Fifty-seven abstracts were released, and 150 participants registered for the symposium. The participants were from Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, JSS College of Pharmacy (Ooty & Mysore), GM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SJM College of Pharmacy, Rani Chennamma College of Pharmacy, Yenepoya Pharmacy College & Research Centre and NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Dr. Vandana Patravale, Professor of Pharmaceutics, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, ICT, Mumbai was as the keynote speaker.  Mr. Raghunandan Shurpali, Asst. General Manager, QA Department, Gland Pharma Limited, Hyderabad; Dr. Latha Damle, Founder, Atrimed Biotech and Chief Scientific Officer, Atrimed; Dr. V. Sanker, Vice Principal, PSG College of Pharmacy, Peelamedu, Coimbatore; Dr. Rakshith Shetty, Senior Manager, Formulations Development, Steerlife, Bengaluru; Dr. Vijay Kulkarni, Director, Formulation & Business Development, Swalava Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru; Dr. Prasanna Sagar, Director, Itaan Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad; Dr. Dinesh Kumar B, Head, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, St James College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chalakudy, Kerala and Ms. Sweety Mathew, Regulatory Professional, RA CMC Biotech & Rare Disease, Global Business Services (BGC) were the other speakers. 

The Drug Delivery Symposium (DDS) 2023 offered a unique opportunity for interaction and networking among attendees from academia and the pharmaceutical industry.