ATMIYA PHARMASHINE MARCH, 2017 Get Excited About Getting Healthy eNews Letter of Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy, Rajkot Message from Principal Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy was established in 2005 with the aim to provide quality education at degree and postgraduate level in pharmacy and to pre- pare youth to meet the challenges in the area of pharmaceutical research & development. Institute is poised to face global challenges of pharmaceutical in- dustries and education with the changed perspectives. Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy has a glorious standing of 12 years and continues to evolve as the most reputed Pharmacy College in Saurasthra Region. At AIP the students are expected to have enriching and life-turning experiences that propel them to take advantage of the new opportunities in life. We foster sharpening of skills and enhancement of knowledge base in our students through various extra- curricular, co-curricular and curricular activities through faculty who not only keep themselves at par with the current developments but also contribute to the expansion of knowledge in field of Pharmacy The faculty members contribute substantially to the academic through quality teaching and publications. The excellent goodwill we enjoy with the industry generously contributes to our various academic processes. The industry interactions provide a close hands-on-experience to our students. Further college provides a platform and encourages students to participate in social extension and extracurricular activities and we also teach Universal Hu- man Values to our students. It is my immense pleasure to bring eNews Letter of AIP. This issue includes Guest Lecture Series, Achievements, Inauguration of Jan Aushadhi Kendra, Pub- lications, Events organized by Faculty Members and Students. I am sure that the college will achieve greater height in years to come. Best Wishes Keep a healthy heart, so we won’t be apart Dr. Vimal Kumar Principal Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy Expert Lectures by Eminent Guests Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy organized an expert lecture of Dr. Sanjeev Acharya, President, R & D at K. Patel Phyto Extracts Pvt. Ltd., Bhilad, on 4 th February 2017 for graduate and post graduate students of Pharmacy and faculties of Atmiya Institute of Pharmacy and Virani Science College, Rajkot. AIP organized an expert lecture of Mr. Rajesh Jain, IIM Ah- medabad, on 11 th February 2017 for graduate and post gradu- ate students of Pharmacy and MBA as well as faculties of Insti- tute of Pharmacy. Industrial Visit AIP organized industrial visit of 2nd Semester B.Pharm students at Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot on 11th March 2017. This visit was arranged keeping in view the subjects like Pharmaceutical engineering, Unit Operations, etc. taught in current semesters. AIP also organized industrial visit of 8th Sem B.Pharm and 4th Sem M.Pharm students at ACME Pharmaceutical Private Limited, Sanand on 11th March 2017. This visit was arranged keeping in view the subjects like Pharma- ceutics, Unit Operations, for- mulation development etc taught in current semesters. Faculty Achievements Dr. Vimal Kumar Nominated as a member Editorial Board of Journal Research in Pharmacy (RIP) in year 2017. Nominated as an Assistant Editor, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Re- search. Nominated as an Associate Editor, the Journal of Phytopharmacology. Nominated as an Editorial advisory board of International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research". Nominated as a member of Executive Advisory Committee of National Confer- ence On “Frontier Research in Natural Products: Opportunities and Challenges” on 03 - 04th February 2017 at AKS University, Satna MP - India. Re Elected as a National Joint Secretary of Society of Pharmacognosy dur- ing National Convention Society of Pharmacognosy at Aurangabad on 16 March 2017. Expert Lectures Delivered Dr. Vimal Kumar delivered an ex- pert lecture on "Current Trend in Herbal Drug Discovery and Nutraceuticals" during IQAC, Saurashtra University sponsored FDP on Current Trends in Drug Discov- ery & Development on 21st February 2017 at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Dr. Kevin Garala delivered an ex- pert lecture on "Process Improve- ment with High Dimensional Data: Principal Component Analysis " dur- ing IQAC, Saurashtra University sponsored FDP on Current Trends in Drug Discovery & Development on 21st February 2017 at Department of Pharmaceutical Scienc- es, Saurashtra University, Rajkot. FDP Attended Dr. Anjali Patel and Mr. Kuldeep Mehta have actively participated in IQAC, Saurashtra University Sponsored One Week Faculty Development Program on “Current Trend in Drug Discovery and Development” from 20/02/2017 to 25/02/2017. AIP faculties with Dr. D.K. Patel, MD AIP Initiative Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra was inaugurated by Shri Vijaybhai Rupani, Honorable Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat on 4th February 2017.