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Nominations / Submissions are invited from : All Biological Research Centres and Institutions of Higher Learning recognized by Government of India and its various agencies.

Criteria

Should be a scientist of Indian nationality.

Should be at least a Science / Pharmacy / Post-Graduate from a reputed university.

Eligibility for OPPI Scientist Award is above 40 years (as on the last date of application submission). Both Male and Female Scientists are eligible to apply for this Award.

Patented research work will be given additional weightage. Research work submitted should have commercial application.

The winners / recipients of the Young Scientist and Women Scientist Awards are not eligible to re-apply in the same category.

Age limit for OPPI Young Scientist Award is upto 40 years (as on the last date of application submission). Both Male and Female Scientists are eligible to apply for this Award.



Applicants should furnish a certificate from the head of the institution/laboratory where he/she is working, stating that the work submitted is original and does not violate any Intellectual Property Rights.

Discipline/Areas Covered

Pharmaceutical
Chemistry
Dr. USN Murty
Pharmaceutics: Novel and
Improved Drug Delivery System
Dr. Ramesh Panchagnula
Pharmacology: New Models
for Evaluating Drugs
Prof. K.G. Akamanchi
Pharmaceutical
Biotechnology/Nanotechnology
Dr. M. N. Welling
Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry:
Evaluation of Plants and Plant products for treatment of unmet medical needs

Awards

  • Awards 2022
  • Awards 2021
  • Awards 2020
  • Awards 2019
  • Awards 2018
  • Awards 2017
  • Awards 2016
  • Awards 2015
  • Winner of OPPI Scientist Award 2023 - Dr. Jyotirmayee Dash,
    Professor, Indian Association for The Cultivation of Sciences

  • Winner of OPPI Woman Scientist Award 2023 - Dr. Ellora Sen,
    PhD, Scientist VII, National Brain Research Centre, Haryana

  • Winner of OPPI Young Scientist Award 2023 - Dr. Vinaykumar Kanchupalli,
    DST Inspire Faculty, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad

Jury & Validator

Selection of winners are based on the recommendation of an independent panel of experts.
Dr. Shekhar C Mande

Dr. Shekhar C
Mande

FNA, FASc, FNASc
Distinguished Professor, Bioinformatics Centre
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune &
Honorary Distinguished Scientist
National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram

Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram

(Former Director, IISc), DST-YoS Chair Professor
National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore
Prof. K.G. Akamanchi

Prof. K.G. Akamanchi

Professor, (Retired), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai
Dr. Ramesh Panchagnula

Prof. Y K Gupta

President AIIMS Bhopal & AIIMS Jammu,
Former Dean and Head of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. M. N. Welling

Dr. M. N. Welling

Advisor to President - Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) &
to Chancellor - Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai