12–14 November 2026
Venue: Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi
The National Capacity-Building Workshop on Rare Disease Drug Development: Science, Regulation & Patients brings together participants working in clinical research, drug development, regulation and related fields.
Organizing institutions: Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Medanta Institute of Education and Research (MIER), and World Without GNE Myopathy (WWGM).
Knowledge partner: Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR).
Workshop modules
- Preclinical Development
- Advanced Protocol Architectures (Beyond the Placebo)
- Navigating the Indian Regulatory Matrix
- Use of Digital Health
- Bioethics, Patient Partnering, and Informed Consent
Who should attend?
The workshop is intended for postgraduate students, research scholars/scientists, medical doctors, regulatory professionals, PAGs (patient advocacy groups), and other young professionals in these areas:
- Clinical Research
- Drug Development
- Pharmacology
- Regulatory Affairs
- Bioethics
- Basic Sciences
Inauguration
- Prof Y. K. Gupta — AIIMS-Kalyani
- Dr. Rakesh Mishra — Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)
- Prof. Alok Bhattacharya — Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) and World Without GNE Myopathy
- Dr. Shoibal Mukherjee — Medanta Institute of Education & Research (MIER)
Speakers
- Prof. Sudha Bhattacharya — Ashoka University and World Without GNE Myopathy
- Dr. Geetanjali Uppal — Medanta Institute of Education & Research (MIER)
- Dr. Smita Brahma — Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)
- Dr. Arkasubhra Ghosh — Narayana Nethralaya Foundation
- Dr. Vasanth Thamodaran — Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)
- Dr. Nitya Wadhwa — Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)
- Dr. Gaurav Mathur — Parexel International
- Prof. Satyajit Mohapatra — AIIMS-Guwahati
- Dr. Jaspreet Kaur — Medanta Institute of Education & Research (MIER)
- Dr. Nitin Jain — Department of Biotechnology (DBT) India
- Dr. Rajesh Iyer — Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)
- Dr. Nilanjan Saha — Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
- Dr. Aparna Mukherjee — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Tarun Balani — Parexel International
Panelists
- Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty — CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB)
- Prof. Sheffali Gulati — AIIMS-Delhi
- Dr. Ruchi Singh — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Dr. Dinesh Kundu — East Ocyon Bio Private Limited
- Dr. Taruna Madan — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Dr. Monika Pahuja — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Dr. Aparna Mukherjee — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Dr. Anirbhan Roy Choudhary — Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR) and Sun Pharma Industries
Registration and contact
The brochure states that seats are limited. Scan the registration QR code on either brochure page below to register.
For enquiries, email info@tigs.res.in .
Brochure
Download the original two-page brochure (PDF, 681 KB) .
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