VBP Research Group

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

PROF. VANDANA B. PATRAVALE

Professor of Pharmaceutics

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology

Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India

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Recognized as First Prize Winners at the IPA Academic Excellence Awards for AI-Mediated Oral Protein & Peptide Delivery – VBP Research Group, ICT Mumbai. Congratulations to Dr. Anjali Pandya, Miss Preeya Negi, Miss Alice John, and the team under the guidance of Prof. Vandana Patravale for this proud achievement at the 11th Global Pharmaceutical Quality Summit. Feb 2026
Ms. Ankita Anure awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research under the guidance of Dr. Vandana Patravale, VBP Research Group, ICT Mumbai, in collaboration with Kaynta Labs Pvt. Ltd., January 2026
We are delighted to share that Prof. Dr. Vandana B. Patravale attended the Government of India to attend the 77th Republic Day Ceremony, 2026, at Kartavya Path, New Delhi, as a special guest of IPO, DPIIT. January 2026
We are honored to announce that Prof. Dr. Vandana B. Patravale has been awarded the Women Leader in Pharma Award at the CPHI- Indian Pharma Awards 2025, a prestigious recognition celebrating outstanding leadership in the pharmaceutical sector. January 2026
We are proud to announce that Dr. Amit Kale, the first PhD graduate of the VBP Research Group, has been appointed as Executive Director – Product Development/CMC at Relay Therapeutics, USA. Dec- 2025.
Prof. Patravale nominated as Convener of the Scientific Committee for the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress. Dec- 2025.
Prof. Vandana Patravale is elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) 2025.
Prof. Vandana Patravale is elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) 2025.
Prof. Vandana Patravale is elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for the category Engineering Section - X (Interdisciplinary and Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry). 2025
We are pleased to congratulate and welcome the scholars on joining the VBP Research Group for their Ph.D. programs:

Ms. Sonali Hanjankar – Ph.D., October 2025
Mr. Shubham Karpe – Ph.D., September 2025
Mr. Vijeth Bhat – Ph.D., September 2025
Mr. Vikas Kambale – Ph.D., January 2025

DST INSPIRE fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for a project entitled "Cocrystal formulation/nano formulation of the repurposed drug for Alzheimer's disease" in the year 2023-2024 (Negi P.).
Scholarship under the scheme titled "Assistance for S &T Applications" of Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Government of Maharashtra for a project entitled "Dry Powder inhaler formulation of Erlotinib Hydrochloride for treating non-small cell lung cancer" in the year 2024 (Nayak A.).
First Prize under the Masters category and awarded with the SPDS India Young Researcher by society for Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science at DRPI India Finals 2024 (Agrawal R.).
Best Poster Presentation Award for the poster entitled “Development of sirolimus micro/nano particles coated drug eluting stents using QbD paradigm: Potential approach for the amelioration of arterial diseases” at International Symposium on “Advances in Drug Delivery Technologies” Organized by Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani, 2024 (Jadhav S.)
2nd Prize in Poster Presentation Award for the poster entitled “Development of liposomal inhalable formulation against pulmonary infection” at Controlled Release Society Indian Chapter, 22nd International Symposium on “Advances in technology and Business potential of New Drug Delivery Systems”, 2024 (Nayak A.)
3rd Prize in Poster Presentation Award for the poster entitled “Artificial in-vitro blood-brain barrier model for preclinical screening” at Controlled Release Society Indian Chapter, 22nd International Symposium on “Advances in technology and Business potential of New Drug Delivery Systems”, 2024 (Hanjankar S.N.)
Rohit Pawar awarded with second best poster presentation award at the Controlled Release Society Indian Local Chapter One Day National Symposium on 'Computer Aided Drug Delivery' for research work entitled 'Development of Novel Treatment Module for Dengue Infection: In silico to In vivo Approach' at the Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, Wardha dated 02nd July 2022. Heartiest Congratulations!
Anjali Pandya got selected for Commonwealth Leaders in Sustainable Development residential workshop on 'Maximizing your impact' at Windsor in a former Royal residence of the seventeenth century. Heartiest Congratulations!
Anjali Pandya got selected for the prestigious 'Commonwealth Split-site Scholarship'. She will work with Prof Ryan Donnelly at Queen's University, Belfast, UK. Heartiest Congratulations!
Sarika Jadhav got selected for the prestigious 'Prime ministers’ fellowship' in collaboration with our Industrial partner Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd (SMT). Heartiest Congratulations!
Prof. Vandana Patravale conferred with the prestigious ‘Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship’ from the Indian National Academy of Engineering - Science and Engineering Research Board (INAE-SERB). Heartiest Congratulations, Madam!
Prof Vandana Patravale accepted a role as Independent Director on the Board of Directors at Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd (SMT). Our industrial collaborator SMT is one of the very few Indian companies involved the stent research and development and has introduced Coronary Stents in more than 65 countries. Heartiest Congratulations, Madam!
Rani Gorde receives 3rd prize and declared as a zonal topper in the M.Pharm category in DRPI 2021 – online, a scientific competition for young researchers across academia and industry, organized by SDPS in association with AAPS and APTI, All India finals dated 17th July 2021. Hearty Congratulations!
Vaibhav Ghegade and Priyanka Salunkhe were selected to participate in Novartis India’s BioCamp 2020-21. Well done Vaibhav and Priyanka.!!
Archana Kapse, Vaibhav Ghegade and Akshay Dhanuskar receive a prize at Metamorphosis 2021 in Healthcare & biomedical devices segment. Hearty Congratulations!
Priyanka Salunkhe got selected for Schott Fiolax Scholarship Program 2020. Hearty Congratulations!
Priyanka Salunkhe, Archana Kapse and Ankita Yawalkar secured 2nd position in Teach for India’s case study competition for proposing an idea of collaboration between Govt. of India and Indian mobile selling company to give devices with preloaded ‘Learn India’ application with distinct features to facilitate education to rural areas. Hearty Congratulations!
Sagar Dhoble and the team won first prize at MIT COVID 19 challenge - 'India: Turning the Tide', a virtual event aimed at addressing the most pressing issues arising from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Hearty Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik receives 'Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2020' Hearty Congratulations!
Rashmi Prabhu receives best poster award at ICMR-NIRRH Golden Jubilee Celebrations-International Conference on Women’s Reproductive Health: A step towards improving quality of life organized by ICMR-NIRRH, Mumbai, India, on 20-23rd Feb, 2020. Hearty Congratulations!
Sagar Dhoble receives best oral presentation award at SELECTBIO 2019 on ‘Novel Formulation Strategies 2019’ for presentation on topic ‘Cupposomes: Next generation nanoassembled lipidic drug delivery system’ at Hyderabad, India 2019 Hearty Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik and Pratik Kakade adjudged first & second best poster presentation awards respectively at CRS IC national seminar on ‘Translational Research: From bench to bedside’ at Nagpur, India, Nov, 2019. Hearty Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik receives first prize for oral presentation in PhD/ faculty category at a symposium titled 'New hypothesis for break through innovations in drug discovery' organised on World Science Day in Nagpur. Hearty Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale receives prestigious 'Dr. Manjushree Pal Memorial Award for the best Pharmaceutical Scientist-2019'.The award was given by Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India at 24th Annual National Convention held at DIT University, Dehradun, India. Hearty Congratulations!
Rohit Pawar & Shrikant Dhage receives best poster presentation award for posters entitled 'Surface modified nanocarriers for treatment of cerebral malaria” and “Porous PLGA microscaffolds: A platform for 3D cell culture' respectively at CRS-IC nationa lseminar on 'Excipients – Key challenges in formulation success' at Pune, India 2018. Hearty Congratulations!
Anjali Pandya receives ' The BEST oral presentation award on “Peptide Metallodendrimers: A Novel Realm in Wound Healing Therapeutics" at an international conference on 'Novel Formulation Strategies 2018' organized by Selectbio India. Hearty Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale receives prestigious "Prof. Indira Parikh 50 women in education leaders award 2018". The award was given by 7th World Education Congress. Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale receives 'Shri Amrut Mody Distinguished Researcher Award'.The award was given by Indian Pharmaceutical Association Maharashtra State Branch’s Amrut Mody Research Fund Committee(2018). Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale receives 'UGC-BSR Mid Career Award Grant 2018'. The award was given by University Grants Commission.Congratulations!
Rohit Pawar and Swati Vyas receives 'Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) award 2018' supported by BIRAC-SRISTI. Heartly Congratulations!
Amit Mirani and Prashant Upadhaya receives 'Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) award 2018' supported by BIRAC-SRISTI. Heartly congratulations!
Chaitali Bora and Rashmi Prabhu receives Indian Drugs Best Review Article Award 2017 at Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association Annual Day on 20th January, 2018 at Mumbai. Congratulations!
Pratik Kakade receives young researcher award at International Conference on Nanotechnology on 11th-12th December, 2017 at Dubai, UAE. Congratulations!
Anjali Pandya receives young researcher award at International Conference on Nanotechnology on 11th-12th December, 2017 at Dubai, UAE. Congratulations!
Rohit Pawar receives best poster presentation award at International Conference on Nanotechnology on 11th-12th December, 2017 at Dubai, UAE. Congratulations!
Manasi Chogale receives best poster presentation award at International Conference on Nanotechnology on 11th-12th December, 2017 at Dubai, UAE. Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik receives best poster presentation award at Nanobioteck 2017 on 6th-8th December, 2017 at Kerala, India. Congratulations!
Sagar Dhoble, Vaibhavi Peshattiwar and Sarayu Pai receives Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s (PHA, USA) Tom Lantos Innovation in community service awards. Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik receives best oral presentation award at International Conference & Expo on Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences: Research and Technology on 23rd - 25th October, 2017 at Hydearabad, India. Congratulations!
Amit Mirani receives best poster presentation Award at the Global conference on Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery System held on 29th June to 1st July, 2017 at Valencia, Spain. Congratulations!
Shivraj Naik receives second prize for oral presentation at 'National conference on Neurodegenerative diseases: Strategies of drug discovery and delivery to the brain' held on 27-29th May, 2017 at BNCP, Mumbai. Congratulations!
Rashmi Prabhu receives Best Oral Presentation Award (Budding Formulation Scientist Award 2017) at International Conference on Novel Formulation Strategies organized by SELECTBIO India held on April 20-21, 2017 at Hyderabad, India. Congratulations!
Rohit Pawar receives second prize for poster presentation at 6th Indo-Japanese International Symposium on 'Overcoming intractable infectious diseases prevalent in asian countries' held on 23rd - 24th Sepetember, 2016 at Goa, India. Congratulations!
Ronak Bhuptani receives third prize for poster presentation at 6th Indo-Japanese International Symposium on 'Overcoming intractable infectious diseases prevalent in asian countries' held on 23rd - 24th Sepetember, 2016 at Goa, India. Congratulations!
Preshita Desai wins best oral and poster presentationaward at 15th International Symposium on ‘Advances in technology and Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems’ held on 19-20 February, 2016 at ICT, Mumbai. Congratulations!
Preshita Desai wins best oral presentation award at the ICMR sponsored 'National conference on Nanotechnology in drug delivery research: Innovations, challenges and opportunities’ held on 16-17 October, 2015 at NMIMS, Mumbai. Congratulations!
Ketki Bhise wins best poster Award at ICMR sponsored 'National conference on Nanotechnology in drug delivery research: Innovations, challenges and opportunities held on 16-17 October, 2015 at NMIMS, Mumbai. Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale declared "OPPI Woman Scientist Award 2015". The award is given by Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India to the outstanding women research scientist working in the field of human healthcare. The award is given on 17th October 2015 in Mumbai. Congratulations!
Point of care detection of brucellosis (Biosensors and Bioelectronics, March 2015) receives media coverage - Congratulations, Prof. Patravale and Swati Vyas!
Priyanka Prabhu wins best Poster Award at the "2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology Based Formulations- Nanopharmaceuticals" organized by Select Biosciences India Private Limited held on 10-11 September, 2015 at Hyderabad. Congratulations!
Preshita Desai wins OMICS International Best young researcher award – 2015 in 4th International conference and exhibition on ‘Neurology and Therapeutics’ Rome, Italy. Congratulations!
Priyanka Prabhu receives third prize for oral Presentation at the Eighth International Annual Conference on "Translational Clinical Pharmacology Research in Drug Development" organised by South Asian Chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacology held at Nehru Auditorium, Worli, Mumbai. Congratulations!
Amit Mirani and Sandip Gite receives "Budding QbD Scientist Award 2015" at the "QbD in Pharma Development World Congress 2015" held at Chandigarh. Congratulations!
Preshita Desai wins Best Poster Award at the Fourteenth International Symposium on 'Advances in Technology and Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems' of the Controlled Release Society - Indian Chapter 2015, held at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.
Prof. Patravale receives Dr. P. D. Patil Best Pharmaceutical Scientist of the Year Award - 2014 at Pune - APTICON 2014
Preshita Desai declared 'Ranbaxy Science Scholar' for the year 2014 in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences by the Ranbaxy Science Foundation. Congratulations!
Prof. Patravale declared National Award recipient of the Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Industrial Research Award for Women Scientists - 2013 by Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra (VASVIK) Apex Committee. The award will be presented by honourable Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi in December. Congratulations!
First prize for oral presentation and poster entitled, “Multifunctional nanocomposites of curcumin for neurodegenerative disorders” at Forteenth International Symposium on Advances In Technology And Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems, Mumbai, India, February 2015 (Desai P.)
Young Innovator in Bioprocessing Award (2nd Place) for research work entitled, “Bioenhanced ellagic acid solid solution: a systematic green approach” at Bioprocessing India 2014 conference, Mumbai, India, December 2014 (Desai P.)
Excellent poster award for topic entitled, “Pharmaceutical Co-Crystal of Atovaquone: A Systemic Approach Towards Solubility Enhancement” at 5th Indo-Japanese International Joint Symposium on Overcoming Intractable Infectious Diseases Prevalent in Asian Countries, Tokyo, Japan September 2014 (Desai P.)
Excellent poster award for topic entitled, “Evaluation of Punicalin And Punicalagin As GP 120-CD4 Binding Inhibitor: In Silico & In Vitro Screening” at 5th Indo-Japanese International Joint Symposium on Overcoming Intractable Infectious Diseases Prevalent in Asian Countries, Tokyo, Japan September 2014 (Mirani A.)
Excellent poster award for topic entitled, “Comparison of Phytopolyphenols as gp120-CD4 Binding Inhibitor: In Silico & In Vitro Screening” at 5th Indo-Japanese International Joint Symposium on Overcoming Intractable Infectious Diseases Prevalent in Asian Countries, Tokyo, Japan September 2014 (Gite S.)
First prize for poster entitled, “Green approach towards bioenhanced curcumin: process analytical technology (PAT) enabled scale up studies of curcumin solid solution using hot melt extrusion” at 1st International Conference on Industrial Pharmacy (ICIP) 2014, Kuantan, Malaysia, August 2014 (Desai P.)
Selected in top 6 research students amongst the entries from all over the world for Merck Serono Innovation Cup 2014, Darmstadt, Germany, July 2014 (Desai P.)
Agrawal A. has received the prestigious “Prime Minister’s Fellowship” for doctoral Research. This is a joint initiative of CII, Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) and Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd. as an Industry partner.
First prize for poster entitled, "Polymeric nanoparticulate delivery of curcumin-ellagic acid: synergistic potential for inflammatory bowel disease therapy", at seminar on, ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology & Its Business Potential', Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute of Pharmacy Raigad, India, February 2014 (Pukale S.)
First prize for poster entitled, “SANS investigation of a micellar drug delivery system formed by a novel antioxidant- lipid bioconjugate” at Conference on Neutron Scattering 2014", Pune, India , February 2014 (Desai P.)
Bombay Technologist Best post Graduate Student for Year 2013-14, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, February 2014 (Vyas S.)
First prize for poster entitled, “Development of mathematical model to predict release of a water soluble drug from tamarind seed polysaccharide matrices” at National Seminar on "Software in Drug Discovery and Development", Kolhapur, India, January 2014 (Desai P.)
Second prize for poster entitled, “Design Expert®: An integration of software solution forNanoformulation expermentations” at National Seminar on" Software in Drug Discovery and Development", Kolhapur, India, January 2014 (Gite S.)
First prize for poster entitled, “In vivo investigation of anticancer activity and treatment associated toxicity of tamoxifen-loaded cationic lipomer” at 65th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, Delhi, India, December 2013 (Desai P.)
Veneto Nanotech Prize (Winner of the second edition of the Cadini Prize) 2013 for the poster entitled "Influence of Newly Synthesized Mono-Guanidine Heterolipid based Cationic Nanocarriers in Treatment of Melanoma Tumor in C57BL/6 mice" at the NanotechItaly 2013, Italy, November 2013. (Prabhu R).
First Prize for poster entitled, “Lymphtarg for tamoxifene: Potential in breast cancer treatment” at the Workshop on Advances in Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology (ICT-NANOBIO2013) sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry held at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, India, November 2013 (Shete H.)

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