As a PhD graduate from Vignan University, I found the research culture to be both enriching and supportive. The university encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, providing access to modern facilities and resources that foster innovation. Faculty mentorship was instrumental in shaping my research journey, offering valuable guidance and insights. Overall, Vignan's focus on practical, real-world applications made my experience deeply fulfilling and impactful.
Anees Tilly, a professor at Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France, who was the chief guest at the event, said fluorinated compounds play a major role in many fields such as the pharmaceutical industry, agrochemicals, and materials science. Fluorinated compounds provide effective metabolic properties in medicines. Catalyzed strategies can accelerate the preparation of these compounds and add fluorine groups with specificity. Compared to traditional methods, catalyzed strategies produce much less waste. They are also known as environmentally friendly processing technologies. These strategies will help in the preparation of new chemical compounds, especially in the pharmaceutical industry and material science, where the consumption is increasing day by day. Prof. Srinivasa Rao, Professor, Central University of Hyderabad, who was also the chief guest at the event, said that apart from making aline compounds, there are many more that can be widely used in the fields of chemical, biotechnology, medicine, anti-viral and anti-bacterial compounds.
Aligned structures also play an important role in the construction of natural products. Speaking on the occasion, Delhi University Professor P Venkatesu, who was also the chief guest at the event, said that the use of inic liquids and deep utetic solvents in the pharmaceutical industry is the only way to achieve environmental viability, economic benefits and improved drug quality. "Inic liquids are not harmful to the environment as they have a low wash-off efficiency. They will also help in improving the stability of medicines. Apart from reducing the cost of use of solvents, they are also playing a key role in enhancing the quality of the product. Later, the chief guests were felicitated.
Among the posters displayed as part of the international seminar, the first prize was presented to Rohit Phanindra Bandaru, the second prize was given to Anjitha and the third prize to Bhavya. The event was attended by representatives of various countries, Prof. G. Ramesh from IIT Madras, Prof. M. Madhusudhan of IIT Kharagpur, Vice-Chancellor of Vignan’s University Col. And Prof. P. Nagabhushan, Registrar Dr. M.S. Raghunathan, Deans, Heads, Faculty and Students of the respective departments.