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Industry- Institute Interaction & Laboratory Animal House Facility:

Orchid Scientific maintains a constant commitment to advancing research and innovating new products, particularly focusing on pre-clinical instruments and laboratory animal housing solutions. The validation process for these instruments involves testing on laboratory animals to verify functionality and data accuracy. To facilitate this crucial phase, Orchid Scientific has established a Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) with M.G.V. Pharmacy College Nashik. This collaboration operates under the industry-institute interaction scheme, enabling Orchid Scientific to access the college's laboratory animal house facilities and tap into the technical expertise of its faculty. In return, students at M.G.V. Pharmacy College Nashik gain the opportunity to utilize Orchid Scientific's instruments for their research endeavors. This mutually beneficial partnership not only ensures the rigorous testing of Orchid Scientific's products but also enriches the educational experience for students, fostering an environment of collaborative learning and practical application in the field of pre-clinical research.

Committee of Industry Institute Interaction:

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty Member	Position and Department	Experience
Institute
1	Dr. Mahalaxmi Mohan	Professor, Head of Department,Pharmacology	20 years
2	Dr. S.K. Mahajan	Professor, HOD- Dept of Pharm. Chemistry	27 years
Industry
1	Dr. Parag Jain	Director, Orchid Scientific & Innovative India Pvt. Ltd.	15 years
2	Dr. Dhara Jain	Director, Orchid Scientific & Innovative India Pvt. Ltd.	7 years

New Products Developed under M.O.U.:

- Incapacitance tester for Mouse and Rat

- Laboratory Animal Anesthesia System

- Thermal Place Preference Apparatus (Tested at Centre for Neuroscience, IISc, Bangalore)

List of Research Publication done till 2018 Under M.O.U.:

- Mahalaxmi Mohan, Hemant Vanjari, Shrey Srivastava. Effect of Methanolic extract of Solanum torvum on pA2 value of atropine by using Acetylcholine as agonist on rat ileum tissue preparation. Inventi Rapid: Ethnopharmacology, 2018(4), 1-4.

- Mahalaxmi Mohan, Mitali Dalvi, Pallavi Baviskar. Effect of Solanum torvum extract on some animal behavioral models in alloxan induced diabetic rats Inventi Rapid: Ethnopharmacology, 2018(4)

- Mahalaxmi Mohan, Hitesh V. Kachave, Gitesh N Guthale. Evaluation of nootropic activity of Solanum torvum on some behavioral models using mice. Inventi Rapid: Ethnopharmacology, 2018 (4)