Bangalore Beacons Pharma Companies and Job Seekers

Bangalore, the silicon valley of India is known for its talent in Information Technology (IT). The burgeoning city is hub for countless IT and computer professionals. No other profession can match the IT job market in the city and hence the sectors such as Pharma which dominate the Western part of India rarely generate the interest in the city although there are quite a few well-known pharma names that thrive in the Megapolis. These include Biocon, Strides, Arcolab, Micro Labs, Cipla, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceutics Ltd, Himalaya Drug Company and so on.

Like IT power-horse, can Bangalore turn into Pharma powerhouse? Honestly, it appears to be a distant dream but not the impossible dream. It appears difficult because the pharma industry housed in and around Bangalore have some way to go. There is dearth of talent and opportunity. As if to taste these impressions, a Mega Pharma Job Fair was held on September 30, 2015 on the outskirts of the city which to the surprise of some drew an excellent response, thanks largely to Mr. H R Kiran, Secretary, R R Institutions, Bangalore and Prof. Raveendra. R., Head of the Department and Placement Officer at R R College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

New hopes for Pharma industry in Bangalore?

The success could be gauged from the fact that though it was slightly off-season event, nearly 1000 job aspirants with graduate, master’s, and doctorate qualifications registered at the event. They came from Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and other far off places like Goa, Kerala and Maharastra. According to Prof Raveendra, nearly 400 youngsters received positive response though it would take some time to process the cases. None other than Government departments supported the cause with Mr. D H Shankara Murthy, Chairman, Legislative Council (Karnataka) lighting the lamp. The event was sponsored by PKMET, KAPL, Micro Labs Group Pharma and Remidex pharma. About 30 pharma companies from South of India attended the job fair.

With skilled knowledge base and rising aspirations of pharma companies, young pharma professionals it seems better days are ahead for pharma industry in Bangalore.  Any takers?