Akhil Nair, ICMR- SRF, Research Scholar in Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, pursuing PhD under the guidance of Dr. Usha Y Nayak, Professor, Vice Principal, Department of Pharmaceutics and co-guidance of Dr. Raghu Chandrashekhar Hariharapura, Head of Department and Professor, Department of Biotechnology, secured best paper presentation award in "Oral Presentation" category for the research work titled "Advancing UTI Treatment: Targeted β-Cyclodextrin Nanosponge Approach with Cefotaxime for Antimicrobial Resistance" during the 45^th Annual Conference of Biomedical Sciences, at AJ Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, with theme Empowering Health Challenges & Solutions from November 6-9, 2024.