HPLC
Differential partitioning between a liquid mobile phase and a solid stationary phase.
- Applications ·
- Assay, related substances, content uniformity, dissolution samples
- Industries ·
- Pharma, food, nutraceuticals, water
Special Programme 3
4 WeeksOne Month Industrial Training Programme
“Four Weeks Inside a Working Laboratory.”
A full month of structured industrial training — laboratory operations, advanced analytical instrumentation, pharmacopoeial and regulatory standards, quality management systems, and an individual mini project with report and presentation.
Programme fee: ₹4,999 per participant. Open to all students — register individually online.
Programme timeline
Week by week
WEEK 01
Laboratory Foundation & Professional Practice
Topics
- How an industrial testing laboratory is organised
- Departments, roles and daily workflow
- GLP, GMP, GDP and Good Documentation Practices
- Laboratory safety, PPE and chemical handling
- Sample lifecycle: receipt, coding, storage, retention
- Data integrity and ALCOA+ principles
Practical
- Guided tour of every laboratory section
- Safety and PPE drill
- Sample login and chain-of-custody exercise
- Writing your first laboratory record entry
Learning outcome: Students work inside the laboratory the way a new employee is expected to from day one.
WEEK 02
Analytical Instrumentation — Principle to Report
Topics
- HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS and ICP-MS
- UV-Visible spectrophotometry, FTIR and AAS
- Dissolution testing and weighing systems
- Calibration, system suitability and maintenance logs
- Reading chromatograms, spectra and raw data
Practical
- Instrument-wise live demonstrations
- Sample preparation and injection under supervision
- Interpreting a chromatogram against acceptance criteria
- Recording instrument usage logs
Learning outcome: Students can explain what each instrument does, why it is used and how its data becomes a result.
WEEK 03
Pharmacopoeia, Regulations & Standards
Topics
- IP, BP, USP, Ph. Eur., JP and WHO guidelines
- Monographs, reference standards and general chapters
- Indian regulators: CDSCO, FSSAI, BIS, NABL
- Global regulators: US FDA, EMA, MHRA, WHO
- ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001 and related standards
- Key Acts and Rules that govern testing laboratories
Practical
- Reading a live monograph end to end
- Mapping a test to its acceptance criteria
- Walking through an accreditation scope document
Learning outcome: Students understand the legal and compendial framework behind every result a laboratory releases.
WEEK 04
Quality Systems, Mini Project & Career Launch
Topics
- SOPs, deviations, CAPA, change control and OOS handling
- Method validation parameters and protocols
- Internal audits, self-inspection and audit trails
- Report writing and certificates of analysis
- Resume building, interview preparation and LinkedIn presence
Practical
- Individual mini project on a real analytical workflow
- Documentation exercise on live formats
- Project report submission and presentation
- Mock technical interview with feedback
Learning outcome: Students leave with a completed project, an assessed skill record and an industry-ready profile.
Week 2
Instruments you will work around
Every major analytical technique is demonstrated live, with supervised hands-on steps and data interpretation.
LC-MS/MS
Chromatographic separation followed by tandem mass filtering of precursor and product ions.
- Applications ·
- Trace impurities, residues, bioanalysis, metabolite studies
- Industries ·
- Bioanalytical CROs, pharma R&D, food safety
GC-MS/MS
Gas-phase separation on a capillary column with mass spectrometric detection.
- Applications ·
- Residual solvents, pesticides, flavour and aroma profiling
- Industries ·
- Pharma, food and beverage, environmental
GC
Volatile analytes carried by an inert gas and detected by FID or TCD.
- Applications ·
- Residual solvent limits, alcohol content, purity checks
- Industries ·
- Pharma, chemicals, beverages
ICP-MS
Argon plasma ionises the sample; ions are separated by mass-to-charge ratio.
- Applications ·
- Elemental impurities, heavy metals, trace minerals
- Industries ·
- Pharma, water, food, environmental
UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Beer–Lambert law: absorbance is proportional to concentration.
- Applications ·
- Assay, dissolution, content estimation
- Industries ·
- Pharma QC, food, water, academia
FTIR
Infrared absorption at characteristic molecular vibration frequencies.
- Applications ·
- Identity confirmation, polymorph and polymer checks
- Industries ·
- Pharma raw materials, polymers, forensics
AAS
Atomised sample absorbs element-specific light from a hollow cathode lamp.
- Applications ·
- Single-element metal determination
- Industries ·
- Water, food, metallurgy, pharma
Molecular Biology Platforms
Amplification and sequence-based detection of nucleic acids.
- Applications ·
- RT-PCR assays, genotyping, sequencing workflows
- Industries ·
- Clinical research, biotech, diagnostics
Weighing Systems
Electromagnetic force restoration with calibrated reference masses.
- Applications ·
- Sample and standard weighing, calibration checks
- Industries ·
- Every regulated laboratory
Week 3
Pharmacopoeial standards
The legally recognised books of quality standards that decide which tests a product must pass, by which method and within which limits.
IP India
Indian Pharmacopoeia
- Official book of drug standards in India, published by IPC
- Defines drug quality standards enforceable under law
- Contains official drug monographs for APIs and formulations
- Specifies testing requirements, limits and methods
BP United Kingdom
British Pharmacopoeia
- Sets UK quality standards for medicines and substances
- Widely accepted internationally in many regulated markets
- Provides detailed quality specifications and test procedures
USP United States
United States Pharmacopeia
- US pharmaceutical standards recognised in the FD&C Act
- Globally important for exports to the US market
- Supplies USP reference standards used to qualify methods
Ph. Eur. European Union
European Pharmacopoeia
- Legally binding standards across EU member states
- Drives harmonisation of test methods and general chapters
- Applied throughout pharmaceutical manufacturing and release
JP Japan
Japanese Pharmacopoeia
- Japanese quality standards for drugs and excipients
- Internationally relevant through ICH harmonisation work
WHO Global
WHO Guidelines
- Protects global public health through common expectations
- Frames quality assurance systems for medicines
- WHO GMP is a baseline for many national regulators
Week 3
Regulatory ecosystem & standards
Who sets the rules, who enforces them and under which law — mapped from India to the rest of the world.
India
CDSCO
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
- National drug regulator of India
- Approves new drugs and grants marketing permissions
- Oversees clinical trials and safety reporting
- Regulates import, manufacture and licensing of drugs
FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- Sets food safety standards for the country
- Issues food business licensing and registration
- Enforces compliance through inspection and sampling
- Notifies testing requirements and recognised labs
BIS
Bureau of Indian Standards
- Publishes Indian Standards (IS) for products and methods
- IS 10500 governs drinking water quality
- Runs product certification and the ISI mark scheme
NABL
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
- Accredits laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025
- Assesses technical competence, not just paperwork
- Accredited reports gain national and international acceptance
APEDA
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
- Governs export compliance for agri and processed foods
- Approves labs for export testing and residue monitoring
Agmark
Agmark Certification
- Certifies quality grades of agricultural produce
- Grading standards notified under the AGMARK Act framework
CPCB
Central Pollution Control Board
- Monitors air, water and effluent quality
- Sets discharge norms and recognises environmental labs
MoEFCC
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Frames environmental regulations and notifications
- Grants environmental clearances and oversees waste rules
AYUSH
Ministry of Ayush
- Regulates Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy products
- Sets quality norms for traditional medicine manufacturing
Global regulatory agencies
US FDA
Food and Drug Administration
Regulates drugs, food and devices for the US market; inspects manufacturing sites worldwide.
EMA
European Medicines Agency
Coordinates scientific evaluation and supervision of medicines across the EU.
MHRA
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
UK regulator for medicines, devices and blood components.
WHO
World Health Organization
Issues global guidance, prequalification and WHO GMP expectations.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
Publishes management and laboratory standards used across industries.
Codex
Codex Alimentarius
International food standards, codes of practice and residue limits.
Acts, Rules & Regulations covered
Standards covered
ISO/IEC 17025
Competence of testing and calibration laboratories — the basis of NABL accreditation.
ISO 9001
Quality management systems for any organisation.
ISO 22000
Food safety management systems across the food chain.
HACCP
Hazard analysis and critical control points in food processing.
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practices for drug and food production.
GLP
Good Laboratory Practices for study conduct and data reliability.
GDP
Good Distribution Practices for storage and transport of medicines.
GCP
Good Clinical Practice for ethical, reliable clinical trials.
Codex Standards
International food standards and maximum residue limits.
BIS Standards
Indian Standards for products, water and test methods.
FSSAI Standards
Indian food product standards, additives and contaminant limits.
WHO GMP
WHO manufacturing expectations, often required for exports and tenders.
Week 4
Quality systems, mini project & documentation
Documentation exercises on real formats, an individual mini project, a written report and a final presentation.
- SOP
- Standard Operating Procedure — the approved way a task must be performed, every time.
- COA
- Certificate of Analysis — the formal result sheet released with a batch.
- Batch Records
- The complete manufacturing and testing history of one batch.
- Audit
- Internal, customer or regulatory verification that the system is followed.
- CAPA
- Corrective and Preventive Action — fix the problem and stop it recurring.
- Root Cause Analysis
- Structured investigation (5-why, fishbone) to find the true cause.
- Validation
- Documented proof that a method, process or system does what it claims.
- Calibration
- Comparing an instrument against a traceable standard at defined intervals.
- Traceability
- Following any result back to sample, analyst, instrument and standard.
Programme outcomes
What students walk away with
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Laboratory sections toured
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Instruments demonstrated
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Pharmacopoeias covered
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Regulatory bodies explained
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Acts & rules decoded
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Quality standards mapped
Industrial awareness Instrument exposure Regulatory knowledge Pharmacopoeia understanding Documentation skills Quality system knowledge Career readiness
Certification
Premium QR-verifiable certificates
Every certificate carries a unique ID and QR code. Recruiters and colleges can confirm authenticity instantly on our verification portal — nothing to forge.
BioBridge India
Certificate of Industry Immersion
Awarded in association with YONTUS Life Sciences
Certificate ID
BBI-YYYY-XXXXXX
- One Day Certificate
Industry Immersion & Participation Certificate issued on the same day.
- One Week Certificate
Industry Excellence Certificate covering all six days of training.
- Skill Assessment
Recorded assessment of instrument, documentation and regulatory understanding.
- Digital Verification
Unique certificate ID with QR code, verifiable any time on our verification portal.
FAQ
One month programme questions
Open registration for all students
Step Into a Real Industry Laboratory.
Anyone can register — no college sponsorship needed. Each student applies individually for the one-day or one-week programme at a fixed per-participant fee.