Dr. Pramod J. Hurkadale, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, KLE University’s College of Pharmacy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India has completed his B.Pharm degree from Kuvempu University, Shivamogga obtained his M.Pharm degree with distinction from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Bangalore. He has been awarded Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru under AICTE sponsored quality improvement program and also Diploma in Clinical Research from Catalyst Clinical Services Ltd, New Dehli. Dr. Pramod has put-up Eighteen years of teaching and research experience in UG, PG and guiding 4 and guided 5 students for Ph.D programs under KLE University and supervised students for Masters Program in Pharmacy. He has published and presented research papers in national and international journals/conferences and authored a book in elsevier publishers and book chapter in Studium Press, USA. He also been invited as speaker for international conferences at South Africa, Malaysia, Dubai, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Srilanka, Nepal and Egypt