Life Science Council mandates Pollux LLP to upgrade skill-sets

Life Science Sector Skills Development Council (LSSSDC), established under the Ministry of Skill Development, has mandated city-based firm Pollux LLP to upgrade skill-sets among emerging pharmacists to bridge the industry-academia gap.
"Following a cluster focused approach, the Council has successfully identified training partners in Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telengana), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai, Ahmedabad and now Pollux LLP in Mumbai, Pune," LSSSDC Chief Executive Officer Ranjit Madan said in a statement here.
"We have absolute confidence that Pollux LLP will, starting early 2017, begin developing a pool of high quality workforce for one of the largest clusters of life sciences activity in the country, thus giving an impetus to growth of this critical sector, Madan said.

Pollux LLP, CEO, Hemant Deshpande said, "India has strongly established itself as a low-cost producer for not only quality but also affordable drugs in the world."
"The challenge however remains to maintain this position not only by following stringent global regulatory norms but also develop workforce both in qualitative and quantitative terms for which we have developed two-tier training modules for under graduates and graduates of pharmacy and science," Deshpande added.