modern Pharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutical Product Development. He has briefly worked for Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd. and has spent about 12 years in academics. Dr Vamshi Krishna has published over 44 research papers and articles. He has completed his postdoctoral research fellowship on the project entitled “Confocal Raman spectroscopic analysis of cosmetic permeation through human skin” from the Laboratory of Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy, Universidade do Vale do Paraiba, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP, Brazil, in July 2016. He is also a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI).
Dr Girish Thunga is a faculty at the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. He teaches undergraduate students and post graduate students of Pharmacy. His area of academic specialisation is Drug Safety and Clinical Toxicology. He is presently guiding a few PhD students in various challenging topics. He has ten years of total experience in academics. He has published several papers in journals of high repute, several book chapters and has presented papers in national and international conferences.
