Maharastra: : 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Awards 2011 is getting bigger & bigger with the latest entry of some of the surprise names entering into the nominations at 3rd Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011, being organized by Pharma Leaders Magazine ( www.pharmaleaders.co.in ) & Indo-American Chamber of Commerce ( www.iacc.com )to be staged in the commercial capital of Mumbai on Saturday, 10th December 2011 at Hotel Lalit Plaza, Intercontinental, India. Come Saturday, Indian Healthcare Industry will witness some of the brightest stars of the contemporary Pharma leaders as well as emerging Pharma leaders in a star studded event. Coinciding with the day long summit aptly titled theme “ Generation Next Indian Pharma Leaders, Billioner Minds – Reinventing the Growth Drivers”, to be deliberated & addressed by the who’s & who’s of the Indian healthcare industry. 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit & Awards 2011 is industry’s most eagerly awaited event which has institutionalized Leadership Awards in Healthcare industry since 1999.

Being the leading voice of the Healthcare Industry, Pharma Leaders Pharmaceutical Leadership Awards have been widely perceived as the most credible & prestigious. Originally launched in 1999 as the Pharma Business & Technology Excellence Awards, these were first produced by the PHARMA BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE as a means of honoring innovation in pharmaceutical marketing, corporate governance and research and development & Lifetime Achievements category. Pharma Excellence Awards were produced by PBT Awards in India and expanded to recognize global corporate citizenship and individual achievements. As PBT Magazine was discontinued, the task was taken up by the Management of Pharma Leaders Magazine. Over the Years, the awards was re-evaluated and recast to focus more on scientific accomplishments in industry and academic pharmaceutical research. The awards have been presented year after year and at a sold-out gala award nights. Over 200 industry executives and leading academic scientists from around the world have been honoured in a moving tribute to their outstanding contributions. 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Awards 2001 has 24 categories of Nominations with as many as 40 top companies entry into the nominations. Here are the nominees of the 2011 Awards. 1. Business Leader of the Year 2011. Dr Habil F Khorakiwala, Chairman, Wockhardt Ltd (Vote HFK to+ 91 9892108169). Mr. Glenn Saldanha, Chairman & MD   (Vote GS to+ 91 9892108169). Kewal Handa, Managing Director, Pfizer & Merck Ltd. (Vote KH to+ 91 9892108169). 2. Business Woman of the Year 2011 ( Gen-Next Pharma Leader). Mrs Vinita Gupta, Lupin LTD (Vote VG  to+ 91 9892108169). Mrs Aditi Kare Panandikar, Director, Indoco Remedies Ltd (Vote AK to+ 91 9892108169). Ms. Nandini Piramal, Executive Director, Piramal Healthcare Limited, (Vote NP to+ 91 9892108169). 3. Dynamic Entreprenuer of the Year 2011. Dr. GSK Velu, Founder, Trivitron Group of Companies  (Vote GV to+ 91 9892108169). Mr K Raghavendra Rao, Chairman & Managing Director,Orchid (Vote KR to+ 91 9892108169). Dhirendra Kumar, Managing Director,Camson Biotechnologies Ltd,(Vote DK to+ 91 9892108169). Dr Krishna Ella, CMD, Bharat Biotech International Ltd ( Vote KE to ++ 91 9892108169). 4.Pharma OTC Company of the Year 2011. Alkem Health Foods (Vote AH to+ 91 9892108169). Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd  (Vote EP to+ 91 9892108169). Abbott Nutrition (Vote AN to+ 91 9892108169). Ranbaxy Ltd ( Vote RAN to – 91 9892108169). 5.India’s Most Admired Nutrition & Neutraceuticals of the Year 2011. Apex Laboratories Ltd (Vote APEX to+ 91 9892108169). Abbott Nutrition (Vote AB to+ 91 9892108169). British Biological (Vote BB to+ 91 9892108169). Novartis India Ltd. (Vote NI to+ 91 9892108169). 6. Company of the Year 2011. Twilight Litaka Pharma Ltd. (Vote TL to+ 91 9892108169). Mankind Pharma Ltd (Vote MP to+ 91 9892108169). Pfizer Ltd (Vote PL to+ 91 9892108169). Abbott India Ltd  (Vote LL to+ 91 9892108169). 7.Pharma CSR Organisation  of the Year 2011. Ranbaxy Ltd (Vote RL to+ 91 9892108169). Wockhardt Foundation (Vote WF to+ 91 9892108169). Zydus Cadila Ltd (Vote ZC to+ 91 9892108169). Piramal Enterprises. (Vote PE to+ 91 9892108169). 8. Pharma Professional Of the Year 2011 ( No Voting). Dr Kamal Sharma, MD, Lupin Ltd. Dr Ajit V Dangi, President & CEO, Danssen consulting. Mr Ranjit Shahani, Vice Chairman & MD, Novartis India Ltd. 9. Lifetime Achievement Award of 2011 ( No Voting). J.B.Mody, Chairman J.B.Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Pankaj Patel, CMD, Zydus Cadila Ltd. Deepak Pahwa, Chairman, Pahwa Enterprises.10. Brand of the Year 2011. Revital (Vote RE to+ 91 9892108169). Taxim (Vote T+ 91 9892108169). Becosule (Vote BE to+ 91 9892108169). Voloni (Vote VO to+ 91 9892108169). Corex . ((Vote CO to+ 91 9892108169). 11.Innovative R & D Company of the Year 2011. Bharat Biotech International Ltd. 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Samarth Pharma Ltd.  (Vote SPL to+ 91 9892108169). Indegene Lifesystems Pvt. Ltd  (Vote ILP to+ 91 9892108169). Serum Institute of India (Vote SIL to+ 91 9892108169). Avesthagen Limited (Vote AVS to+ 91 9892108169).

The voting process for the 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Awards 2011 are through SMS & online polling on the official website at www.pharmasummit.in & the final results will be declared on the 10th Award Night after the summit sessions.