Prestigious Life-Time Achievement Award for Prof Bhoop

Chandigarh, January 31, 2024: Professor Bhupinder Singh Bhoop has recently been chosen by Punjab Academy of Sciences (PAS)for conferment of the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award of the Academy” for “immense” contribution in the field of Sciences, especially extensive pioneering research work in Pharmaceutical Sciences on novel and nano structured drug delivery systems using Quality by Design (QbD) paradigms. In a communique received from PAS yesterday, the said award will be conferred upon Dr Bhoop at the inaugural function of 27th Punjab Science Congress to be held on 7th February 2024 at Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh (Punjab).He will be the first-ever pharma scientist to be bestowed with this coveted Award by the Academy,since its inception in 1996.

Globally renowned for his research work on QbD-enabled development of drug nanoc arrier systems, Professor Bhoop has to his credit over430 publications including 16 books, 8 patents (3 granted) and tech. transfers of three nanotech-based drug delivery products to Pharma industry. A widely travelled scientist, he has delivered over 375 invited talks and onsite workshops in India and overseas, thus training thousands industrial scientists from leading pharma industrial hoouses. He has duly trained over a thousand industrial scientists under his guidance through various onsite industrial training seminars, workshops and scientific forums. He has guided over 110 researchers, including 34 Ph.D.’s and 11 post-doctorates, and has earned research grants of over 7.30 crores from the governmental and corporate sectors. Based on his quantum and quality of the published work, he has adorned among Top 2% of Scientists of the World (by Stanford University, USA), in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, on the basis of career-long performance as well as last one year’s performance.

His work has decorated Prof Bhoop with numerous awards & accolades like, Leading Educators of World (UK) 2007, Pharma Buzz Personality Award 2008, Shiksha Rattan Puruskar 2008, Innovative Scientist Award 2012 (CIIPP), QbD& Product Performance Award 2012 & 2013 (Amer. Assoc. Pharm. Scientists, USA), QbD Excellence Award 2013 (CPhI-Asia), Outstanding Scientist Award 2014 (SelectBio, UK), Pharma QbD Outstanding Performance Award 2014 (Stat-Ease, USA), BharathiVidyapeeth APTI Pharmacy Teacher Award 2014, Prof Baichwal Oration Award 2015 (ICT, Mumbai), Scientist Par-Excellence Award 2015 (Minitab, UK), Eudragit Award 2015 (Germany), Prof Rai Oration Award 2015 (GNDU, Asr), HT Performer of 2015, Innovative Healthcare Researcher Award 2016 (WWA‎), Name in Science Award (EBA, Oxford, UK) 2016, Prof DVS Jain Best Scientist Award 2018, Global QbD Excellence Award 2019 (Shengie, China), Elsevier Best Research Paper Awards 2020 & 2021, Pharma Lok Excellence Award 2021, Scientific Innovation Award 2023 (CIIPP), Science Distinction Award 2023 (CHASCON), Chitkara University Excellence Award 2023, and many more. He has been on the Expert Panels of UGC, NBA, NAAC, AICTE, PCI, DST-SERB, DBT, UPSC, PPSC, Commonwealth Secretariat, and scores of prestigious universities in India and abroad...

At Panjab University, he has been Chairman - University Institute of Pharm. Sciences (UIPS, 2014-17), Fellow & Member - University Senate & Syndicate (2012-16), Dean - Faculty of Pharm. Sciences (2012-14), and Dean Alumni Relations (2007-11). He has also been the Coordinator of UGC Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Pharm. Sciences (2011-18), and Founder-Coordinator of National UGC Centre for Excellence in Nano Biomedical Applications (2011-2020).  Besides being a Hony. Visiting Professor at UIPS, PU, he is currently serving as an Emeritus Professor at Chitkara University too.

Founded in 1996,Punjab Academy of Sciences (PAS) has been serving on strengthening and collating the activities of various scientists working in universities, colleges and other institutions in India esp.in North India. It is a registered body under Society Act with around2000 Life Members today. The Punjab Science Congress is held every year, where large numbers of scientists meet and present their research papers in different disciplines of science. Under the constitution of the Academy, Honorary Fellows are elected and Life Time Achievement Award presented to the scientists among the region,who have made immense contribution to the development of research in various scientific fields and those who have worked for promotion of scientific temper in the society. Since 2002, the Academy is holding "Children Science Congress" for the students of 10+2 classes too. The academy is also bringing out an annual journal of scientific research, viz. "Journal of Punjab Academy of Sciences".