The Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), a Hyderabad-based top ranking business school, (ranked 26 by Business Today May 2002) will organise a full day national seminar-cum-workshop on pharma marketing in Hyderabad on 7th February at FAPCCI. It will be organised in association with The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) and in support with the Bulk Drugs Manufacturers Association (BDMA) and Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), Hyderabad Chapter.

Koteswara Rao, president of FAPCCI, Balasubramanyam, director of Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Satish Reddy, director of Dr Reddy's Labs, Venkat Jasti, president of BDMA, Hanumantha Rao, president of IPA and others are expected to address the gathering.

Disclosing this Dr Aswani Kumar, director of ITM informed that it will be attended by 150 industry representatives, research scholars, students and policy makers from organisations like Dr Reddy's Labs, Sun Pharma, BE Ltd, Wockhardt Ltd, Bharat Biotech, Lupin, FDC Ltd and others.

The convention is organised in the backdrop of India joining the bandwagon of nations, which adhere to the WTO (World Trade Organisation) norms. It will bring together the best marketing brains from the industry on a common platform to share, deliberate, debate, evolve strategies for future. The entry for the convention is free, but on invitation only.