Shrikrishna Dadke

Biography

Dr. Dadke is the Vice-President of VIMTA’s Biopharma Division. He has extensive experience in both, academia and industry, (USA and India) for more than 20 years. Upon completion of PhD from Cancer Research Institute (ACTREC), Mumbai and India. Dr. Dadke worked at Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, USA in the Metabolic Disorders Program. He was involved in the identification and validation of novel targets in the area of Type II Diabetes. Post his tenure at Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Dadke joined Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, USA, where he continued his research in the field of Diabetes. His research resulted in a Nature Cell Biology publication which was cited as a “hot article” by the journal. Upon his return from the USA, Dr. Dadke worked at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Lupin, and Accutest Biologics Pvt. Ltd. He has valuable experience in bio-similar characterization (cell based and analytical) and small molecule mechanism of action studies. His work contributed to IND filings and involved evaluating both in and out-licensing deals in national and international regulatory markets

Research Interest

Pathology, Pharma