Prof. Ajit Salunke delivers talk on 3 D Printing in the Pharmacuetical Industry at Sanofi Synthelabo (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Prof. Ajit Salunke, HOD- Mechanical Dept. delivered a talk on “3 D Printing in the Pharmacuetical Industry”  at Sanofi  Synthelabo (India) Pvt. Ltd. , Verna on 24^th August 2019. It was attended by around 52 R & D professionals & engineers.

Prof. Salunke gave a brief overview of 3 D printing, it’s scope & potential in pharma industry, ongoing research in 3 D printing of Oral Dosage Forms, 3 D bioprinting of tissues & organs and reverse engineering. He showed videos of research work carried out at St. John’s University,USA, TNO Netherlands, UCL School of Pharmacy, London and the 1^st  3 D printed commercially available drug.

Prof. Gaurish Samant demonstrated the patterns of  tablet, capsule & blister pack which were 3 D printed in Don Bosco College of Engineering lab. Later on, discussions was held with the Innovation team of Sanofi to explore the possibilities of joint research in the field.

The talk was coordinated by Mr. Prasad Adpaikar, Manager- engineering & Operations.