Three women, Satarupa Barma and Aditi Ramnath from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and Nidhi Hans pursuing a PhD at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) took top honours at the recently concluded Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) in Hyderabad.
The three participants were selected after an intense three-day programme to represent India at the International BioCamp being held at the Novartis Campus in Basel, Switzerland from August 24 – 27, 2014.
Speaking on the occasion, Ranjit Shahani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Novartis India said, “Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp – BioCamp, continues to gain in stature. This year three women created history by taking the honours. BioCamp maintains its position as a platform to provide students the opportunity to interact with leaders in the pharmaceutical area outside their area of study. We hope to engage with a wider group of students as we grow the programme.”
The inaugural address was delivered by K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) who touched upon the challenges facing India in the area of public health and what we as a country can learn from the globe.
Other speakers included Vishy Chebrol, co-Founder India Life Science Funds who focused on how entrepreneurs need to pitch for funding and Dr Prabuddha Ganguli, Chief Executive Officer, Vision IPR who focused on the value of intellectual property rights. Anu Acharya, Chief Executive Officer, mapmygenome.com shared her entrepreneurial experience in preparing a business plan. The valedictory address was delivered by Juergen Brokatzky-Geiger, Global Head Corporate Responsibility, Novartis.
EP News Bureau– Mumbai