Evidence Based India

 What are the career options after completing the graduation (B.Sc./B.Tech) in Biotechnology? By Azim Shaikh  MSc Biotechnology, Ex-Employee- Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited Biotechnology is an emerging field in India. It offers wide range of employment opportunities hence many students are choosing biotechnology over classical life sciences i.e. zoology and botany. But biotechnology has few limitations that you must know. India is far behind other developed nations in terms of biotechnological development. The employment opportunities in core area is very limited and may not be suitable for everyone. But on the other side, many allied areas are growing in India and government is also encouraging sustainable industrial development. This has created numerous employment opportunities for recent graduates. Government is also promoting paid internships in private sectors and financially aiding privates companies to train young minds. I recommend you to visit your district governm...

 What is fermentation technology? By: Azim Shaikh M.Sc Biotechnology  B.Sc Biochemistry (Gold Medal) Before the industrialization began, the term fermentation refers to any biological processes occurred due to the action of anaerobic microorganism. But in modern world, the fermentation encompasses all the process that are employed to obtain desired product.  Antibiotics, hormones, therapeutic proteins, nutritive supplements such as dried yeast etc. are prepared through fermentation production.  The advantages of fermentation over normal chemical synthesis of drugs and cosmetics Chemical synthesis also called as traditional way of drug manufacturing requires expensive raw materials such as irreplaceable precursors which usually increase the production cost of that drug. Some precursor chemicals are hard to obtained hence many manufacturer faces transportation issue. Fermentation employs cells (such as bacteria or fungi) or part of cells such as enzymes, specific prote...

 Should you work in pharmaceutical industry? By: Azim Shaikh M.Sc Biotechnology  B.Sc Biochemistry (Gold Medal)      Considering the changes in life style of Indians such as relying on fast foods, sedimentary life style, increased screen time and corporate induced stress will help pharma sector to become larger day by day. Once you enter into pharma, you will eventually have secure job and financial stability which is rarity in Indian private sector.      Most people in pharma have either pharmacy degree (B.Pharm/M.Pharm), ITI (Fitter or operator), Engineering (Diploma, B.E./B.Tech) or Chemistry degree (BSc/MSc). While pharmacy background do have upper hand in terms of initial salary over engineering/chemistry backgrounds but employees with good GMP/GDP/GLP skills earn more after few years of experience regardless of his/her academic background.  Who should work in pharma industry?     Before answering this, let's first explore wha...

 Quality Assurance in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Comprehensive Guide By: Azim Shaikh M.Sc Biotechnology  B.Sc Biochemistry (Gold Medal) Table of Contents Sr. No. Chapter Content   1   Introduction to Quality Assurance in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Overview - Importance of Quality Assurance - Structure of the Book   2     The Role of the QA Department - Responsibilities and Functions   - Interaction with Other Departments     3   Licensing and Regulatory Requirements - FDA and EMA Regulations   - cGMP Compliance   - ISO Standards   4   Key Concepts in Quality Assurance - Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance   - Risk Management   - Validation and Verification   ...