Cells

Apotheco, The Pharma Cell

The Pharmaceutical industry is a highly emerging sector and has shown exponential growth in the recent past with the advent of various disorders and diseases, along with their cures; with this upward trajectory set to continue in the future. With MBA graduates exploring their niche in various roles in the industry, it has become imperative to make inclusive efforts towards imparting extensive knowledge about the roles and opportunities available in this sector to the students.

Apotheco – The Pharma Cell of IIFT Kolkata works to keep the students abreast of the current happenings in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sector and imparts knowledge about the same. The cell acts as a connecting link between the pharmaceutical industry and students across various B-schools.

Agenda

• Responsible for conducting knowledge transfer sessions for students about various concepts and current happenings in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Organizing guest lectures/workshops by professionals and Subject Matter Experts of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Organizing Intra and Inter B-school quizzes and competitions, so as to encourage students to learn new concepts and help acclimatize them to the world of corporate competitions.
• The Pharma fact-book, published by Apotheco, comprises of the basic aspects of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as articles and case studies which help students coming from diverse backgrounds who are aspiring for a career in this sector, and gives them a head start to succeed in this field.
• Alumni interaction sessions between industry stalwarts and the students, arranged by Apotheco, to help them identify different career options in the pharmaceutical industry.
• To conduct preparatory sessions for the summer and final placements of students in various pharmaceutical and medical devices companies that visit the campus.

Contact us: apotheco@iift.edu

Coordinators

	Name	Designation	Contact No.	Email
	Anmol Singhal	Coordinator	8700017156	anmol_kd22@iift.edu
	Aayush Bagrecha	Coordinator	9145671338	aayush_kd22@iift.edu
	Aman Jain	Coordinator	7898503215	aman_kd22@iift.edu