Research is key to innovation in fulfilling the industrial gap. Embarking on this notion, Arihant School of Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute, Adalaj had constituted the Research and Development Committee. The responsibility of this committee is to stimulate research interest, review the progress of sanctions and applied grants, contribute to the development of research policy, and communicate to stakeholders the availability of research opportunities.

CONSTITUTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (2021-2022)

Sr. No.	Name and Organization	Designation in Committee	Contact Number	Email id
1	Dr. Ragin R. Shah Principal Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Chairperson	9426489489	raginrshah@gmailcom
2	Dr. Upendra Patel Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	9998812988	upendrapatel@gmail.com
3	Dr. Sunita Chaudhary Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	9427051696	sunitaankitchaudhary@gmail.com
4	Dr. Saurabh Jain Associate Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	98272 76521	sourabhj47@gmail.com
5	Dr. Jalpa Soni Associate Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	94283 70001	jalpa.pharmacy@gmail.com
6	Dr. Ishan Panchal Associate Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Co-ordinator	9974984068	ishanpharma@gmail.com
7	Dr. Aditi Bariya Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	99254 69444	aditibariya2611@gmail.com
8	Dr. Nishith Patel Associate Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	81400 94244	Nish11586@gmail.com
9	Dr. Kinjal Sanghvi Associate Professor Arihant School Of Pharmacy & Bio-Research	Member	9978906747	Kinjalsanghvi07@gmail.com

Role & Responsibilities of the Research and Development Cell (RDC)

• To develop, monitor and review policies relating to the University’s research activities, including research and research training, internationalization and international reputation, and their management as well as to guide, monitor, review and endorse the activities of the committee.
• Review, on a triennial basis, submissions for formation and or continuation of University Research Strengths and advice on funding allocations to and the status of, all RDC-funded research groups.
• To care for a conducive environment for the promotion of Research & Innovation activities in the university.
• To encourage faculty members to apply for major, Minor Research Projects.
• To ensure smooth functioning and effective Management of Innovation, Research and Development activities of the university.
• To promote collaborative research.
• To strengthen industry-institute interaction by promoting consultancy, testing and need-based research & innovation activities in the university.
• To identify the potential areas of research in various disciplines and form the faculty into various clusters based on their specialization.
• To prepare and submit proposals to government agencies for obtaining funded projects.
• To encourage multi-disciplinary research internally within the university and externally with other organizations.
• Encourage the staff to attend/ publish papers in various National/ International conferences in their specialized areas.
• To coordinate the research activities among the various departments and address potential conflicts.
• Encourage the faculty to attend various research-oriented Faculty development programmes.
• To encourage the staff to publish their research works in reputed journals that have good impact factors and are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (WOS).
• Scrutinize the student’s project proposals and send them to various agencies for financial support and recommend suitable projects.
• To affirm policies for sponsored research and consultancies.
• As safeguard the intellectual property of the University and its Faculty.
• To provide leadership and advice on mechanisms to improve monitoring, benchmarking and reporting of the University’s research performance.
• To hold one to two events annually to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information concerning research training issues for the broader research community.
• To inform and advise the Academic community on research and research training matters as and when they arise.