The Department of Pharmaceutics organized the 5^th MCOPS DJC Distinguished Lecture on 22 July 2023 at 04:00 pm in Dr P Gundu Rao Conference Hall, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr Vandana Patravale, Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai delivered the Lecture on “𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩.”

She spoke on the need for industry-oriented research activities at the institution level and product development from bench to bedside. Also, she discussed her success stories of technology transfer. She shared some of the essential tips for developing scalable products.

The lecture was attended by the students, research scholars, and faculty members of MCOPS, as well as other institutes of MAHE. Dr. Vandana Patravale interacted with the participants and the lecture was well received by the audience. Dr C Mallikarjuna Rao, Principal, and Krishnamurthy Bhat, Vice Principal, MCOPS, felicitated Dr Vandana Patravale. D𝗿 Srinivas Mutalik, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics coordinated the program.