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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education
and Research, Guwahati

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 Director’s

Desk

institute to its permanent campus at Changsari amidst the lush
green hilly landscape and a place of immense natural beauty.
Signing of a number of important MoUs with several prestigious
institutions such as Daicel Chiral Technology, AMTZ, KIIT-TBI
Incubation Centre, National Dope Testing Laboratory, Central
Council of Homoeopathy, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited etc
marked one of the most important highlights of the year. Of
these, MoUs signed with IBSD (DBT Govt India) Imphal and
AIIMS Jodhpur for mutually beneficial research collaboration
in the field of multidisciplinary educational, scientific, and
technological areas will be proven vital in the pharma research
sector.
We have successfully expanded our list of approved national
centres this year, adding 5 more important centres which takes
the tally up to 8. These are, (1) GMP accredited Pilot Scale
Extraction Facility for the development of Phytopharmaceutical
products from the medicinal plants of Northeast India, funded
by Dept of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, (2) Adverse Drug
Reaction Monitoring Centre, funded by Ministry of Health
Warm greetings to all on behalf of National Institute and Family Welfare, Govt of India, (3) Advance Centre for
of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Computer-Aided Drug Design (ACAD), funded by Ministry of
Guwahati. The financial year of 2020-21 has been a Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India, (4)
significant year for the institute in terms of education, Animal Breeding Centre & GLP accredited Biological Screening
research as well as academic collaboration which have and Toxicology Centre, funded by Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of
contributed immensely to place the institute in the India, and (5) Quality Assurance and Value Addition Centre for
global platform. As the world was fighting against the Herbal Industry in the North-eastern states of India, funded
Covid-19 pandemic during these challenging times, by Ministry of Commerce under TIES scheme, Govt of India.
NIPER Guwahati played its role efficiently by devising
3D-printed hands-free objects and 3D-printed face With the growth of the institute moving in its projected path,
shields for the common masses; an initiative which I can only envision a great future for NIPER Guwahati where
was well received and applauded by then ministry of it stands out among the world leaders of pharmaceutical
health Govt Assam when the products were handed research and education and become a torch bearer. I look
over for its usage in the state. During this time, another forward to integrating our students, faculty and staff members
3D printed medicated skin patch was developed by our as well as our well-wishers and partners and unitedly work
researchers and was granted patent from Indian Patent towards academic excellence.
Office for 20 years. This innovation offers feasible TB
therapeutic solutions which may prove to be crucial for
the population from Northeast as they are often seen as Dr. USN Murty
comparatively more susceptible to Tuberculosis. Director
A major highlight of the FY 2020-21 was shifting of the

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