ICON Plc (Chennai) needs Life Science Candidates for Drug Safety Associate post

ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We specialize in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support Clinical Development – from compound selection to Phase I - IV clinical studies

Position: Drug Safety Associate

Qualification: With a Life science degree , pharmacy or nursing background you will have a minimum of 8 months experience in a drug safety environment. You will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and must be fluent in English. This will be combined with a good knowledge of medical terminology.
In addition you will also require :

* Good basic computer skills in MS office applications and data base use
* Produce high quality work and be detail orientated
* Be able to prioritise your work to meet required deadline
* Be willing to travel up to 10%

Job Description

The desired candidate will be responsible for monitoring and tracking Serious Adverse Events, serious and non serious drug adverse reactions and other medically related project information. You will ensure that all ICON, Sponsor and Regulatory timelines are met for the processing ad recording of safety information.

Additional Responsibilities:

* Document and process serious adverse event reports within ICON, regulatory authorities and sponsor regulations and timeframes
* Provide input for and review relevant safety tracking systems fro accuracy and quality
* Perform safety review of clinical data (case report forms) and patient labs
* Assist medical monitor in documentation and processing routine exception and re-screen approvals
* Liaise with investigational sites and reporters on safety related issues
* Serve as medical resource to investigational sites and ICON personnel on safety related issues
* Perform safety related training for extra-department ICON staff

Interested Candidates can send their resume to malarkannan.j@iconplc.com, nilamadhab.Mahapatra@iconplc.com

Call for papers @ National Conference on Biotechnology and the Environment, NIT Durgapur

Technical Sessions:

The following technical sessions have been slated:

* Biofuels
* Environmental Biotechnology
* Water & Waste Water Assessment, Treatment & Management, Biometallurgy
* Biotechnology and Sustainable Ecosystem (Climate Change & Biodiversity)
* Applications of Biotechnology in Industrial Pollution Control

Important Dates

Last Date for submission of Extended Abstract – 9th July 2010
Notification of Acceptance – 23rd July 2010
Last Date for Submission of full paper – 28th August 2010
Last Date of registration – 10th Sep 2010
Conference – 4-5th Oct 2010

Submission of Extended Abstract: Abstractshould be within 1000 words, typed in A4 size paper with one and a half spacing and should include title of the paper, name of the author(s), and full address of correspondence including Email ID. After scrutiny of the abstract, authors will be intimated with detailed guidelines for submission of full text of the papers. The abstract should indicate the original research work undertaken and the scale of new thinking, technology or methods.

Student Paper Presentation:Papers submitted by undergraduate and postgraduate students on the theme of the conference, will be selected for presentation. The best paper will be awarded.

Registration:
The registration fee may be paid by non-refundable Demand draft in favour of “Director, NIT Durgapur” payable at Durgapur. Accommodation may be arranged on payment basis.

* Faculty / Scientist: Rs.1,000/-
* Students: Rs.250/-
* Research Scholars: Rs.500/-
* Industry Personnel: Rs. 5,000/-

Venue:
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue,
Durgapur 713209

Contact:
For Papers/ Sponsorship/ Co-Sponsorship/ Accommodation and all other matters.
Convenor,
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Durgapur 713209
Tel: 0343-2755394/5209, Fax: 0343-2547375
Email: ncbae2010@gmail.com

Bioinfo Students are invited to attend Workshop @ AIIMS On 25th & 26th May

Informatics today plays a crucial role in research and clinical practice, in areas ranging from the use of bioinformatics to understand human genetics to the role of health informatics in maintaining patient information.

This attains more importance as there has been an avalanche of information which has made it essential to share, analyze and retrieve data.

Workshop Title : Informatics in Medicine

Moto of Workshop:This workshop will be the first step
to manage and exploit the resources as well as use the various software tools available on the web. The basics of information retrieval, medical databases and data mining tools will be covered.
Workshop organizers: Bio-medical Informatics Centre,
Department of Biophysics, AIIMS and is fully supported by ICMR.

Who can Attend this Workshop:workshop based on the CME format is aimed at medical students and graduates who are desirous of practicing informatics in their clinical work.

Date of Workshop : May 25 - 26, 2010

Contact Person:Dr. Punit Kaur
Tel: 011 - 26594288

Mode of Application:Applications alongwith CV should be sent to biomedinfo.aiims@gmail.com. Selected candidates for hands-on will be informed by e-mail

Venue: Conference Hall (1st Floor),
Near Jawaharlal Nehru Audtorium
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi

Last Date of Receipt of Applications: May 20, 2010

JRF/SRF/PA posts vacant at IPFT, Gurgaon | Post Graduates can attend the interview on 17th May

Position: Junior Research Fellow

Qualification: M.Sc in Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Plant Pathology
Pay: Rs. 12,000/- Plus HRA

Project title: Isolation, Formulation Development and Application of suitable Mycoherbicide against Trianthema portulacastrum L. weed in kharif crops

Position: Senior Research Fellow

Qualification:M.Sc in Chemistry/Agriculture Chemistry/Agrochemical with 2 years of research experience preferably in pesticide formulation.
Salary:Rs. 14000/- Plus HRA

Position: Project Assistant

Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/Agriculture Chemistry/Agrochemical
Salary: Rs. 12000/-Plus HRA

The upper age limit for all the above position is 30 years. The upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in the case of applicants belonging to scheduled castes/ scheduled tribes/ physically handicapped and 3 years for OBC.

Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology
(Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India)
Sector – 20, Udyog Vihar, Opposite Ambience Mall,
On NH- 8, Gurgaon – 122016, Haryana

Biotechnolgy Business Watch

Biotech companies in the established markets of the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe reacted to a cash-constrained 2009 by cuttingresearch and development costs and increasingefficiencies. the industry’s belt-tightening effortshelped to dramatically increase its year-on-yearprofits (see chart).

According to a 27 April review from analysts Ernst and young. the United States saw an impressive upsurge in profitability despite the acquisition of biotech company Genentech by roche, thus removing Genentech’s billions of dollars of profit from the analysts’ statistics. “Much of the cost-cutting in 2009 was precipitated by short-term thinking and the very real need to survive,” the report notes. A greater number of public biotech companies survived the year than industry observers had anticipated: 622 existed in established marketsas of December 2009 compared with 700in 2008, and those that remain have built upgreater reserves of cash this year. but, the report adds, “in seeking short-term survival, some companies may be hurting their long-term prospects”. For example, the industry’s research and development expenditures dropped 21%,from US$28.7 billion in 2008 to $22.6 billionin 2009. Meanwhile, biotech prospects in emerging markets such as China and Indiacontinued to blossom, although the report did not make quantitative comparisons.

Regulating P53 Activity in Cancer Cells

The protein BRD7 activates p53 and could therefore suppress the development of cancerous tumours, reports a study online in Nature Cell Biology this week. The transcription factor p53 is a critically important tumour suppressor protein, as inactivation of the p53 pathway contributes to the development of cancer. BRD7 expression is frequently lost in breast cancer, but it is currently not clear how BRD7 might inhibit tumour formation. Reuven Agami and colleagues show that BRD7 binds to and activates p53. BRD7 also regulates chromatin structure at p53-target genes, enabling more efficient transcription at these sites. As such, BRD7 loss permits oncogenic transformation of cultured human cells.

The researchers analyzed over two hundred human breast cancer samples and found that BRD7 expression was lost only in those tumours that contained functional p53. These findings suggest that selective BRD7 loss in human cancers provides an additional means of silencing the p53 pathway, and provide insight into how p53 transcriptional activity is regulated.

Author contact:
Reuven Agami (The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands)E-mail: r.agami@nki.nl

Matron, Adhyapika, Pharmacist Vacancy in Visva Bharati University

Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal has invited applications for various posts.
1. Director.

2. Finance Officer.

3. Professor.

4. Medical Superintendent.

5. Deputy Registrar & Equivalent.

6. Reader.

7. Specialist Medical Officer.

8. Adhyapika.

9. Assistant Librarian.

10. Lecturer.

11. Reprographer Cum Photographic Officer.

12. Assistant Lecturer.

13. Staff Nurse.

14. Assistant Superitendent.

15. Computer Assistant.

16. Conservation Assistant.

17. Herbarium Assistant.

18. Junior Supervisor.

19. Preservation Assistant.

20. Hindi Typist.

21. Pharmacist.

22. Head Mistry.

23. Junior Compositor.

24. Workshop Assistant.25. Matron etc….

Last date to apply – 18 June 2010 (5 PM).

For details, you are requested to refer Visva Bharati University website :-http://www.visva-/

bharati.ac.in/appointments/appointments.htmorhttp://www.visva-bharati.ac.in/

April 30th, 2010 Category: Teaching Jobs

Medical Officer, Drug Inspector Vacancies in Punjab

Department of Health and Family Welfare Punjab has invited applications for the posts of Medical Officer (Specialist), Medical Officer (General), Medical Officer (Dental) & Drug Inspector.

01. Medical Officer (Specialist).

No. of Vacancy – 128.

02. Medical Officer (General).

No. of Vacancy – 214.

03. Medical Officer (Dental).

No. of Vacancy – 34.

04. Drug Inspector.No. of Vacancy – 37.

Age Limit – 18 to 35 yrs (as on 01/01/2010).

Last date to submit application is 24 May 2010 (PM).

For further details, you are requested to refer Department of Health and Family Welfare Punjab website :-

http://www.pbnrhm.org/career1.aspx or www.pbnrhm.org

May 4th, 2010 Category: Sarkari Naukri 2010

Vacancy of Research Fellow April 2010 at National Seed Research & Training Centre

Posted by Mar 22

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
NATIONAL SEED RESEARCH & TRAINING CENTRE
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(Department of Agriculture & Cooperation)
G.T. Road, Collectry Farm,
P.O. Industrial Estate, VARANASI – 221 106 (U. P)

It is proposed to engage Sr. Research Fellows and Jr. Research Fellows in the National Seed Research & Training Centre, Varanasi, a Sub-ordinate office of Ministry of Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of India on purely temporary and short term contract basis for a period of six months only (likely to be extendable depending upon the performance of the Research Fellow), as per details given below:

1. Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
M.Sc. (Agri.)/ M.Sc.(Biotechnology) with 2 years experience on Seed Testing/ Seed Production/ Seed Quality Control/ Seed Certification/ Seed Law Enforcement/ other related aspects.

Desirable: Ph.D in Seed Technology/
Biotechnology (on above aspects)

2. Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
M.Sc. (Agri.)/ M.Sc.(Biotechnology)

How to Apply:

Application (in duplicate) in the following Proforma, can be sent to the Director, National Seed Research and Training Centre, Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, G.T. Road, Collectry Farm, P.O. Industrial Estate, Varanasi- 221106, U.P. within 30 days from the date of issue of this advertisement.

Advertisement:
http://www.dacnet.nic.in/nsrtc/Detailed%20Advt.pdf

Faculty Jobs

JIIT/JUIT/JIET Biotech/Bioinformatics Faculty Jobs 2010

Jaypee Institute Of Information Technology, Noida, UP

Jaypee University Of Information Technology, Waknaghat, HP

Jaypee Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Guna, MP

Faculty Positions (Professors, Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer)

As pat of their programs, the JIIT/JUIT/JIET are on the lookout for reputed and well accomplished academic professionals in the disciplines/areas of specialization (but not limited to) as given below.

Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
Bioprocess/Biomedical/Metabolic Engineering, Plant Tissue Culture and Computational Biology

Application containing detailed bio-data, current research & teaching interests, present emoluments with names & addresses of referees should sent by post or email faculty2010@jiit.ac.in latest by 15th May 2010.

Aditi Technologies Creates its First Ever IP Based Solution for Bioinformatics - Launches DNA PReDuST

Aditi Technologies, a leading provider of software product and application development services, announced its foray into IP led solutions by launching "DNA PReDuST". This solution is deployed on top of Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF), Microsoft's recent Bioinformatics platform offering, co-engineered by Aditi & Microsoft."DNA PReDuST" or "DNA Parallel Restriction Digestion using Suffix Trees", is an in-silico software solution targeted at scientists involved in Bioinformatics, Genomics and Pharma research to identify appropriate slots in a DNA sequence at which it can be cleaved for in-vitro experiments.

A limited period free download of DNA PReDuST is available at http://www.aditi.com/product_eng_microsoft_solutions_BioTech.aspx. What makes it stand out is the fact that this is the first solution in the market that not only supports all kinds of restriction enzymes (Type I, II and III) but also takes into account real time laboratory conditions (i.e. temperature and pH) while conducting the experiments, thus significantly boosting test accuracy, reducing multiple iterations & cycle time, and resulting in considerable cost savings.It also offers some interesting and intuitive visualizations for DNA's restriction and digestion maps, which are significant productivity accelerators for researchers.

Commenting on this development, Pankaj Jindal, President - Aditi Technologies, said "IP based solutions are exciting and firmly in-line with our vertical alignment strategy. This solution is a testimony of Aditi's Bioinformatics software engineering prowess and deep understanding of industry pain points."Welcoming the move, Simon Mercer, Director of Health and Wellbeing - Microsoft, said "We at Microsoft are happy to see Aditi Technologies taking a lead in extending Microsoft Biology Foundation. This is a step towards unleashing the true potential of this framework and we offer our support and best wishes for the success of this effort."Aditi Technologies is a core member of Microsoft led BioIT Alliance - http://www.bioitalliance.org/ - a cross-industry group working to integrate science and technology to accelerate bioinformatics and pharmaceutical research.

About Aditi Technologies:

Founded in 1994, Aditi pioneered the idea that great software products can be built out of India. Today, Aditi represents the best Microsoft software development capability in the world. Strengthened by innovative IP solutions, leading global enterprises and software product companies rely on Aditi to predictably deliver quality products and applications. Headquartered in Bangalore - India, Aditi has offices in Seattle, Boston, London, Mountain View, and New York City. To learn more, visit http://www.aditi.com.

About MBF:

Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF) is a .NET platform based open-source platform of reusable bioinformatics algorithms, services and functions which makes it easy to distribute computations and workflows and visualize massive data sets.

Contact:

Sandish Handa

Lead - Marketing Communications

Email: sandishh@aditi.com +91-80-66105600

Amit Nigam

Senior Product Manager

Aditi Technologies

Email: amitn@aditi.com

SOURCE Aditi Technologies Pvt. Ltd

MPharm (Pharmaceutics) IPM / IPR Professionals Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd..

Experience: 2 - 7 Years

Location: Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Education: UG - B.Pharma - Pharmacy PG - M.Pharma - Pharmacy

Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research

Role: Formulation Scientist

Functional Area: Healthcare, Medical, R&D

Desired Candidate Profile

• Extensively worked on Infringement analysis

• Competitive intelligence (details related to MMA, ANDA filings, NDA filings, and SNDA filings and predicting the launch dates of products

• Expertise in handling Scifinder, Delphion, STN, Newport Horizon, IMS or any other similar database.

• Person with a diploma in patent law is preferable

Job Description

• Prepare the internal patent evaluation reports.
• Carry out proper assessment of patents.
• Respond to the queries raised by the marketing team for clarity on certain patents.
• Carry out thorough literature search and send the report to R&D.
• Refer various journals and gather relevant information.
• Short list the relevant patents/applications and do thorough analysis of key pertinent patents/applications.
• Read file history of relevant patents.
• Expertise in Searching database like Scifinder, Delphion, STN, Newport Hor

Company Profile

Established in 1984, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) is an emerging global pharmaceutical company.

As a fully integrated pharmaceutical company, our purpose is to provide affordable and innovative medicines through our three core businesses:
Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, comprising our Active Pharmaceuticals and Custom Pharmaceuticals businesses; Global Generics, which includes branded and unbranded generics; and Proprietary Products, which includes New Chemical Entities (NCEs), Differentiated Formulations, and Generic Biopharmaceuticals. Our products are marketed globally, with a focus on India, US, Europe and Russia. Dr. Reddy’s conducts NCE research in the areas of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular indications, anti-infectives and inflammation.

Our strong portfolio of businesses, geographies and products gives us an edge in an increasingly competitive global market and allows us to provide affordable medication to people across the world, regardless of geographic and socio-economic barriers.

Company Name: Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd..
Website: https://www.drreddys.com
Executive Name: Noel T Rajan
Email Address: talent@drreddys.com

BII EXAM NOTIFICATION

BII's Exams would be held on 24th & 25th April 2010 at the following cities Ahemdabad, Kottayam, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow, Noida, Chandigarh.

Medical Writer (Full Time / Part Time) James Lind Institute

Experience: 1 - 3 Years
Location: Mumbai
Compensation: Best in the Industry
Education:

UG - B.Pharma - Pharmacy,B.Sc - Bio-Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Zoology,BDS - Dentistry,BHM,BVSC - Veterinary Science,MBBS - Medicine,Other Graduate

PG - M.Pharma - Pharmacy,M.Sc - Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology,M.S/M.D - Any Specialization,MVSC - Veterinary Science,PG Diploma

Industry Type:Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Role:Clinical Researcher
Functional Area:Healthcare, Medical, R&D

Desired Candidate Profile

Experienced in medical/scientific writing activities on protocols, preparing clinical study reports and regulatory documents of all types including summary documents etc. Some teaching and mentoring experience preferred.Very good command on English.

Job Description

Provide clinical research industry oriented and focused training. Conduct workshops, journal clubs, discussions, literature searches, mentoring, create medical writing related presentations and help aspirants with overall professional development.

Company Profile

James Lind Institute is a premier institute providing clinical research training to students and working professionals who intend to build a career in this growing sector of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.


Company Name: James Lind Institute
Website: http://www.jli.edu.in

Executive Name: Kunal Bhatt

Email Address: hr@jli.edu.in

Key Accounts Specialist-Hospital Tender Business(Pharma sales) Client Of IKYA HUMAN CAPITALS

Experience: 2 - 7 Years
Location: Bengaluru/Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi/NCR, Erode, Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune
Education: UG - B.Pharma - Pharmacy,B.Sc - Any Specialization
PG - Any PG Course - Any Specialization,Post Graduation Not Required
Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Role: Institutional Sales/BD Mgr
Functional Area: Sales, BD

Desired Candidate Profile

• Candidate Should Having minimum Two Years Experience in Hospital Tender Business
• Candidate Shoulbe Science Graduate B.Sc or B.Pharmacy
• Position Open for All metros and major Cities in India

Job Description

• Covere govt. institutions in the city and participating in the tender process
• To visit government institutions & Corporate Hospitals generate Business for RC/ tender product.
• Handle Institutional L.P. and Tender Business of Central Government, State Government and Autonomous Institutes
  

Company Profile

Leading MNC Pharmaceutical Company

Company Name: Client Of IKYA HUMAN CAPITALS

Executive Name: Krishna V

Email Address: krishnav@ikyaglobal.com