Manthan 2026 Agenda
16 January 2026, Friday
AGENDA
TIME
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM
TOPIC
Registration
DETAIL / SPEAKERS
Participant Check-in
09:00 AM – 09:15 AM
Welcome & Inauguration
Lighting the Lamp Ceremony
09:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 1: The Future of Life Sciences R&D in India: The Innovation Leap!
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
​Networking Break
11:30 AM – 13:00 PM
Session 2: Next-Gen Therapeutics: Unlocking the Future with mRNA, Cell, and Gene Therapy?
13:00 PM – 14:00 PM
Lunch Break
Welcome address by
Dr. Vinod Mattoo
• Dr. Sanish Davis
• Mr. Saumil Mody
Tea/ Coffee & Informal Introductions
• Dr. Pawan Singh
• Dr. Seema Pai
Informal Discussions and
Sponsor Engagement
14:00 PM – 15:30 PM
Session 3: Building the Roadmap for Research on Tropical Diseases including Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Dr. Chirag Trivedi
• Dr. Manisha Ginde
15:30 PM – 16:00 PM
Networking Break
16:00 PM – 17:30 PM
Session 4: Enabling Innovation: Building India’s Life Sciences R&D Ecosystem of Talent, Infrastructure, and Collaboration?
17:30 PM – 17:45 PM
Closing Reflections
Refreshments and Networking
• Ms. Suneela Thatte
• Dr. Anirban Roy Chowdhury
• Dr. Santosh Jha
By Dr. Manisha Ginde