Introduction

This symposium was co-organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). The symposium brought together academics and industrialists to facilitate research collaborations in the area of medicinal chemistry.

Themes

• Drug Discovery
• Design of New Therapeutics
• Oncology
• Central Nervous System
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disorders      

Aims

• To acquaint UK and Indian medicinal chemists with developments, issues and outstanding challenges in medicinal chemistry
• To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and strategies between two power houses 
  of international medicinal chemistry   

Objectives

• To stimulate new relationships and collaborations between UK and Indian researchers in medicinal chemistry
• To raise awareness of the situations in the two countries as regards scientific advances in the medicinal chemistry field   

Outcomes

• New interactions that will lead on to potential collaborations
• Breaking down barriers through exchanges of ideas and attitudes   

Invited Speakers

Dr Pradip K Bhatnagar, Daiichi Sankyo Life Science Research Centre, India
Professor Martin Drysdale, CRUK, Glasgow, UK
Dr Balasubramania Gopalan, Drug Discovery Research Orchid Research Laboratories Ltd, India
Dr Javed Iqbal, Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Dr Harren Jhoti, Astex, UK
Dr Ahmed Kamal, IICT/NIPER, India
Dr Chris Newton, BioFocus Galapagos, UK
Professor Paul O'Neill, University of Liverpool, UK
Professor Ian Paterson, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Rajiv Sharma, Piramal Life Sciences, India
Dr Bheemrao Ugarkar, Astra Zeneca, India
Dr Anabella Villalobos, Pfizer, USA
Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India

Organisation

Organised by:

• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research    

Scientific Committee:

Dave Alker, David Alker Associates, UK
Ray Jones, Loughborough University, UK
Ahmed Kamal, IICT/NIPER, India
Alejandra Palermo, RSC, UK  
Chandra Ramarao, Avra Labs, India