In the year 2014, IPA, ACG and SciTech Centre initiated these awards with an intent to recognize the efforts made by pharma organizations & individuals in India towards Innovation in research and development in solid dosage formulations and packaging of pharmaceutical products.
Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) in collaboration with ACG & SciTech Centre has been giving awards for Innovation every year since 2014. We are now pleased to announce the 8th IPA ACG-SciTech Innovation Awards.
Award Categories:
Best Innovative Development of a Solid Dosage Formulation
One winner in each category will be awarded a Cash Prize of INR. 1,00,000/‐ and a Memento
Criteria for Selection An organization or individual meeting the following criteria may apply for the award:
1. Best Innovative Development of a Solid Dosage Formulation
The idea should be innovative and creative
The innovation should be fundamental yet practical
The nominee should provide characteristic features of the innovative solid dosage form and the documentary evidence supporting its uniqueness and stability
The innovation should address a disease or meet special demands of the region
Potential for getting patent and commercialization will add value.
2. Best Innovative Packaging of a Pharmaceutical Product
The packaging should possess unique features
The idea should be innovative and creative
Suggested or implemented packaging system should enhance quality & compliance of medicine
Documentary evidence should be provided to prove that the medicinal product remains stable for the expected shelf life mentioned on the label in the new packaging.
Potential for getting patent & commercialization will add value.
Please note:
Only one entry per inventor or a group of inventors from a pharmaceutical industrial R&D, or an academic laboratory and may be two different inventions from different inventors to the maximum from a single institute will be considered.
The inventor/group of inventors from an industry or academic institution received an award earlier, no more entries from that inventor or group of inventors or from the industry/institution will be considered for the award for a period of 5 years.
All academic entries should have either been patented or a patent application should have been filed.
The scope of invention is limited to the development of a solid dosage form or a technology platform for the development of solid dosage forms.
Innovative packaging award entries will be limited to innovative packaging of a Pharmaceutical formulation and all the entries from industry or academic institutions will be clubbed together for a single best innovative packaging award.
The innovative packaging should have been recently introduced in the market and it is highly desirable to have this innovation patented.
Office bearers of IPA Center and employees of ACG are not eligible to apply for the award
How to Register:
Fill the registration form on this page. You will also need to contact the IPA Secretariat (Mr. Kishore Chavan) on 91.22.26671072 or write to him at ipacentre@ipapharma.org to confirm your application.
Courier the following documents to him and ensure they reach the Mumbai office before Monday, 28th February 2022.
Company Profile (Not more than 1 A4 page) or Individual Bio data (Not more than 2 A4 pages)
