Pharma giant LUPIN awarded scholarship to LPU Pharmacy student

Jalandhar: World's largest manufacturer of quality pharmaceuticals, LUPIN Ltd has recently awarded its annual scholarship to the top ranking B Pharmacy student of Lovely Professional University.  Qadir Alam - a B Pharmacy student of 2014 passing out batch was identified as LUPIN Scholar Award winner this year. LUPIN Plant Head Mr Vinay Chaturvedi and Human Resource Head Mr Bhagwan Goswami visited LPU Campus to honour Qadir with certificate, trophy and scholarship cheque of Rs 30,000. In the year 2012, LUPIN signed an important MoU with LPU by promising to acknowledge one of University’s B Pharma students as “LUPIN Scholar” every year. This is 2nd scholarship in a row from LUPIN to LPU student.

While awarding the scholarship, Mr Chaturvedi informed: “We want that more and more LPU students and faculty members of the pharmacy department of the university to get involved in research & development activities. The positive endeavours will enable them to get more mutual gains from LUPIN.  We are happy to see talented students of LPU proving, themselves, in such a competitive environment.” He added: “LUPIN is committed in grooming young talent into leaders of tomorrow, and we are happy to be associated with LPU for the same.”

Congratulating LUPIN Scholar, LPU Pro Chancellor Mrs Rashmi Mittal said: “We are happy to see LUPIN encouraging our students to perform well. This award will certainly inspire students to be more devoted towards their academic as well as research pursuits. Indeed, need of the present hour is for more research and development activities for the benefit of the society. We welcome globally renowned pharmaceutical company LUPIN for its motivating endeavours of bridging gap between academia and industry.”

Father of cheerful Qadir, Shri Abdul Ahmed was also present on the occasion of award ceremony. Shri Ahmed told “This scholarship amount will really help a lot to my son in his further studies. I am a proud father as Qadir has proved his worth and brought recognition to himself and his alma mater. I am also thankful to LPU and LUPIN for the care and guidance both accorded to my son for his bright career ahead."

LUPIN is innovation led transnational pharmaceutical company producing a wide range of quality and affordable generic as well as branded formulations. LUPIN has many plants in India and Japan which cover Anti-TB, Cardio-Vasculars, Central Nervous System, Analgesics, anti-gout medicines. LUPIN’s manufacturing facilities are approved by international regulatory agencies like US FDA, UK MHRA, Japan’s MHLW, TGA Australia, WHO and the MCC South Africa. LUPIN’s Drugs and products reach over 70 countries in the world.