Join Us at Vizag Pharma Summit 2025
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Registration & Networking Tea |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Welcome Address from Express Pharma + Lamplighting |
| 11:10 am - 11:25 am | Special Address: Mr K Raja Bhanu, Director General, Pharmexcil |
| 11:25 am - 12:15 pm |
Panel Discussion Vizag Rising: Can it be India’s next pharma capital? Mr Subba Reddy Arumalla, Associate VP – Cluster Head API Plant Management, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Moderator) Dr T Pavan Pradeep, CEO, Actimus Biosciences Mr K V Sreenivasa Babu, VP-Operations, Natco Pharma Mr Balasubramanyam Chittineni, Director – Drug Substance Manufacturing, Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Mr Naimish Mishra, Site Quality Assurance Head-FTO11, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Raising the bar of quality and compliance Mr Manas Kumar, Global Director - Pharma, Strategic Marketing and Business Development, Lindstrom Oy |
| 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm |
Romaco: One stop solution for OSDs and injectables Mr Rajesh Sopan Sudit, AGM - Sales, Romaco India |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm |
Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate (MVTR) in pharmaceuticals - Rubber Stopper Mr Nitin R Khaladkar, Head R&D, Bharat Rubber Works |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm |
Innovative solutions for OSD manufacturing from L.B.Bohle Germany Mr Parag S Radia, Director, L.B. Bohle India |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm |
From compliance to excellence: Creating future-ready quality system Mr Jyothi Venkata Prasad V, Head – QA API (Site-6), Biocon |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Secure your pharma QC results by secondary standards Dr Shankar Varaganti, Commercial Marketing Manager, Merck Lifesciences |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm |
AI: The new foundation of zero-defect pharma manufacturing Mr Vijay Kumar, Regional Manager-South, Sun Teknovation |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 04:00 pm - 04:50 pm |
Panel Discussion Pharma 2035: Policies, partnerships and pathways to growth Ms Deepthi Cherukuri, Head - Global Clinical Development & Biopharmaceutics, Cronus Pharma Specialities (Moderator) Dr Mahendar Velisoju, AVP – Head of R&D, PharmaZell (India) (Axplora Group) Mr Ravi Sankar Vankayala, GM-Quality Assurance, Gland Pharma Mr P Veerabhadra Rao, Head - Quality, Natco Pharma Mr Sriramulu Bhaskar, Head of Engineering, Aurobindo Pharma |
| 04:50 pm - 05:30 pm | Networking Tea Break |
| 05:30 pm - 05:45 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 05:45 pm - 06:00 pm |
Generic complex injections Mr Gurupyar Reddy, Head-Production Complex Injections, Dr Reddy's Laboratories |
| 06:00 pm - 06:15 pm |
Pathway to global excellence: Pharma 4.0 to Pharma 5.0 Dr Bikash Kumar Nayak, Plant Head, Aurobindo Pharma |
| 06:15 pm - 06:30 pm | Lucky Draw |
| 06:30 pm - 07:20 pm |
Panel Discussion - Beyond generics: From Make in India to Innovate in India Dr Anil Khile, Deputy Head & Sr Director, R&D, Eisai Pharmaceuticals India (Moderator) Mr Sita Ram Pottumuttu, Lead-MSAT (FTO-7), Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Mr Bivabendra Sahu, Production Head, Apitoria Pharma Mr Ramalingam K, Plant Head-API Manufacturing, Mankind Pharma Mr Kamutham Siddaiah, Head Quality Assurance, Biocon |
| 07:20 pm - 07:30 pm | Vote of thanks |
| 07:30 pm - 08:00 pm | Networking |
| 08:00 pm onwards | Networking Cocktails & Dinner |
Express Pharma, first published as Express Pharma Pulse in 1994, is today India’s leading business fortnightly for the pharmaceutical industry. With the patronage of its readers, Express Pharma has grown to become the No.1 Business News Magazine for the pharmaceutical industry. The editorial contents include: news, views, analysis and interviews, under four main segments: Market (The business of pharmaceuticals), Management (Insight for managing pharma), Research (Expertise for drug development) and Pharma Life (HR issues with a pharma focus). Besides this, we bring out periodic specials like the quarterly Pharma Technology Review, Packaging Special and LABNEXT.
