India

Biography

Chief Operating Officer and Founder "Ms. Rustomjee has a wide range of experience spanning 25 years in product development. She was Manager – Product Development for Novartis, India and contributed significantly in taking forward the R&D initiative at Sandoz Research Center. She headed various research as well as business leads in her prior stints at Hindustan Ciba Geigy (Novartis) and Burroughs Wellcome (GlaxoSmithKline). At Ciba Geigy, Ms. Rustomjee actively participated in Business Opportunity Assessment project implementation and improving efficiencies in product development in collaboration with McKinsey and Co. Her prowess at design and execution is evident in the successful completion of highly complex projects such as developing and manufacturing special packs for anti-TB products and leprosy programs for WHO program which has been implemented in developing countries. Ms. Rustomjee is widely known not only for her thought leadership but also her tremendous resource mobilization capability. She also is an inventor of numerous patents in the area of drug delivery systems. Her collaboration with Ms. Pilgaonkar dates back to Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline days. Mrs. Rustomjee’s alma mater is also the prestigious UICT, (University Institute of Chemical Technology) where she graduated in Pharmaceutical Technology in 1982. In her spare time, Mrs. Rustomjee enjoys music, catching up on movies and taking short vacations with her family.

Research Interest

pharmaceutical industry.