Overview

Poona College of Pharmacy excels in research, funding, publications, patents, consultancy and services, thanks to the exceptional productivity of both, students and faculty members. A culture of research is fostered from the undergraduate level through project assignments integrated into the curriculum. Doctoral and postgraduate projects are aligned with the latest national and global scientific trends, encompassing practice-based professional, social, and industrial projects. Research projects in focus areas of importance receives funding from the national apex funding agencies and industries, further contributing to the institution's research endeavours.
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The different areas in which research work is undertaken in this College are : Nanomedicines, vesicular drug delivery systems, polymeric micelles, dry powder inhalations, nasal drug delivery systems, development of biodegradable polymers, floating tablets, formulation development; simultaneous estimation of multicomponent formulations by GC, HPLC, HPTLC, SFC, UV-VIS spectrophotometer; synthesis and biological activity of cyclodextrin esters and amino acid conjugates a prodrug approach, Synthesis and Pharmacological activity of some Phenothiazines; Screening of CNS depressants, skeletal muscle relaxants, haematinic, toxicity studies; isolation and identification of active principles from medicinal plants, development of anti-AIDS formulation, herbal drug standardisation, wound healing formulation, Plant tissue culture techniques, Isolation and studies on gums of natural origin as well as validations of instruments, equipment and tablet, granulation, mixing, coating machinery. The research undertaken under Pharm.D. programmes covers varied subjects like pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoeconomics, rational drug use and community pharmacy.

The students and faculty members regularly publish research papers in the journals of national and international repute. Faculty and research scholars at PCP are engaged in numerous collaborative research activities with eminent research organizations in an around Pune viz. NCCS, NCL, DRDO, ARI which leads to quality publications. Every year a compendium of PCPs research activities outputs like Publications, Book chapters and Patents is published in the form of a Compiled Book. Till date Poona College of Pharmacy has published more than 1600 research papers in international journals and national journals along with international and national books and book chapters related to Pharmacy curriculum and research. Highest impact factor is 37.2, where one of the PCP faculty was successful in publishing their work. Students and Faculty also participate in national and international conferences and present their research papers and bag several prizes to their credit.

The research conducted by the college generates significant insights and strategies for drug development, enabling a more scientific approach to drug delivery and product commercialization.

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