Ketan R. Patel

Dr. Patel is a Gold Medalist during his Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy programs from L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad. He has a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from Dharamsinh Desai University, Gujarat.[2]

Dr. Patel instituted the “Rajnibhai.V. Patel Pharmlnnova Award” under the aegis of Department of Science and Technology (India).[3]

His journey of innovation can be found in a book titled, ‘THE INNOVATORS’, published by the Department of Science and Technology (India) Government of India.

Dr. Patel is the Chairman of the Board of Governors at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER),[4] Gandhinagar. He is also a member of Academic Council, National Forensic Sciences University, Ahmedabad (previously known as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University).[5]

He is the member of the Board of Governors at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad.[6] He is a member of the Board of Directors, i-HUB,[7] one of the biggest startup institutes set up by the Government of Gujarat.

Dr. Patel is the primary inventor & patent holder of a painless diclofenac injection[8][9] under the brand name – ‘DYNAPAR-AQ’ by Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. For this Government of India’s Department of Science & Industrial Research also conferred National Award in 2008.[10]

In 2008, he invented a quick penetrating solution of Diclofenac[11] for topical administration known as 'DYNAPAR QPS', for which he was conferred National Award in 2015 by Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India.[10]

Dr. Ketan Patel is the key innovator behind world's first Methylcobalamin Nasal Spray, commercialized as Naso B12, which corrects Vitamin B12 deficiency in the human body. Methylcobalamin Nasal Spray is also patented in European/Japanese markets.[12][13][14][15]

• World Academy of Art and Science, Fellow [16]

• Penetration of Diclofenac from Novel Quick Penetrating Solution- A Comparative Scintigraphy Study with Gel, Sanjaykumar H. Maroo, Ketan R. Patel and Aseem Bhatnagar, International Journal of Pharma & Science Res.2013;5(4):175-178
• A Comparative Dermal Microdialysis Study of Diclofenac QPS versus Conventional 1% Diclofenac Gel, Sanjay Kumar H. Maroo1*, Ketan R. Patel, Vipul Prajapati, Rajen Shah, Milind Bagul, ISSN 0975-248X, 2013, vol5, issue4
• Comparison of Heparin Quick Penetrating Solution and Diclofenac Quick Penetrating Solution for the Prevention of Superficial Thrombophlebitis Caused by Peripheral Venous Cannulation: A Randomized Double-Blind Study, Akhileshwar and Swati Singh, DOI: 10.4103/aer.AER_189_18, 2019 Jan-Mar; 13(1): 155–157, PMID 31031497
• Evaluation of Skin Penetration of Diclofenac from a Novel Topical Non-Aqueous Solution: A Comparative Bioavailability Study, Manish Nivsarkar, Sanjaykumar Maroo, Ketan R Patel, Dixit D Patel, ISSN: 0975-8232, 2017
• Novel Methylcobalamin Nasal Spray versus Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized, Crossover Comparative Bioavailability Study, Hardik Dave, Vivek Agarwal, Arun Maseeh, Ketan R. Patel, Int J Endocrinol Metab Disord (2021) 7(1): ISSN 2380-548X.
• Rapid and Safe Correction of Vitamin B12 Deficiency using Novel Methylcobalamin Nasal Spray, Tulika Seth, Vikas Suri, Dushyant Balat, Sachin Murthy, Ajay Agarwal, Prabu Pandurangan, Prantar Chakrabarti, Arun Maseeh, Ketan R. Patel, Int J Endocrinol Metab Disord (2021) 7(1): Int J Endocrinol Metab Disord 7(1): ISSN 2380-548X.