R & D Overview And Industry Connect

Research QIP and Infrastructure Development Grants

Sr. No. Name of Funding Agencies Type of Project Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) Link to Funding Agencies
1. Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi DST FIST-Infrastructure Development 45.0 https://dst.gov.in/
2. All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi Research Projects 30.37 https://www.aicte-india.org/
3. All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi Infrastructure Development 25.18 https://www.aicte-india.org/
4 All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. Industry Institute Partnership Cell 8.0 https://www.aicte-india.org/
5 All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi FDP ,STTP 4.63 https://www.aicte-india.org/
6 Ministry of Educations Innovation Cell, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Start-up Grant 3.0 https://mic.gov.in/
7 Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Mumbai. Research Projects 16.7 https://rgstc.maharashtra.gov.in/sanctioned-projects
8. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. Research Projects 62.2 http://www.unipune.ac.in/
9. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. Quality improvement Programmes 28.14 http://www.unipune.ac.in/
10. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. Infrastructure Development 32.85 http://www.unipune.ac.in/
11. Industries and Institutes Consultancy and Services 139.15 -

Publications/Presentations/Research Collaborations

Sr. No. Publications/Presentations/Research Collaborations Number
1 Publications 397
2 Presentations 216
3 Research Collaborations:
  1. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Dadra, UT of D & NH.
  2. Zuventus Healthcare Ltd., Pune.
  3. Vipra Pharmaceuticals, Pune.
  4. Rajaswa Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  5. Passiflora Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  6. Mprex Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  7. Srujan Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  8. Matruj Ayurveda Pharmacy Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  9. NuLife Pharmaceuticals, Pune.
  10. SG Phyto Pharma Pvt. Limited, Kolhapur.
  11. Reve Pharma, Nashik.
  12. MB Healthcare, Pune.
  13. Chakan Life Sciences Pvt. Limited, Pune.
  14. Ari Healthcare Pvt. Limited, Pune.
  15. Callidus Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
  16. PRADO (Preclinical Research and Development Organization Private Limited), Pune.
  17. BVG India Limited, Pune.
  18. University of Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  19. Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pune.
  20. Pune District Education Association’s College of Ayurveda and Research Centre, Pune.
  21. MCIII - Marathwada Mitramandal Centre for Invention, Innovation & Incubation, Pune in collaboration with Tata Technologies Ltd. and Science & Technology Park, Pune.
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Research Interest

Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

The area of research interest of the faculty includes CNS targeting, nasal mucoadhesive drug delivery, transdermal drug delivery system, pulsatile drug delivery, floating drug delivery system, colon targeted drug delivery, microencapsulation, solubility enhancement, crystal engineering, taste masking & mouth dissolving systems, preservation of biomolecules, micro & nano-particulate drug delivery system, sustained/ controlled drug delivery system and self-emulsified drug delivery system.
    1. Avinash Tekade, Mukesh Ratnaparkhi, Ashutosh Shewale, Rushikesh Shinde, Gajanan Kulkarni, Parth Pawar. Design and assessment of in-situ nasal gel incorporated with nanostructured cubosomes for the targeted therapy of schizophrenia, Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 2025; 29(3): 947–958.
    2. Mukesh P. Ratnaparkhi, Shailendra S. Salvankar, Avinash R. Tekade, Gajanan M. Kulkarni. Core-shell Nanoparticles for pulmonary Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, 2025; 13(1): 90-116.
    3. Sachin Jagdale, Babita Agarwal, Abhishek Dixit, Saurabh Gaware. Chitosan as excellent bio-macromolecule with myriad of anti-activities in biomedical applications - A review, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024; 257(2): 128697.
    4. Avinash Tekade, Prasad Kadam, Sachin Jagdale, Samiksha Surwade, Anil Gaikwad, Parth Pawar, Rushikesh Shinde. Exploring Potential of Nano-formulations in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease through Nasal Route, Current Alzheimer's Research, 2024; 21(10): 693-709.
    5. Avinash R. Tekade, Ram Susar, Gajanan Kulkarni, Samiksha Surwade, Anil Gaikwad. Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Of Donepezil Hydrochloride For The Treatment Of Alzheimer Diseases, Current Alzheimer's Research, 2024; 21(10): 710-722.
    6. Sachin K. Jagdale, Rajesh B. Nawale. Solid–Liquid Equilibrium Study of Itraconazole in Diethylene Glycol: Water Mixtures at 298.15 K Using Extended Hildebrand Solubility Approach, Chemistry Africa, 2024; 7: 151-164.
    7. Shailendra Salvankar, Komal Thite, Mukesh Ratnaparkhi, Gajanan Kulkarni. Formulation and optimization of Agomelatine loaded nanostructured lipid carriers for intranasal delivery, Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 2024; 23(5): 1592–1608.
    8. Avinash R. Tekade, Mayuri R. Suryavanshi, Ashutosh B. Shewale, Vilas S. Patil. Design and development of donepezil hydrochloride loaded nanostructured lipid carriers for efficient management of Alzheimer’s disease, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2023; 49(9): 590-600.
    9. Avinash Tekade, Pratiksha Ghodke, Ashvini Patange, Pravin Patil. Nanostructured cubosomal in situ nasal gel for the treatment of migraine, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2023; 87: 104797.
    10. Avinash R. Tekade, Sneha U. Mathapati, Mukesh P. Ratnaparkhi, Gajanan M. Kulkarni. Bioavailability Enhancement of Poorly Aqueous Soluble Atorvastatin Calcium by Solid Dispersion Technique Using a Modified Natural Polymer as a Hydrophilic Carrier, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2023; 18: 2185-2195.
    11. Tekade A.R., Mittha P.S., Pisal C.S. Nanostructured lipid carriers for nose to brain delivery targeting CNS: Diversified role of liquid lipids for synergistic action, Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2022, doi: 10.34172/apb.2022.078.
    12. Sachin K. Jagdale, Rajesh B. Nawale. Experimental measurement – correlation of solubility and dissolution thermodynamics study of itraconazole in pure monosolvents at various temperatures, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2021, 1-4.
    13. Sachin Jagdale, Simran Karekar. Bird’s eye view on aquasomes: Formulation and application of aquasomes, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2020; 58: 1-14.
  1. Avinash Tekade, Jyoti Yadav. A Review on Solid Dispersion and Carriers Used Therein for Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs, Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2020; 10(3): 359-369.
  2. Sachin Jagdale, Rajesh Nawale. Extended Hildebrand solubility Approach: prediction and correlation of the solubility of Itraconazole in Triacin: water mixtures at 298.15 K, Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020; 17(2): 228–234.