M.Pharm - Two Year Program: Biotechnology

SPPSPTM offers the two year M. Pharm. program with Pharmaceutical Biotechnology as specialisation to pharmacy graduates who wish to take up pharma-biotech as their profession.
In tune with the recent advances in science and also by the valuable inputs from the industry experts, the course structure is uniquely designed.
With the state-of-art infrastructure and dedicated faculty, we aim at offering professional education and hands-on practical training to the students for emerging career options in the pharma-biotech sector.

MERITS

• Tailor-made course suitable for pharma industries and research organisations.

• Case studies from top industry executives.

• Experienced and vibrant faculty with expertise in pharmacy education and research areas.

• Frequent interaction with industry and research team.

• Opportunity to grow with industrial training.

• Need based research in industry related areas.

DURATION

The course shall extend over two years, consisting of three trimesters in the first year, followed by research work on an industry-related project and submission of dissertation in the second year.

INTAKE

• 20 seats

ATTENDANCE

A student is expected to attend all classes. However, a student must put in 80% of total attendance for each subject, in the absence of which he/she will not be eligible to write the exam for that subject/submit the dissertation as the case may be. A student is required to monitor his/her own attendance and no separate notice will be displayed. In case of genuine medical/professional/other reasons resulting in shortage of attendance, the student is encouraged to attend classes the following year as per the rules of re-registration and re-examination of NMIMS. Absence beyond 20% will not be condoned for any reason whatsoever.

Board of Studies

Board of Studies for Pharm. Chemistry, Pharm. Biotechnology, Natural Products and Pharm. Analysis

Dr. (Mrs.) Krishnapriya Mohanraj, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina Mumbai

Dr. M. K. Raina, Pharma Consultant, Mumbai

Dr. Supriya Mahajan, Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry,C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Santacruz (W), Mumbai – 400 049.

Dr. Girish Mahajan, Senior Group Leader, Department of Natural Products,Piramal Life Sciences Ltd.Goregaon (E), Mumbai

Value Proposition

• Protein purification isolated from bacterial and fungal cell cultures.

• Scale up of fermentation and chromatographic purifications.

• Downstream processing of hypolipidemic drugs.

• Scale up of resin technology.

• rDNA technology.

• Biocatalysis and biotransformations.

• Industrial effluent treatment.

Program Objectives

Introduction of the student to research techniques in the pharma-biotech space is made at the initial stages of their study, which enriches their understanding and application of their knowledge during their research projects. Student will complete the course with advanced knowledge and skills applicable for a variety of practice settings in molecular biology, immunology, analytical techniques, genomics, proteomics, fermentation technology, regulatory aspects, patents, quality assurance of biologicals and much more.

The objective of M. Pharm. (Pharm. Biotechnology) program is to develop students, over a period of two years through rigorous academics and industrial training to meet the requirements of the pharmaceutical-biotech industry. Interactions with professionals from pharma-biotech industry, research institutes and allied organisations are planned every week thus giving them an opportunity to stay abreast with the recent trends. Students will have a research project in their second year of the program in consultation with the pharma industry and academia and will submit a dissertation based on this.

Pedagogy

• The course is predominantly based on presentations and interactions with a strong focus on the research components of pharma-biotech.

• This pedagogy enables students to take decisions based on their strong academic, practical and industrial background in the sector they choose.

• The course is reviewed regularly in consultation with our Board of Studies, which comprises people from pharma industry, research, FDA and pharma institutes from all over India.

• Thus the course is tailor-made to fulfill the requirements of scientists of the growing pharma-biotech industries worldwide.

Admission Criteria Process

Candidates will be admitted to the above mentioned program through the NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT – P). The Admission Test and Personal Interview will be conducted only at Mumbai Centre. The admission Test will comprise objective type questions based on sections: Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis and English Proficiency. Duration of the interview is 10-12 minutes. Candidates will be assessed based on achievements/career orientation, professional knowledge/skills, commitment to the course, learning orientation/ perseverance and soft skills.

The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of information provided in the application form, categorised as academic/professional work experience, marks obtained in the written test and personal interview.

Merit list of successful candidates for Stage II as well as the final merit list will be displayed on the NMIMs website and on the Institute’s Notice Board.

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