Sub Committees

Responsible for assessing excipient related regulations and regulatory guidelines that are promulgated by FDA or international regulatory agencies and coordinating the development of IPEC positions on these issues. The Regulatory Affairs Committee supports IPEC Federation in developing guidelines on varied subjects concerning quality and safety of excipients with consideration to international drug registration processes and monitors associated regulations in the food additive arena which may have implications on the use of pharmaceutical and dietary supplement excipients. The committee is responsible for taking up advocacy issues with respective statutory authorities on the matters concerning quality of excipients.

The Membership Committee supports membership growth by actively recruiting, retaining, and engaging members. Members of the committee identify potential new members, contact lapsed members, and engage current members. Occasionally, the membership committee will provide input and feedback regarding membership needs, programs and policies.

• Dr. Hemgir Gosavi, Head – Global Formulation Application Lab, R&D Division, Merck Lifescience
• Ketan Parmar, Head Chairman’s Office and General Manager AIM Marketing, ACG
• Shubham Gupta, Assistant Manager, Business Development, Azelis India
• Sneha Vishwanathan, Sales Manager, BASF India
• Shantanu Damle, General Manager, Colorcon Asia
• Arshad Kokardekar, Regional Sales Manager, DFE Pharma
• Sachin Jadhav, Commercial, DDP Speciality Products India
• Dr. Nitesh Shah, Business Director (Asia and ANZ without Japan, China and Korea) – Excipients in Pharma, Biotech, Medical device, Nutraceuticals ll P&L, Evonik India
• Abhishek Kothawade, Head of Distribution India & Rest of Asia, Roquette India
• Geetanjali Laghate, DGM – Technical Services, Signet Excipients

The purpose of the Communications and Public Relations Committee is to gather and provide information to our members and the public. Responsible to keep members informed and up to date on industry events and changes. To increase and improve public awareness of the Association through networking opportunities viz. Seminars, Conferences, Webinars, Newsletters etc. Oversee Associations website. Oversee every form of communication and responsible as the voice of the Association.