Bala was previously Director, infection business unit at Cellworks Research India Pvt. Ltd, where he led the discovery of new combinations for the treatment of tuberculosis. Prior to this, he spent two decades in infection research and anti-bacterial drug discovery at AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd and led the discovery of a clinical drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis. Bala served on the Board of AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd as Executive Director.
Santanu was previously Vice President, Drug Discovery and Industrial Biotechnology at Cellworks Research India Pvt. Ltd where he led the building of the in-silico platform for E.coli and M.tuberculosis and its experimental validation. Prior to this, he was the principal research scientist in AstraZeneca India, where he spent more than 2 decades working in Infectious diseases, with a focus on Malaria and MTB.
Vasan brings 20+ years of professional experience in vaccine and drug development at Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Biocon. At these organisations, he provided strategic direction, and orchestrated major business operations to develop affordable medicines across oncology, diabetes, infectious diseases and inflammation. Most recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer of DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, a global funding agency promoting basic, biomedical and clinical research across India. He has 50+ publications in peer-reviewed international journals and co-inventor on 4 patents.
Nainesh received his Ph.D. in neuronal development and regeneration at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and underwent post-doctoral training in neuronal development and regeneration at the University of Konstanz, Germany. He currently leads the oncology program and prior to this, he headed the laboratory research at the Infection Business Unit of Cellworks and Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd for over 10 years. He is an experienced Biochemist, Molecular Biologist, and Microbiologist and has worked in infectious diseases, neurobiology, green chemistry, and biofuels. He has multiple patents and publications in international journals to his credit.
Harish earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, and has over 17 years of experience in Clinical Research, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, and Drug Development. He leads global clinical programs at Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., integrating DMPK, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics (CPPMx), Clinical Operations, and Translational Pharmacology to advance innovative anti-infective and oncology therapies.
Before joining Bugworks, Harish held scientific and leadership roles at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Tata Consultancy Services, Nektar Therapeutics, and Advinus Therapeutics. He has contributed to multiple IND, NDA, and ANDA filings, authored several peer-reviewed publications, and holds international patents in antibacterial and oncology drug discovery and development.
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