June 2006

From the Editor’s Desk Anuradha Ghosh Majumdar   President Speaks Subodh Priolkar   Status of VEGF-targeted antiangiogenic drugs in cancer therapy Charu Sharma, Shreesh Ojha*   Intellectual property rights for Indian pharmaceutical firms: What needs to be corrected? Yogesh Rane, Punit Shah, Rajshree Mashru   Evolution of clinical drug trials in India Arun Bhatt   Moment of truth Raja B. Smarta   Drug delivery to brain Dinesh Lalit Kagliwal   Vacuum foam drying: New technology for preservation of sensitive biomolecules Ashok Hajare, Harinath More, Sambhaji Pisal*   Medicines - Mode of administration: Dermatological products Guru Prasad Mohanta, Manjiri Gharat*, M. D. Burande**   Igniting the spark...... Raj Vaidya   Keshab Chandra Chatterjee: Consolidating the Indian pharmaceutical association Harkishan Singh   Social and ethical issues of pharma business Vijay Wagh   News   Awards   Campus News   Association News