CCIPR admissions_Reminder

As announced earlier, admissions for CCIPR are open. Only few days left for registrations now. 

Please visit: http://ficcipharmacourse.ficciipcourse.in/

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is conducting an Online Certificate Course on IPR and Pharmaceutical R&D. The subscribers of pharma literati are eligible for 10 % discount in the fees.

Objective:

To provide the platform to understand the working of pharmaceutical industry, its business models, research, regulatory aspects and its relevance with respect to intellectual property rights.

Importance of the course:

Pharmaceutical industry is a research based industry and requires scientists in huge numbers every year. The growing pharmaceutical R&D operations fuel the need for understanding IPR (Intellectual property rights) for pharmacy graduates and those in research. IPR is important in this era of globalization and competition.

The current academic syllabus of pharmacy courses do not provide adequate knowledge about the research activities in the pharmaceutical industry, the business models, intellectual property rights and their relevance in research (Pharma R & D) and business environment which is global and highly competitive.

This course is aimed to fulfil these requirements and is designed for pharmacy students and junior level scientists in the pharmaceutical industry.

Unique Features:

• State-of-the-art course material designed to provide details about pharmaceutical R&D and its correlation to IPR.
• First course dedicated to the pharmaceutical research and IPR.
• The course is designed considering pharmaceutical students, who wish to enter pharmaceutical industry and junior level scientists, who wish to have deeper understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Course also involves three different competitions at different levels (After 2 months; After 4 months and Case paper competition, which is module 6). The winner of each competition would receive certificate of appreciation and an award of Rs. 5000/-.
• The contents are easy to understand, written by industry experts, experts from academia.
• Online support for queries.
• Fortnightly IPR Updates to participants 

Modules:

Module	Details
I	The Pharmaceutical Business
II	The Pharmaceutical Research and Development
III	Intellectual Property Rights: introduction
IV	IPR - With specific reference to Pharmaceuticals
V	IPR - Indian Patent Scenario
VI	Case Paper (50 Marks)

Eligibility/ Who Should Register:

• Any student in pharmacy/ pharmaceutical sciences faculty doing (B. Pharm, M. Pharm, PhD).
• Pharmaceutical industry persons (junior levels).
• Those interested in career in pharmaceutical research from the faculty of Medicine, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biosciences, Sciences, Life sciences and others.
• Those willing to enter Pharmaceutical R & D, Formulations, Generics, NDDS, Regulatory      affairs, Drug discovery, Clinical research, Toxicology, International Business, Business strategy and the like.

Course Duration: 6 Months

Course Fees:

For Students:                            Rs 10,000/-

For Industry Professionals:        Rs. 15,000/-

Course Methodology:

This is an online course of 6 months duration. The students would be provided with one module in first 5 months and the sixth module is based on case study. The students are required to study the 5 modules and need to prepare a case study based on the learning and contents of the course.

At the end of sixth month there would be an online examination and certificates would be issued to the successful candidates.

About FICCI:

Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India. Its history is closely interwoven with India's struggle for independence and its subsequent emergence as one of the most rapidly growing economies globally. FICCI plays a leading role in policy debates that are at the forefront of social, economic and political change. Through its 400 professionals, FICCI is active in 44 sectors of the economy. FICCI's stand on policy issues is sought out by think tanks, governments and academia. Its publications are widely read for their in-depth research and policy prescriptions. FICCI has joint business councils with 79 countries around the world.

Contact details:

Ms. Kartika Suhag, Research Associate, kartika.suhag@ficci.com