I can hear the rain but I cannot feel it.
Its late in the night and I cannot see anything.
If I cannot see the rain, can I feel it.

I shift the curtain and peer outside,
can only see my reflection in the glass.
I begin to see my eyelashes , but it is
hours to go before I sleep as I
etch the alphabets on the glass screen.

Biotech sector report

ITs 2 AM in the night. Just finished making the biotech sector report, in retrospect. The financial analysis still needs to be done. Was planning to start marketing. That remains a plan . Dunno if tomorrow will be IT quiz . The IT project meet was quite successful with work allocation and architecture getting finalized. Divided work ito 6 parts...sixy sixy sixy

Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)
Specifies the rules for the manufacture, use/import/export and storage of hazardous microorganisms genetically engineered organisms or cells, 1989.
http://www.envfor.nic.in/divisions/csurv/geac/biosafety.html
Drugs and Cosmetic Rule(8th Amendment),1998
Revised guidelines for research plants & guidelines for toxicity and allergenicity evaluation of transgenic seeds, plants and plant parts,1998
Guidelines for generating preclinical and clinical data for rDNA vaccines, diagnostics and other biologicals,1999
Report of the Task Force on Recombinant Pharma

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) http://dbtindia.nic.in/

Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC)

Review Committee on Genetic manipulation (RCGM).

Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) http://www.cdsco.nic.in/html/central.htm

Central Authorities are responsible for approval of New Drugs, Clinical Trials in the country, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs, coordination of the activities of State Drug Control 0rganisations and providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Drug Controller General of India is responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera.

4. Identification of sector Impact factors:
Increasing middle class purchasing power in India: Middle class can purchase costlier vaccines for children which have fewer side effects. This will increase the net margin for biotechnology companies. From the following table one can extrapolate the growth in vaccines. (bold).

Biocon has made significant capital expenditure and its profitability depends on the competition with Chinese players in the statins market. Another important factor is the opportunity from drugs which are coming off patent in the US market.

so precious

Suddenly old memories were jogged with a friend leaving a message on orkut. Its so amazing, how friendships when one is young are held so precious. I just hope that I will keep my friendships without being selfish and self-centred. Reading about OB is scary as if meta analyses are really true , then deprivation and self centredness when one is very young and not love makes one a leader.

throwback in time

Me and keks, and dalla, we had a suuuper time at sjc , sfo and of course ole fremont. I still remember those days on stevenson blvd. Celebrated tingis birthday and bought a cake from a chinki shop.

when i lived in sjc, there was no santana row, not that it would have made a difference, malpani would never approve of buying stuff there :).
Going around and driving so much reminded me of the US way of life and planning for the next right turn, keeping your eyes open.

Transitivity and Incompleteness in mid terms

Did ok in economics , made a mistake in a basic 2 marks question. Rest is theoretical stuff which can go on and on where factors of production and output depends on states of nature(starts sounding like decision analysis again), did explore from price elasticity point of view.

Afternoon , got jacked in accounts, did only 9 marks correctly , rest is left to the discretion of the examiner :(. Did make the adjustments, adjusted column , p&l column and B/S column...running short of time revenues and COGS made me go agog. didnt know there were lifo fifo in accounts also...generally one problem took an hour to do short ckting everything else.

Plan to buy a N91 after the OB exam ...I just loved the HBR articles...loads of gyan...tada
Now tending towards the E70 or Moto Razr v3i.
The OB paper was loaded with questions on outcomes, Vrooms expectancy theory and instrumentatility. Really felt like an IIM paper. Kudos clap clap. Marks dont matter, what we learn matters :) ; I mean for people with more than three years of experience.