KarmaGyan™

Welcome to Karmic’s Knowledge Center – KarmaGyan™, a library of information and resources that includes Karmic in the News featuring newsmakers from Karmic and our Senior Leadership Team, White Papers and Publications authored by Karmic Team Members and published in leading industry journals and magazines and a repository of latest and informative Industry Articles relevant to the Pharma and CRO industry. For any comments or questions, feel free to drop us an e-mail at media@karmiclifesciences.com.

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Industry Articles

Dr. Chetan Tamhankar joins on the Board of Karmic Lifesciences as Director and Strategy Advisor; 20 May 2013

May 21, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena awarded ‘Honorary Life Membership’ of the ASSOCHAM Ladies League; 9 May 2013

May 21, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO and Dr. Amita Birla, COO, Karmic Lifesciences, present at the 3rd Biosimilars Congregation 2013; 18 April 2013

May 21, 2013

The Myth Busters- Ms. Nidhi Saxena covered by the Economic Times, March 2013

April 15, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena featured among the Top 50 Women in Biotech, BioSpectrum Special Issue, March 2013

April 15, 2013

Karmic Lifesciences eyeing up to $10M in PE funding, Ms. Nidhi Saxena discusses, VCCircle, March 2013

April 15, 2013

‘Learning the Ropes of Entrepreneurship and Taking up Challenges in Life’, Ms. Nidhi Saxena covered by BioSpectrum in their Women’s Day special, March 2013

April 15, 2013

Nupur Dube from Team HR at Karmic shares her views on Gender Equilibrium and Female Employment, Women’s Day Special Issue, Express Pharma, March 2013

April 15, 2013

Should Nanotechnology Products be Regulated? Dr. Amita Birla, Associate Director-Clinical Operations shares her views, Modern Pharma, March 2013

April 15, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena receives the 'Indian Leadership Award for Industrial Development' by the hands of the Honourable Shri Bhism Singh, Ex-Governor of Tamil Nadu and Ex Cabinet Minister, at the National Seminar & Awards Function on ‘National Economic Development & Social Responsibilities’, Delhi

March 13, 2013

“Pharma, Biotech Get Rough Treatment ”- Ms. Nidhi Saxena shares her views on the Union Budget with Economic Times, 01 March, 2013

March 01, 2013

India Inc. Reacts to Budget 2013-2014, India Bloom, Nidhi Saxena gives post-budget comments, 28 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

India Bioscience Industry not amused by Budget, BioSpectrum, post-budget comments by Ms. Nidhi Saxena, 28 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

India May Have Missed an Opportunity in the Lifesciences Domain, APN News, Union Budget comments by Ms. Nidhi Saxena, 28 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

India May Have Missed an Opportunity in the Lifesciences Domain: Karmic Lifesciences, India Infoline, Ms. Nidhi Saxena’s thoughts post the Budget, 28 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

‘Treat contract research bodies on par with SMEs’-The New Indian Express, Ms. Nidhi Saxena speaks about R&D and Tax pre-budget expectations, 26 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

Karmic Lifesciences has a global roadmap. But first it needs $7 mn, Startup Central, Ms. Nidhi Saxena shares her views, 22 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

Karmic Lifesciences To Raise Funds For Expansion, Dealcurry, 22 February, 2013

March 01, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences covered by Asia Pharmaleaders Magazine, where she speaks about the future of CRO Industry in India, January 2013.

February 19, 2013

Ms. Lakshmi Balachandran, Senior Medical Writer, Karmic Lifesciences shares her views on Biosimilars being the emerging frontier today, BioSpectrum, January 2013.

February 19, 2013

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences covered by Economic Times- Power of Ideas: How startups growing sans venture capital money, January, 2013

February 19, 2013

Dr. Madhuri Jadhav, Global Head-Quality Assurance, Compliance & Training has her article entitled "Ethics in clinical research in India: A survey of clinical research professionals' perceptions" published in "Perspectives in Clinical Research", ISCR, January 2013.

February 19, 2013

Dr. Shreekant Sapatnekar, Medical Director, Karmic Lifesciences covered by Apothecurry where he talks about 5 deficits threatening Clinical Research in India, December 2012.

February 19, 2013

Dr. Madhuri Jadhav, Head QA, Compliance & Training, Karmic Lifesciences covered by Modern Pharma where she gives her opinions on the standards and quality in the pharma industry, November 2012

December 14, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences interviewed by indiabusinesstv.net where she speaks about her entrepreneurial journey & Karmic’s journey thus far, November 2012

December 14, 2012

Ms. Lakshmi Balachandran, Senior Medical Writer, Karmic Lifesciences has her poem on Perspectives in Clinical Research featured in the ISCR Journal, November 2012

December 14, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences presents at the 7th Annual DIA Conference in Hyderabad

November 05, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences shares her entrepreneurial story and discusses future her plans with The Economic Times, October 2012

October 16, 2012

Ms Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences covered by Outlook Money, where she gives her views on 'How to get the Funding Right', October 2012

October 08, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena presented with 'First Generation Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Award' by the hands of the Honourable Governor of Maharashtra, Kateekal Sankaranarayanan at the 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit and Business Leadership Awards 2012

September 28, 2012

Dr. Deven Parmar awarded the Fellowship to American College of Clinical Pharmacology

September 28, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences presents at the Annual SCDM Conference in Los Angeles

September 28, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences, shares her shares her Tips & Tricks on How to Choose a CRO Partner, Modern Pharma, August 2012

August 27, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman& CEO, Karmic Lifesciences, shares her views on the Opportunities and Challenges of being a part of the CRO industry, Modern Pharma, August 2012

August 27, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO of Karmic Lifesciences nominated as Women Business Leader, 2012 by Asia Pharma Leaders; 22 August, 2012

August 22, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, discusses her entrepreneurial journey, Nagpur Entrepreneurs, July 2012

July 23, 2012

Dr. Amita Birla, Associate Director- Clinical Operations, discusses the need for SCM standards for transporting dry pharmaceutical products, Modern Pharma, July 2012

July 23, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, discusses the importance of Pharmaceutical Innovation Fund, Modern Pharmaceuticals, June 2012

July 23, 2012

Dr. Parmar joins as CEO & Medical Director Americas, Karmic Lifesciences Inc., Express Pharma, June 2012

July 23, 2012

Dr. Madhuri Jadhav, Senior Associate Director-Clinical Operations, Karmic Lifesciences, shares her opinion on whether the DCGI is doing a good job at regulating Clinical Trials in India, Modern Medicare, June 2012

July 23, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, speaks about expansion in South East Asia, Economic Times, June 2012

July 23, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President Karmic Lifesciences, covered by Pharma Bio World, where she discusses the Clinical Development Opportunity in India; June 2012

July 10, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President Karmic Lifesciences, covered by BioSpectrum, where she shares her expert opinion on ‘Adopting New Business Models’; 26 June, 2012

June 28, 2012

Dr. Deven Parmar joins Karmic Lifesciences Inc. as CEO & Medical Director, Americas; 10 May 2012

May 10, 2012

Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President Karmic Lifesciences; covered by Engineering & Technology Magazine; Karmic Calling!-An Article on kSuite, 26 April, 2012

May 07, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, covered by ZDNet Asia, 09 April, 2012

April 11, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, shares her views and comments on her entrepreneurial journey thus far, Rediff.com, 29 March, 2012

March 30, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, speaks about women entrepreneurs within India’s lifesciences industry and their growth prospects, Express Pharma, March 2012

March 30, 2012

Karmic Lifesciences “Goes Live” with Global End-to-End Pharmacovigilance & Safety Services

March 28, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences, gives a candid interview- 'An Impatient Achiever', Modern Pharmaceuticals, Infomedia18, Feb2012

February 23, 2012

Dr. Madhuri Jadhav, Sr. Associate Director, Clinical Operations, Karmic Lifesciences featured in the article 'Are We A Start Up Country?' ,Economic Times, 19Feb, 2012

February 23, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President Karmic Lifesciences shares her views on her Expectations from Union Budget 2012-2013; Express Pharma, 01Feb, 2012

February 23, 2012

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President, Karmic Lifesciences gives her thoughts on 'Pros & Cons of Draft NPPP 2011'; Modern Pharmaceuticals, Jan 2012

February 23, 2012

Empowering Women In Lifesciences- Interview with Nidhi Saxena, CEO and President, Karmic Lifesciences, PharmaBio World, December, 2011

December 10, 2011

Women In Bio India Launch- A Great Success! Wednesday, 30th November, 2011 Location: Mumbai, India

November 30, 2011

Women In Bio India Launch Event,Inauguration by Honourable Governor Mr. Martin Joseph O'Malley,Inaugural Speech by Ms. Nidhi Saxena, WIB India President

November 30, 2011

Nidhi Saxena, Founder & CEO, featured in CGTMSE-Life Sciences Entrepreneur All Praise For Collateral Free Loans

September 07, 2011

Nidhi Saxena, Founder & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences featured in Business Today, Most Powerful Women in Business, Nov 28, 2010

September 07, 2011

Nidhi Saxena, Founder & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences featured in BioSpectrum, Nov 04, 2010 "10 Women Achievers in Lifesciences Industry"

September 07, 2011

Living up to its Karma, Express Pharma, May 2011

May 10, 2011

Nidhi Saxena, President & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences quoted by Express Pharma in Pharma Ally- Industry Brainstorms need for Integrated IT solutions.

July 16, 2010

Karmic Lifesciences Announces the Grand Opening of Its New Office at Airoli SEZ, Navi Mumbai

July 10, 2010

Karmic Lifesciences exhibits in the 46th DIA Annual Meeting at Washington DC

June 13, 2010

Karmic Lifesciences participates in the BIO International Convention at Chicago

May 03, 2010

kTrialsTM eClinical Suite v2.0 - A next generation, 21 CFR Part 11, integrated EDC + CTMS + eTMF + SDTM Mapping Tool with an ODM compliant Clinical Data Repository by Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Chairman & CEO, Karmic Lifesciences, October 2012

Newer Trial Designs in Clinical Trials, PharmaBio World, by Dr. Amita Birla, Associate Director-Clinical Operations, Karmic Lifesciences, March 2012

DIA: Creativity in Project Management, Session by Dr. Shreekant Sapatnekar, Medical Director, Karmic Lifesciences at the Comprehensive Workshop on Effective Project Management, Jan 2012

DIA:Quality Assessment Session by Ms. Nidhi Saxena, CEO & President Karmic Lifesciences at the Comprehensive Workshop on Effective Project Management, Jan 2012.

Clinical Trials Enterprise, PharmaBio, by Ms. Lakshmi Balachandran, Senior Medical Writer, May 2011

The Future of Clinical Technology: Keynote Address, IBM-Express Pharma 3rd Knowledge Exchange by Nidhi Saxena, CEO, Nov 2010

Achieving Effective & Successful Trial through accurate Demand Forecasting of Clinical Supplies: Pharma & Biotech Supply Chain World Asia by Dr. Shreekant Sapatnekar, Medical Director, May 2010

Achieving CDM Audit Nirvana, Mr Ravi Shet, Senior Project Manager, CDM, August 2009

India’s Undertapped Cardiovascular Trials Opportunity by Mr Ravi Shet (Business Development) & Ms Richa Morajkar (Data Manager), June 2009

Establishing an Enterprise Quality Management System, Priyadarshini Menon, Quality Assurance Manager, March 2009

Oncology Trials - Indian Perspective, by Mr. Saleem Khan (Clinical Project Management) and Prabha Subramanian (Business Development), Feb 2009

The Case for Neurology Trials in India, Dr Ankush More (Clinical Project Manager) & Anagha Bildikar (Business Development), July 2009

India - The New Medical Devices R&D Capital, by Mr. Mangesh Patankar (Product Development Leader) & Mr. Saleem Khan (Clinical Project Management), Sept 2009

Finding the best research companies, July 2009, by Nidhi Saxena, CEO

Aliskiren, the first direct renin inhibitor for treatment of hypertension: The path of its development; Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, January-March 2012, Vol 58, Issue 1. Co-author: Mr. Chetan Yeola, Junior Data Manager, CDM

A Cross-Sectional Prescription Audit Database for Anti-Anginal Drugs with Impact of Essential Drug List and Standard Treatment Guidelines on Prescription Pattern in Nasik City; Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 4(7): July 2011, Co-author: Vishal Chaudhari, Junior Data manager, CDM

Approach Of Linear Mixed Model In longitudinal Data Analysis Using SAS; Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies; ISSN (Print): 0974-8024, (Online): 2229-5666 Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2011) : 73-84. Co-author: Mr Pankaj Tiwari, Senior Bio-Statistician

Evaluation of Authenticity and Rationality of Promotional Pharmaceutical Drug Literatures; J Clin Pharmacol 2011;51:1326-1369; Aug 25, 201. Co- author: Mr Chetan Yeola, Junior Data Manager, CDM

Antibacterial Agents from Actinomycetes - A Review; Frontiers in Bioscience E4, 240-253, January 1, 2012. Co-author: Ms. Lakshmi Balachandran, Senior Medical Writer

Clinical Research, Clinical Quality Assurance Advisor; 2012 January 30

Keane PA, Tufail A, and Patel PJ. Management of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Clinical Practice: Initiation, Maintenance, and Discontinuation of Therapy.J Ophthalmol. 2011; 2011: 752543

Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria Annals of Neurology, Volume 69, Issue 2, pages 292–302, February 2011

Bowalekar S. Adaptive designs in clinical trials. Perspect Clin Res [serial online] 2011 [cited 2012 Jan 3]; 2:23-7. Available from:

Shein-Chung Chow and Ralph Corey. Benefits, Challenges and Obstacles of adaptive trial designs. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2011, 6:79

Twerenbolda R, et al. High-sensitive cardiac troponin: friend or foe? Swiss Med Wkly. 2011; 141:w13202.

Cho JY.Recent Advances in Mechanisms and Treatments of Airway Remodelling in Asthma: A Message from the Bench Side to the Clinic. Korean J Intern Med. 2011; 26(4): 367–383.

Wang H and Peng D.New insights into the mechanism of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obesity. Lipids Health Dis. 2011; 10: 176.

Kim D. Recent advances in the path toward the cure for chronic myeloid leukemia. Korean J Hematol. 2011; 46:169-74.

Gill S, et al. Progression - free survival as a primary endpoint in clinical trials of metastatic colorectal cancer. Curr Oncol. 2011 October; 18 (Supplement 2): S5–S10.

Knutsen Lars J.S. Drug discovery management, small is still beautiful: Why a number of companies get it wrong? Drug Discovery Today 16, 2011, 476-484

Allinson J and Brooks S. Biomarkers in Drug Development – A CRO Perspective. Current Separations (2004) 21:1.