A symposium co-organised by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼), the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) and the Indian Institute for Chemical Technology (IICT) with the aim of bringing together academics and industralists from countries to facilitate research collaborations in the area of medicinal chemistry.