Dr NC Saha’s name is synonymous with packaging. A doyen in the world of packaging science and technology, he virtually eats, drinks and breathes packaging! A food technologist with a Master’s from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, in 1987 he joined the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as Professor and Scientist. A year later, he got admitted to the School of Packaging, Michigan State University, for an advanced programme in food packaging as a UNDP fellow. In 1998, he enrolled with the University of Tehran for an advanced programme in productivity concepts and tools as a fellow of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO). After a couple of years, North Maharashtra University awarded him a PhD in Packaging Managing for developing a 5D model of packaging and its synergy with marketing of consumer goods.

Having handled multiple jobs of teaching, testing, certification of packages and consultancies as a professor for 22 years, Dr Saha was elevated as Director and Principal Executive Officer of Indian Institute of Packging in 2009. During his stewardship, IIP attained new heights and got global recognition. As a result, IIP became a fully autonomous university.

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After retiring from IIP, he has taken up higher responsibilities in the world of packaging by setting up the Foundation for Innovative Packaging and Sustainability (FIPS), an NGO. At present he is Chairman of 3 sectional committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). He is also Head-Packaging of Natural Agro-Product Committee, APEDA, Government of India. He is a visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Delhi and a member of the expert committee, Indian Pharmacopeia Commission, Government of India. BIRAC – Ministry of Bio-technology, Govt. of India and permanent honorary member of Asian Packaging Federation. He is an eminent speaker at national and international packaging conferences.