DuPont Hosts 'Health By Design' Symposium In Mumbai, Hyderabad

Industry experts gave insights on what they expect from excipient manufacturers

- Usha Sharma

DuPont organised‘Health by Design'symposium in Mumbai and Hyderabad, with the aim of updating the pharma industry about the latest trends and innovations in drug delivery development and enhance productivity. The event connected industry experts from different stages of development to discuss pressing topics such as selection of the right technology partner, how to transform current drug development processes and more.

Chief Guest Shirish Dabhade, retired Assistant Commissioner, Maharashtra FDA, kicked off the day by tapping into his more than 21 years' experience, reflecting on the time in the late 80s and 90s when time-consuming and laborious manual and semi-manual tableting techniques were used. He highlighted the role of advanced technologies and increasing dependency on artificial intelligence (AI) in pushing current pharma boundaries, emphasising the necessity of having a skilled staff to optimise the use of new technology. He also briefly touched on more recent innovations, like derma patches and microneedle patches, pointing out how such innovations are improving healthcare in India by offering patient-centric dosage forms that are virtually pain-free, improve compliance and effectiveness of medication.