Manipal, 08th October 2024 — The Centre for cGMP at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), is excited to announce the first-ever ‘International Conference on cGMP – ICONcGMP 2024” and celebration of 2nd “National cGMP Day”, which is scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th, October 2024 respectively.

On the momentous occasion of the “NATIONAL cGMP DAY” 10th October 2024, the Centre for cGMP, MAHE, Manipal, in association with IDMA, Pharmexcil and FOPE, proudly announces the launch of the “First International Conference on cGMP” on 9 October and celebration of “NATIONAL cGMP DAY” on 10 October 2024. ICONcGMP 2024 is the first ever International Conference on cGMP being hosted by MCOPS, which will witness the presence of dignitaries & luminaries from Industry, Academia and Regulatory bodies.

According to Dr Girish Pai Kulyadi, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Co-ordinator, Centre for cGMP, MCOPS, the failure of firms to comply with GMP regulations can result in serious consequences including recall, seizing of medicines and fines for violation. To enhance awareness and accountability, MCOPS, MAHE took the initiative to establish the Centre for cGMP, a Centre of Excellence that no other pharmaceutical institute in India has undertaken so far. There is a huge industry-academia gap with respect to GMP concepts in the academia curriculum and actual industry practice. Therefore, academia has a major role in inculcating a strong GMP foundation in young minds. ICONcGMP 2024 with the theme “THINK cGMP – cGMP IS QUALITY”, is the right platform to deliberate on the significance of cGMP and quality systems, said Dr Girish Pai.

The president of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Dr Montukumar M Patel, Chairman, Finances committee (PCI), Dr Vibhu Sahani, National president of FOPE, Mr Harish K Jain, Secretary General of IDMA, Mr Daara B Patel, General Secretary of IDMA & promoter and managing director of Encube ethical Pvt ltd, Mr Mehul shah, several other industry leaders and luminaries will attend both the events to be held in Manipal. There will be plenary sessions, poster presentations, and interactive industry-academic sessions featuring industry experts. Topics to be covered during the plenary sessions include manufacturing assurance, cGMP & analytical assurance, global regulatory landscape – challenges & strategies for pharma, strategies for handling deviations, quality risk management in excipients manufacturing, and cGMP in management of expired pharmaceutical products.

Lt. Gen (Dr) M.D. Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor, MAHE, Dr Sharath Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences), MAHE, will grace the occasion with Dr Giridhar P Kini, Registrar of MAHE. More than 300 academicians, industry representatives, regulators, consultants, and students from various institutions across the country will be participating in this historic event and will be witnesses to the celebration of the first-ever ICONcGMP 2024 and 2nd National cGMP Day.

The highlights of the event include NATIONAL cGMP DAY 2024 award and release of Centre for cGMP’s newsletter ‘cGMP CONNECT’. This year’s prestigious NATIONAL cGMP DAY AWARD is presented to honourable Mr S M Mudda in recognition of his immense contribution and services to the Pharmaceutical Industry, said Dr Girish Pai. The Centre for cGMP invites pharmaceutical professionals from industry and academia to actively participate in this important initiative to promote and uphold the highest quality standards in pharmaceutical manufacturing.