Sabitha Anchoori

Biography

Sabitha Anchoori started SVChemBiotech in 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to starting the company, she worked for a reputed Canadian drug discovery company in Edmonton, as Lead Scientist in medicinal chemistry projects related to CNS disorders, diabetes contributing to various drug discovery programs of multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca. Before that, she worked in the Indian pharmaceutical industry for over 15 years and held the position of Sr. Manager R&D, QC in the Alembic Group of Companies. Sabitha is an accomplished scientist with over 20 years of industry experience in pharmaceutical R&D, custom synthesis and medicinal chemistry. She is also experienced in managerial work and business development, and possesses an appreciation certificate from Pfizer. In 1996, in recognition of her commendable contributions to industrial research, she received the prestigious “Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Young Scientist” award from the Department of Science & Technology (Government of India). Sabitha obtained her Ph.D in Organic Chemistry (Synthesis of Prostaglandins) from Malti-Chem Research Center, M.S. University of Baroda, India under the guidance of Dr. Sukh Dev, a world-renowned organic chemist. Sabitha Anchoori started SVChemBiotech in 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to starting the company, she worked for a reputed Canadian drug discovery company in Edmonton, as Lead Scientist in medicinal chemistry projects related to CNS disorders, diabetes contributing to various drug discovery programs of multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca. Before that, she worked in the Indian pharmaceutical industry for over 15 years and held the position of Sr. Manager R&D, QC in the Alembic Group of Companies. Sabitha is an accomplished scientist with over 20 years of industry experience in pharmaceutical R&D, custom synthesis and medicinal chemistry. She is also experienced in managerial work and business development, and possesses an appreciation certificate from Pfizer. In 1996, in recognition of her commendable contributions to industrial research, she received the prestigious “Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Young Scientist” award from the Department of Science & Technology (Government of India). Sabitha obtained her Ph.D in Organic Chemistry (Synthesis of Prostaglandins) from Malti-Chem Research Center, M.S. University of Baroda, India under the guidance of Dr. Sukh Dev, a world-renowned organic chemist.

Research Interest

custom synthesis and medicinal chemistry