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Subtopic-1: Redefining Generic Pharmaceutics: Solid State Pharmaceutics for Developing Novel Solids for Enhanced Therapeutics
Speaker-1: Rajesh G. Gonnade
Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory & Professor, AcSIR, India
Subtopic-2: The Art of Crystal Engineering: Shaping the Properties of Pharmaceutical Solids
Speaker-2: Manish Kumar Mishra
Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, India
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM IST | 8:30 AM EDT
Biographies
Dr. Gonnade serves as the Chief Scientist & Head of Department of the Physical and Materials Chemistry Division & Central Analytical Facility, at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratories, Pune. He also serves as a Professor at AcSIR. His research areas cover crystal engineering, drug polymorphs, dynamics in molecular crystals among others.
Dr. Mishra currently works as a Scientist in the Physical and Materials Chemistry Division at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. His major research interests are solid state pharmaceutical chemistry, smart materials, crystal engineering, nanomechanics, ionic liquids, coordination chemistry, carbon capture, and nucleation chemistry.