| Dr Naresh Sharma |
Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)-Delhi branch recently organised a one-day conference on clinical research in New Delhi. It had the theme on ‘Practical Solution to Challenges in Clinical Research’. The knowledge partner for the conference was Excel Life Sciences – a US-based, India-focused provider of comprehensive clinical trial management services.
Dr Naresh Sharma, Vice President, IPA (Delhi branch) and Assistant Drugs Controller (India), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO); and Dr Gaurav K Jain, Joint Secretary, IPA (Delhi branch) were the main coordinators for the conference. Dr Farhan J Ahmad, President and Kalhan Bazaz-Secretary, IPA (Delhi branch) were the co-coordinators.
The conference was attended by more than 100 participants right from investigators (doctors), Clinical Research Organization (CRO) representatives and insurance companies’ representatives to regulatory consultants, pharmacovigilance teams and Ethics Committee (EC) members.
The conference had four interactive sessions on compensation guidelines, site inspection, EC registration and pharmacovigilance, which involved distinguished and experienced speakers from all spheres of the clinical research industry to give their perspectives on the above topics.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai