Scientific Activities

A global knowledge sharing forum on innovation - The Ramanbhai Foundation International Research Symposium

The Ramanbhai Foundation International Symposium is a biannual series of symposia devoted to the discussion of new trends in the pharmaceutical industry with a view to promoting scientific excellence in drug discovery and development.

Ramanbhai Foundation is named after a pathfinder, Late Mr. Ramanbhai B. Patel, who had dedicated his life to the quest of knowledge, as an academician, entrepreneur and a research scientist. He believed that new paths would surely open up if one has the creative will to discover it.

For more than a decade, the Ramanbhai Foundation (RBF) international symposium has been bringing together experts from both the academia and industry across the world to share their insights on the latest developments in pharmaceutical research.

Internationally acclaimed researchers converge to address the various aspects related to New Drug Discovery - with a focus on diabetes, cardiometabolic diseases, NASH, inflammation and infectious diseases. The keynote addresses over the past few years have been delivered by the Nobel Laureates and Research Scientists of international acclaim. The symposium provides an insight into various aspects of drug discovery had an eminent panel of speakers and nearly 500 delegates from India and abroad participated in the symposium.

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