“SYNAPSE” Competition for B.Pharm and M.Pharm students
Objective of the “SYNAPSE” Competition:
- To inculcate research culture among students.
- To encourage original and novel thinking.
- To provide an opportunity for expression of academic talent.
- To promote interaction among academia, R & D Institutes and Industries
Details of the Event Organization:
Our college has initiated a State Level Research competition “SYNAPSE” since last few years. In 2024, we decide to take our event to the next level and we organized National Level SYNAPSE Competition, Abstracts were invited from Pharmacy College on a National level basis and they were screened by the scientific committee of the college. Selected participants were informed through mail and they were invited for presenting their work. Judges from Industry and Research Institutes were invited to evaluate the work and winners were declared at the end of the day. Prizes Money was transferred through NEFT to all the winners.
Some of the details of Synapse competitions organized:
Sr.
No. |
Date on which Event was organized | Number of Participants | Invited Judges | Winners |
1 | 14th October 2016 | 61 | The evaluators (U.G) were Mr.Nitin Wable (Seum Institute of India) and Dr.Samy Mukopadhya (V-Life Sciences) and evaluators for P.G. were Dr. D.G.Naik and Dr.Abhijit Ghotaskar | Aman Padmase and Yash Nandwani from AISSMS COLLEG OF PHARMACY were declared winners and U.G.Runners up were also from AISSMS,viz., COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. Ms. Vidhi Shah, Ms. Sachi Upasani, Mr. Varun Tapadiya, Mr. Indarjeet Mohite. P.G.Winners were also from, AISSMS,viz., COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Shreya Bedekar, Neeraja Sathe, Abhilash Ghanwat . Kalyani Dhaigude, Department of Pharmaceutics, Sinhgad Institute of Pharmacy , Pune , India was declared runners up from P.G. |
2 | 16th October 2018. | 65 | Dr. Ratnakar Mehendre, Director, Research & Development, SRS Life Sciences, Dr. S. S. Pisal, Director, Research & Development, Serum Institute (I) Ltd., Pune, Dr. Akshay Charegaonkar, Director, M/s. Anchrom, Mumbai, Mr. Sunil Korde, Manager, Quality Control, Serum Institute (I) Ltd., Pune, Dr. Amit Kandhare, Manager, Scientific Affairs, Indus Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Ms. Ashwini Sathaye, a Pharma comsultant. | AISSMS College of Pharmacy, Pune bagged first and second prize from UG category. The best oral presentation with first prize and second prize from PG category was won by Vivekananda Education Society’s College of Pharmacy, Chembur, Mumbai and Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune, respectively. |
3 | 18th November 2022 | 108 | Dr. Kaivalya Kulkarni, Senior Manager in API and R&D, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Dr. Yogesh Talekar, Technical Director, Crystal Biological Solutions Mr. Ashish Guha, Director in Formulations, Evonik India Pvt.Ltd. Mrs.Madhura Dhoka, Head QA, Maxim Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Pune Mrs.Asha Hole, Founder at GenioBrain IP solutions, Pune Dr. Swapnila Shinde, Founder and Director, Pristino Pharm
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Team comprising of Jayesh Digamber Kadam and Surbhi Bhalchandra Patil guided by Dr. Neelam Dashputre, Dr. Umesh Laddha and Dr. Sanjay Kshirsagar from MET’s Institute of Pharmacy, Nashik.
Team comprising of Payal Karche and Payal Kute guided by Dr. Ritesh Bhole from Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pimpri.Team comprising of Jyoti Kupate, Tanmaya Vyas, Sakshi Bagal and Girija Kulkarni guided by Dr. Reshma Mirajkar from AISSMS College of Pharmacy, Pune.Team comprising of Nupur Kalambe and Amisha Gupta guided by Dr. Nilesh Mahajan and Mr. Sachin More from Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Nagpur.
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4 | 20th September 2024 | 101 | Dr.Vikram Gharge, Emcure Pharmaceuticals,Pune
Dr. Dinesh Garud, S.P. College,Pune
Dr. Girish Kore, Lubrizol Life Science, Mumbai
Dr Ashish Deshmukh, Lupin Research park,Pune Dr Ajit Patil, Ex.Glenmark, Free Lancer Dr. Vishnu Thakare, Scitesla Pvt.Ltd.
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Harsha Satyapal and Poonam Dhaigude from SKB College of Pharmacy, Nagpur were declared winners. Art Bokade and Balu Pulekar from Bhrati Vidyapeeth’s College of Pharmacy,Navi Mumbai were 1st Runners up and Shaivanand Korade and Rutuja khode ,Amrutwahini College of Pharmacy, Sangamner were 2nd Runners up from the PG category.
Pooja Jeswani and Team from Dyanvilas College of Pharmacy,Dudulgaon,Pune were declared winners and Yashoda Dahale and group from Sinhgad Institute of Pharmacy,Narhe,Pune and Aditya Karle and group from Amrutwahini College of Pharmacy, Sangamner were declared 1st and 2nd Runners up respectively from the from the UG category. |
Glimpses of the State Level “SYNAPSE” Competition

Synapse 2016

U.G.Runners up
Ms. Vidhi Shah, Ms. Sachi Upasani, Mr. Varun Tapadiya, Mr. Indarjeet Mohite, from AISSMS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. Mrs Rashmi C.Yadav(Asst. Prof.Pharmacognosy) was the mentor for this group.

P.G.Runners up
Kalyani Dhaigude, Department of Pharmaceutics, Sinhgad Institute of Pharmacy , Pune , India

Synapse 2018

Felicitation of winner Synapse 2018

Presentation during competition

Unveiling the Abstract Book of Synapse 2024

Winners and Runner up PG

Winners and Runner up UG