IPR mediated opportunities in the pharma industry
Spanning a professional career of over two decades with Hindustan Lever Ltd in diverse management positions including research, technology transfer, business planning, factory management and head of information services and patents, he is the CEO of the IPR consulting firm VISION-IPR offering services in IPR management, information security and knowledge management.

The role of chemical development in drug development
S M Rao has been principal scientist, Chemical Development, Technology Development Center, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd from April 1996-2004. He has worked in collaborative project with NSC Tech, Monsanto, US, Novo Nordisk, Denmark; Siegfried Ltd, Switzerland, Santaris, Denmark.

Role of pharmacokinetics in drug discovery & development
Dr Anisha Pargal received her B Pharm degree from Bombay University in 1979 and graduated with a Ph.D in Pharmacokinetics & Biopharmaceutics from Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA in 1984.

Target selection in drug discovery
Muralidhara Padigaru is the Senior Principal Scientist at the Dept of Pharmacology, Nicholas Piramal Research Centre. He holds a doctorate degree in Parasite Immunology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India and masters degree in Medical Microbiology, Mangalore University, India. He has done bachelors in chemistry, botany and zoology, from the Mangalore University, India.