Vidyasagar Anchoori

Biography

Vidyasagar Anchoori has 20 years of industrial experience in custom synthesis, process R&D, kilo Lab, scale-up and cGMP manufacturing of pharmaceutical intermediates and APIs. He worked from 2004-2010 as Sr. Research Scientist, kilo Lab at in a reputed Canadian drug discovery company in Edmonton, where he was directly involved in process R&D and scale-up projects for customers such as Pfizer, Anacor and AstraZeneca. Prior to that, Vidyasagar worked as General Manager (R&D) for Vinati Organics Ltd., Mumbai, India, where he was the overall in-charge for process R&D, Quality Control and Scale-up operations. Before this assignment, he worked at SABIC Research Center, Riyadh, a multi-national company, where he developed novel technologies for value added specialty chemicals based on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Prior to SABIC, he worked as a Sr. Research Chemist at Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals, Baroda, India, where he was involved in process R&D of pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals and catalytic reactions. Vidyasagar received his Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from MS University of Baroda, India. He did post-doctoral work at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, in the area of bio-organic chemistry. Throughout his career, he has had several patents and publications to his credit. Vidyasagar Anchoori has 20 years of industrial experience in custom synthesis, process R&D, kilo Lab, scale-up and cGMP manufacturing of pharmaceutical intermediates and APIs. He worked from 2004-2010 as Sr. Research Scientist, kilo Lab at in a reputed Canadian drug discovery company in Edmonton, where he was directly involved in process R&D and scale-up projects for customers such as Pfizer, Anacor and AstraZeneca. Prior to that, Vidyasagar worked as General Manager (R&D) for Vinati Organics Ltd., Mumbai, India, where he was the overall in-charge for process R&D, Quality Control and Scale-up operations. Before this assignment, he worked at SABIC Research Center, Riyadh, a multi-national company, where he developed novel technologies for value added specialty chemicals based on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Prior to SABIC, he worked as a Sr. Research Chemist at Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals, Baroda, India, where he was involved in process R&D of pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals and catalytic reactions. Vidyasagar received his Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from MS University of Baroda, India. He did post-doctoral work at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, in the area of bio-organic chemistry. Throughout his career, he has had several patents and publications to his credit.

Research Interest

bio-organic chemistry, specialty chemicals and catalytic reactions.