Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University, New Delhi (DPSRU), first Pharmacy University of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration with Alniche Lifesciences, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Delhi to develop innovative formulations in the field of Nephrology & Critical care on 14th Sept. 2018.
Alniche recognizes the leading role of DPSRU in the field of postgraduate education & research and DPSRU appreciates the Social commitment and Professional obligation of Alniche to promote pharmacy education and enlarge the scope of research application by collaborating with the academic institutions. Commenting on the collaboration, Professor R K Goyal, Vice Chancellor of DPSRU said that “The university believes that partnering with industry is the best way to give practical shape to innovative ideas”. Mr. Girish Arora, Founder & Managing Director of Alniche Lifesciences shared that “Academia can play an important role in innovating novel products specifically required by Indian masses”.
Professor Harvinder Popli (Dean), Principal investigator for this project stated that under this collaboration, both the partners will work together for three broad areas Formulation & Development, Concept to Creation and Analysis & Standardisation of differentiated novel Pharmaceuticals
Professor Raman Dang (Registrar), Dr Geeta Aggarwal and Ms. Ritu Hasija (Director Corporate, Alniche) played a pivotal role in establishing this collaboration. Dr. madhu gupta, Dr. rajiv K. Tonk, Dr. Shilpa Jain, Dr. Jaseela, Dr. Mahaveer, Dr. Ajit K. Thakur, Dr. Sushma and Dr. Parul Sharma are also joined and shared their experience about research aspects particularly in this area.
Along with this collaboration, Alniche also instituted two awards (Jwalat & Vijayin) to recognise the young researchers & new start-ups at DPSRU innovation and Incubation Foundation (DIIF) to bring new products, concepts & technologies to the Indian market.
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), is the first Pharmacy University of India, established by an Act 7 of 2008 of State Legislature of Delhi as a State University and made functional from 2015-16.
The vision of the University is to be the ultimate destination for education, training and research in Pharmaceutical Sciences and allied areas and thereby, cater the health needs of the people at large. The objectives of the University are to provide infrastructure and research facilities to disseminate the advanced knowledge to the students in various branches of pharmaceutical sciences through innovative teaching learning processes with inter-disciplinary approach such that they grow their wisdom to acquire all kinds of knowledge and generate new ideas. It also aim to educate and train manpower for the development of the country and establish linkages with industries for the promotion of science and technology and to develop the spirit of internationalism and competitiveness in students such that they develop new original ideas and make new discoveries and inventions to make a strong society.