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Society for Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science (SPDS) in association with American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and supported by  Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) & Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy (BNCP) announces DRPI-India 2023 and invites Abstracts for Oral Presentation from young researchers of age below 40 years (as of May 31, 2023).

Abstracts would be accepted from May 08 till May 31, 2023 under two categories:

  1. M.Pharm. | Pharm D.
  2. Ph.D. | Post Doc. | Industry
in the areas of research related to:
  1. Dissolution & Solubility Modulation
  2. In vitro Release/Permeation Studies of Conventional & Novel Dosage Forms, including Herbals, Nutraceuticals & Cosmeceuticals
  3. Pharmacokinetics & IVIVC Studies
  4. Modified Dissolution Equipment & Methodologies, including Biorelevant Media & Automation
  5. Computational Tools, PBPK Modelling

Presenting author should be a registered student and he/she should submit a certificate from the research guide or the institution head to that effect.

For DRPI-India 2023 competition, there is a small change in the model compared to previous years where the entire competition was online. This year the abstracts are invited as previously, and would be evaluated by expert committee for scientific content, originality, data quality and practical utility. The acceptance of the abstracts will be notified on DRPI website. The selected abstracts will be eligible for subsequent preliminary in-person poster presentation competition round during DISSO India–Mumbai 2023, being held on Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th June 2023 at Mukesh Patel auditorium, NMIMS campus, Vile Parle West, Mumbai – 400056.

Further competition rounds for the selected posters under both categories:
a) Semi-finals: To select finalists through evaluation of online video presentations and live Q&A by panel of Judges from India. Semi-finals will be held on Saturday 08th and Sunday 09th July 2023.
b) DRPI-India Finals 2023: To select best presentations through evaluation of same online video presentations and live Q&A by panel of Judges from India & abroad. DRPI-India Finals are scheduled for Saturday 15th July 2023.
c) DRPI-World Finals 2023: Top 3 prize winners of DRPI-India 2023 Finals under each category shall participate in Online DRPI-World Finals 2023 to be held on 23rd and 24th September 2023.

How to participate?


Presenting authors and researchers can submit their abstracts now without paying any charges. Click here to submit the abstract.

Once the abstract is accepted, you will be notified via email to prepare your Poster Presentation.

Presenting authors (1-person per accepted abstract), once they receive confirmation of acceptance of their abstract, need to pay donation Rs. 1,000/- to SPDS India to participate in the poster competition which will be an in-person presentation during DISSO India–Mumbai 2023, during 26th & 27th June 2023.

Payment link and other details would be sent on email once your abstract is accepted.

Presenting authors will get one Free ‘Poster Presenter’ Delegate Pass to attend DISSO India–Mumbai 2023 in person, pass to attend the online
DRPI-India 2023 Semi-final events (08 & 09 July 2023) and the online Finals event (15 July 2023).

Those who do not wish to enter competition but wish to only attend the online Semi-finals and All-India Finals event as a delegate, also need to pay Rs. 1000/- as donation to SPDS.

Donations can be easily made through Credit/Debit Card/UPI/NEFT via online payment gateway. Online registration and payment link would be available from July 01, 2023

Keep a watch and follow the Key Timelines. 

Evaluation Criteria


The focus must be on research areas related to:
1. Dissolution & Solubility Modulation
2. In vitro Release/Permeation Studies of Conventional & Novel Dosage Forms, including Herbals, Nutraceuticals & Cosmeceuticals
3. Pharmacokinetics & IVIVC Studies
4. Modified Dissolution Equipment & Methodologies, including Biorelevant Media & Automation
5. Computational Tools, PBPK Modelling

A) Abstract screening/evaluation (Total marks: 50):

SrCriterionMarks (Max 50)
1 Is the Focus on Dissolution/theme topics as listed above? If notReject
2 Institution/personal identity is revealed in the submitted abstract fileReject
3 Objectives10
4 Quality of experiments10
5 Data representation & interpretation10
6 Reporting/Writing sequence/systematic /logic10
7 Language & Grammar05
8 Overall Impact 05

B) Poster Evaluation (Total marks: 100):

SrCriterion
1 Aptness of contents of poster to the five dissolution related themes
2 Scientific content
Study design, experimental execution, validity of results and conclusions and overall flow
3 Novelty, industrial and/or translational relevance/societal impact
4 Overall poster layout and design Optimization of number of tables, figures, references including style, grammar and spelling
5 Face to face Interaction
Accuracy of answers to questions asked, presenter confidence, clarity of thought and presentation skills, confirmation of originality of work and absence of plagiarism

C) Pre-recorded Video Presentation evaluation (Total marks: 50):

SrCriterionMarks (Max 50)
1 Is the Focus on Dissolution/theme topics as listed above? If notReject
2 Does abstract to correlates to video presentation contents. (e.g., Drug/formulation/data, etc.)? If notReject
3 Institution/personal identity is revealed in videoReject
4 Scientific basis- Quality of experiments 10
5 Validation & data representation10
6 Interpretation/conclusions10
7 Presentation (Clarity; slides representation)10
8 Overall Impact 10

D) Semi-Finals & Finals: Evaluation Criteria (Total marks: 100):

SrCriterionMarks (Max 100)
1 Science: Scientific basis, Focus on dissolution, Novelty, Experiment quality & Data presented40
2 Conclusion: Final interpretation & Conclusions drawn15
3 Impact: Overall impact, if any15
4 Presentation: Slides & presentation skills15
5 Q&A: Response to Q&A15

Awards and Recognition

The 1st prize winners of DRPI-India 2023 Finals will be honored with the title ‘SPDS India Young Researcher 2023’ in the respective categories. All the winners will be receiving awards as given in Table below.

Participant/Winner of DRPI-India 2023 will be eligible for only one prize, whichever is higher.
Semi-finals

Attractive cash awards and winner certificates

Meritorious participants will be selected for the DRPI-India Finals. 

DRPI-India Finals

Cash award of Rs. 40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand only) to each 1st prize winner from both the categories.

Subsequent attractive cash awards to be declared depending on the number of finalists in each category.

Consolation prizes for the other finalists.

All finalists to feature on the SPDS website photo gallery of winners. 

Key Timelines

1

Abstract Submissions

Start: Monday, May 08, 2023
Last date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Extended till Friday, June 02, 2023
2

Preliminary Round

Acceptance notification: Saturday, June 10, 2023
3

Poster presentation

In-person at DISSO India Mumbai 2023
Monday & Tuesday, June 26 & 27, 2023
4

Video submission

Announcement of Semi-finalists: Saturday, July 01, 2023
Last date: Wednesday, July 01, 2023
5

Semi-finals

Saturday & Sunday, July 15 & 16, 2023
6

DRPI-India Finals

Saturday, July 22, 2023
7

DRPI-World Finals

Saturday & Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2023

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