About Us
The pharmaceutical sector, one of the highly developed economic sectors in Bangladesh, contributes significantly to the country’s economy. In spite of the developments, it still have foreign dependency for import of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and excipients, lack of Bioequivalence facility and advance research facilities for drug development etc. Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division is working to overcome the aforementioned problems by establishing modern research facilities on Pharmaceutical Sciences and bioequivalence studies and thus help to support pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh. Currently Institute of Bioequivalence Studies and Pharmaceuticals has five research sections named:
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Pharmaceutical Excipients,
- Quality assurance of modern and herbal medicines
- Dosage form design
- Biopharmaceutics
- Drug Discovery and Bioassay.
14 (fourteen) scientists are working at Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division at different field of Pharmaceutical sciences. To ensure quality medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division is also providing analytical services on different quality parameters of drugs.
Vision
To be the centre of Excellence in Pharmaceutical Research for new and generic drug development.
Mission
To carry out fundal and applied Research and Development (R&D) activities in different stages of drug discovery research, collaborate with academia and other research organizations in home and abroad for translational research for development of new and generic drugs.
Current Activities:
- R & D activities on isolation, identification and bioactivity investigation of secondary metabolites from natural sources
- Development and validation of analytical and bioanalytical methods of Pharmaceutical compounds
- Formulation and Quality evaluation of Pharmaceutical Products
- Computer aided drug design etc.
List of scientists, officers, staff members
| Name | Designation |
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Dr. Md. Hossain Sohrab B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. (D. U.), M. Phil. (D.U.), Ph. D. (Germany), Humboldt Fellow (Germany) |
CSO
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Satyajit Roy Rony B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SSO
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Dr. A.D.A. Shahinuzzaman B. S., M. S. (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology), Ph. D. (Chemistry) |
SSO
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Fatema Moni B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SSO |
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Saima Mollick B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SSO |
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Md. Najem Uddin B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SO |
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Md. Ariful Haq B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SO |
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Md. Sakhawat Hossain B. Pharm. (Hons.), M. Pharm. |
SO |