Dr. Artiben R. Thakkar is an alumnus of the Pharmacy Department, The M. S. University of Baroda, India. She was a visiting scholar at King’s College of London, UK (during her Ph. D.) and a post-doctoral fellow at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy,theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Dr. Thakkar has more than 17 years of National & International (India, UK, USA) experience in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (DMPK, QA, and DRA). She started her career as a QC Chemist at Elysium Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Baroda. She has worked as a faculty in a few academic organizations: Parul University, Baroda; ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga; Baddi University and Delhi Pharmaceutical Sci. and Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi. At present, she is Associate Professor, at Amity University, Noida. In the past, she has developed and established a government (CDSCO & NABL) approved commercialized drug testing laboratory named ISF Analytical Laboratory (ISFAL), Moga.

Dr. Thakkar has 67 publications in peer-reviewed journals; 76 Presentations in International (USA, UK, China) and National Conferences; 6 Indian Patent and 1 International Book Chapter, 7 Books (D. Pharm., B. Pharm., and M. Pharm.), 5 Research Projects (AICTE, India; INMAS, India; DST, India; NIH, USA and J&J;, USA) worth Rs. 1 crore from Indian and International funding agencies, and 11 National&International; awards (including IPGA FELLOWSHIP AWARD-2019, BEST RESEARCH GUIDE-2012 award from Troika Pharmaceuticals & LM College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad and FAST TRACK YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD from DST, New Delhi, two times Best Poster Presentation award, DMPK Symposium, NIPER, Mohali and BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD from PD Sethi Memorial Award) to her credit. She is the first certified trainer of the Quality Assurance Chemist job role, by LSSSDC, New Delhi. She has guided more than 38 M. Pharmacy Students (Pharm. Analysis, QA, DRA & Pharmaceutics) and currently guiding 6 Ph. D. Students. Her core research areas are Formulations Development; DMPK, Method Development & Validation; Current Drug Regulatory Affairs.

She is a life member of IPGA, IHPA, APTI, SPER, MSU Pharmacy Alumni Association (MPA). She is a member of AAPS and ISSX. She is an executive council member of the Society for Study of Xenobiotics (SSX), India, IPGA, and MPA. She is Co-convener, the IPGA Women Forum, and Secretary, Delhi Pharmaceutical Council, Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry since 2020. She was an editorial board member (2019-2021) followed by Editor-in-Chief (2022) for IPGA Today Magazine.

Dr. Thakkar has organized National and International conferences (IPGA-2009; IHPA-2010; APTI–2011; Indo-Taiwan International Workshop-2011; INSPIRE Camp – 2012; National Seminar of CRS Indian Chapter-2016; 70th IPC-2018; 3rd& 4th Annual Conference of SSX-India-2018 & 2019, AP-ISSX, 2022) as LOC member and Scientific Services Committee Member 71st IPC-2019, 72nd IPC-2022. She is Scientific Committee Member of Disso Research Presentation India – 2020 and 2021 and North Zone coordinator 2022, organized by Soc. for Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science.