Mr. Anand Shah (Managing Director)
Having done his Bachelor of Engineering and Masters of Business Administration & professional experience of around 15 years in various successful pharmaceutical companies, Mr. Anand brings with him an expertise of leading Getz Pharma Research team to establish its image as one of the most reputed & respected contract research organization in the world. Mr. Anand with his experience in International marketing also contributes directly to Getz Pharma Research business in the USA and Europe.
Mr. Susheel Koul (Executive Director - Operations)
Mr. Koul brings extensive experience in portfolio management in the pharmaceutical drug industry together a solid background in marketing of formulations and APIs for both domestic and international market, project management and supply chain management. He has worked in the generic sectors of the industry for over 25 years and has led to the establishment of corporate entity and business strategies for Enaltec Labs Ltd. He is fully familiar with business development dynamics in pharmaceutical industry and is actively involved in interfacing with the marketing and supply chain management teams. He holds a DMM from IMT Ghaziabad and has worked at leading pharmaceutical organizations such as Merind (A Tata Enterprise, earlier knows as MSD India Ltd), Wockhardt & Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. He brings a strong sense of business acumen and creative thinking on establishing best processes and methodologies to enable simple, quick, and quality driven approaches for growing the business. He is currently designated as Director Operations for both Enaltec Labs Ltd & Getz Pharma Research Private Limited.
Dr. B. V. Sivakumar, Ph.D. (Chief Scientific Officer)
Dr. Sivakumar holds Ph.D. degree in chemistry and has over 20 years of experience in the development of pharmaceutical products for regulatory and semi-regulatory markets. His Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Law and Practice from Institute of Intellectual Property Studies Mumbai (IIPS), has made him a expert in patents and design around strategies for pharmaceutical products. Dr. Sivakumar is listed as inventor in more than 100 patent applications, having more than 10 international publications and has developed several non-infringing formulas / processes for pharmaceutical products. As CSO, India Operations for Getz Pharma, Dr. Sivakumar is responsible for providing leadership and overseeing all activities of Getz Pharma Research India including: formulation development, product pipe line development and customer exclusivity protection. Dr. Sivakumar is also serving as a CSO for active pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing company Enaltec Labs Pvt. Ltd. which he co-founded and nurtured to the profitability. Prior to Enaltec Labs, Dr. Sivakumar has served big pharma companies like Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Mr. Neeraj Kumar, MBA (Asst. Director, Business Development / Operations - Worldwide)
Mr. Kumar is spearheading GPR business development initiatives & operations for worldwide markets. He is a management graduate in International Business & Marketing from Amity Business School, Noida and carries with himself 10+ experience in the area of Business Development & Licensing in the pharmaceutical industry. In his career span, he has been associated with leading companies like Emcure Pharmaceuticals & Ajanta Pharma Ltd. and currently is associated with Getz Pharma Research. He brings in a rich experience in the areas of strategic business development, planning, licensing & business operations.
Dr. Shruti Bhat, Ph.D. (Formulation Head)
Dr. Shruti Bhat heads the Formulation R&D. She is a Generics and Specialty Pharmaceutical Formulation Development and Pre-formulation Expert in leading international drug product development programs and operations for over 15 years. She has successfully led product development and operation teams in India, Switzerland and Canada and has been associated with multi-national pharmaceutical companies such as Searle, Unichem, Macleods, Novartis, Pharmascienece etc. She is gold medalist with M. Pharm., Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from University of Mumbai, MBA from SNHU, USA with Project management certification from University of Toronto. She is also first recipient of Pamdal’s “Young Scientist Award” and “Govt. Research Scholar” New Delhi. She has extensive experience with identification, development, scale-up, manufacturing, patenting, registration and commercialization for both generic and brand formulations in Pharmaceuticals, Consumer health care (FMCG) products, Cosmetics, Biotechnology, Herbal and Food sectors. She has 1500+ product registrations in over 65 countries world-wide, including US, Canada, EU, LATAM and ROW markets, with several first-to-file success highlights in conventional, mucosal and specialty formulations. She is the author of over 75 scientific papers published in Indian and international journals and has over 40 patents to her credit.
Mr. Sutirtho Mukhopadhyay, M.Sc. (General Manager - Analytical Head)
Mr. Mukhopadhyay has been associated with Getz Pharma Research since its inception and currently heads the analytical department. He has industrial R&D experience of more than 13 years and have worked in prominent organizations like Medicorp (Matrix Pharmaceuticals), Torrent Pharmaceuticals limited, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. He has wide range of analytical expertise and has valuable experience in both API and Formulation analytical field with an exceptional grasp on Particle Size Analysis. He has successfully transferred the analytical aspects of several ANDAs and EU submissions to manufacturing plant that cover a range of formulations form injection, ophthalmic, dermal, oral-liquid/drops to controlled release oral solids.
Mr. Alok Tripathi (Deputy General Manager, Intellectual Property Management)
Mr. Tripathi is responsible for the intellectual property, patent analysis and product pipeline development for Getz Pharma Research. He carries with himself a rich experience of over 12 years in the areas of pharmaceutical chemistry and intellectual property rights. He has a Master Degree in Chemistry from M.D.S University, Ajmer. Alok has been present in the pharmaceutical industry for over 12 years with leading generic companies such as Zydus Cadila healthcare, Glenmark, Teva India and Ranbaxy Laboratories. Alok has been the integral part of the patent drafting committee for Getz Pharma Research and he has drafted more than 200 patent applications on pharma related technology for different jurisdictions such as USA, Europe and Argentina. He has to his credit more than 50 patent applications and is named as inventor in those patents.