Author: Biotech Express

Abstract The transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS) has proved as one of the most promising method for new drug delivery system. To overcome the disadvantages associated with conventional dosage form, this area is an exciting and challenging field of pharmaceutical R & D. With transdermal drug delivery system one can deliver drugs through the skin to systemic circulation at a predetermined rate and maintain clinically effective concentration over prolonged period of time, taking advantage of passive transport method, diffusion. By the help of this advanced modern technology, through effective formulation, development and evaluation a large number of drugs can be…

In a paper ‘’Globalization and Health, Biomed Central 7: 9 (2011)’’ by Justin Chakma, Hassan Masum, Kumar Perampaladas, Jennifer Heys and Peter A Singer*, the authors interviewed Mr. Varaprasad Reddy (VR), MD, Shantha Biotechnics and more than 20 scientists and other employees. Not even once, the name of Prof. Guntaka was mentioned in this interview. Neither VR nor the scientists revealed the contribution of Guntaka, however he was Scientific Advisor of the company at that time. While casually browsing, Prof. Guntaka came across the above mentioned paper and  immediately sent an email to the Principal author Dr. Peter A Singer,…

India, the country of snake charmers has now reached to a prominent place in several global rankings, in Scientific research too, she occupies leading position. Recently, the database of retraction watch and pubpeer has got much attention worldwide, thousands of research papers and scientists’ name came into attention which either found guilty or are under investigation. These series of event motivated us to do an analysis on worldwide reporting of retraction and in this article, we are looking at the scientific misconduct cases around the globe, comparing Indian misconduct cases with scientific malpractices of other worldly scientists. The basis of…

NHBT-2019, an International conference focussing on recent developments on the frontier areas of Biotechnology, will bring together scientists, engineers and other experts from across the world to deliberate on global developments in the fields of Industrial Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Energy Biosciences, Environmental Biotechnology and Food & Agriculture Biotechnology. It is planned as a major event to be held at Trivandrum during November 20-24, 2019 with the participation of a large number of active researchers from all over the world. The conference is envisaged to provide a unique platform to the participants from industries and academic institutions to share their thoughts…

Abstract The world has entered the era of technological overhaul and life keeps advancing by the emergence of novel technologies day-by-day. The wide insemination of technologies such as smart sensors, phones, mobile and integrated networking, miniaturization, automation and wearable’s enabling the implementation of IoT in every facet of life. The rising demand for attaining the sustainability necessitates the fast research and developments in every sector including the most diversified field that is biotechnology. The Internet of Things (IoT), one of the coveted areas in technological revolution carries tremendous potential for the transformation of biotechnological research, innovation and invention. Therefore, this…

As 2019 enters its second half, BioSpace takes a look at some of the warning letters issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to the biopharma industry. In March, BioSpace took a look at a number of the warning letters issued across the industry and since then, more companies have been cited for violating regulatory codes. Hospira Healthcare India – The FDA cited Hospira Healthcare India following a 2018 inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility in India. The warning letter summarizes significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished pharmaceuticals at the facility. Violations include inadequate…

According to a post by Prasad Ravindranath, Posted on July 31, 2019, Dr. Mamta Chawla-Sarkar, a senior scientist at ICMR’s NICED has 16 papers listed on PubPeer for image duplication and/or manipulation. Six of these papers were published when she was a Post-doc in Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Science. A senior scientist — Dr. Mamta Chawla-Sarkar — in Kolkata’s National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR-NICED) has 16 papers listed on PubPeer website for image duplication and/or manipulation. Besides the 16, a paper published in 2014 in PLOS ONE…

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific Avizo2D software, an AI-powered automated imaging and analysis software designed to help materials and life science researchers acquire fast and accurate statistics from their electron microscopy (EM) images without extensive image processing expertise. The new software, unveiled at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019, allows scientists to build customized “recipes” or automated, reproducible workflow scripts that speed up their image analyses. The software combines deep learning models, advanced image processing technology, and modules using Python scripts and scientific tools to help researchers seamlessly analyze their EM images. Dozens of pre-defined recipes from the Amira-Avizo…