Sujan Dhar

Biography

Experience Director Company NameBeyond Antibody Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present   Employment Duration1 yr 9 mos LocationBangalore Beyond Antibody is a niche bio-services company supporting biologic drug development through biophysical and pharmacological assays. Our unique virtual lab model ensures quality work done at reputed partnering labs supported by end-to-end project management. Head - Clinical Relations Company NameDhiti Omics Technologies Dates EmployedJan 2015 – Jul 2016   Employment Duration1 yr 7 mos LocationBengaluru Area, India Dhiti Omics Technologies delivers precision molecular diagnostics, leveraging experienced researchers and experts in the field of genomics, healthcare and technology. Head - Global Business and Corporate Communications Company NameGenotypic Technology Dates EmployedNov 2013 – Oct 2014   Employment Duration1 yr LocationBangalore Genotypic Technology is the emerging Genomics Hub of India. Genotypic partners with researchers in different verticals including Agri-biotech, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Food and FMCG and Academic Research to apply genomics in their R&D projects. From Sanger sequencing to Next Gen Sequencing, Microarrays to PCR arrays, Gene Expression analysis to NGS data analysis - Genotypic has all solutions under one umbrella in the genomics hub. Work done by Genotypic is cited in 200+ peer-reviewed publications from collaborators in India and all over the globe.  I managed the global business of the company and also headed the corporate communications unit. Worked with many thought leaders in Basic Science, Agri-Biotech and Healthcare who applied genomics in their research. Consultant - Life Sciences and Healthcare Company NameBusiness Consultant Dates EmployedJan 2013 – Oct 2013   Employment Duration10 mos LocationBangalore Worked as independent consultant for multiple verticals in life sciences and healthcare. Key assignments included: Consultant - Formulation Development for Avigna Chemitech Pvt Ltd:  Consultant - Clinical Research and Healthcare Innovations for Narayana Healthcare Consultant - Strategic Business Alliance for BIONEEDS Pre-clinical Research: Chief Executive Officer Company NameAbexome Bioscience Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Dates EmployedApr 2007 – Dec 2012   Employment Duration5 yrs 9 mos LocationBangalore Co-founded Abexome in 2007 and built a business in antibody reagents and pharmacological assays for research labs and biopharmaceutical industries in India. Antibodies and assays developed by Abexome made positive impact in the work of many research groups and also biopharma companies. Chief Technology Officer Company NameConnexios Life Sciences Dates EmployedOct 2003 – Mar 2007   Employment Duration3 yrs 6 mos LocationBangalore Connexios is a systems biology driven Drug Discovery organization. I was responsible for setting up the systems biology platform with curation of molecular pathway data from primary literature. This informatics engine aided the organization to identify targets and causal relationships of chemical perturbations to downstream cellular and physiological processes. Project Manager Company NameInfosys Technologies Ltd Dates EmployedOct 2001 – Sep 2003   Employment Duration2 yrs LocationBangalore In the post-9/11 scenario Information Security Risk Management and Disaster Recovery was key for business growth of the company. As a senior member of the Security Audit and Architecture Group I was responsible for developing the internal security standards which helped the company to achieve ISO 17799/BS 7799 certification. Scientific Officer Company NameIndian Institute of Science Dates EmployedAug 1996 – Aug 2001   Employment Duration5 yrs 1 mo LocationBangalore Was responsible for expansion and maintenance of the high-performance computing infrastructure of the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre (SERC). Played a major role in upgrading the campus backbone network.  As a member of the HPC team, worked on development and optimization of distributed systems algorithms in many areas of science and engineering.

Research Interest

  I am a scientist and an entrepreneur with two decades of business leadership experience in life science industry. From systems biology to drug discovery, antibodies to genomics, clinical research to formulation development - my association with multiple industries have given me a wide perspective in this exciting domain of life sciences.   My strength is in exploration of new markets, understanding market dynamics and developing new business. I like listening to new ideas of applying science to solve real-life problems.   I believe personalized genomics is going to change our approach to healthcare delivery. I am glad to stay connected with you in this exciting journey.