Mahendra Patel, Phd
Chief Scientific Advisor
Research and Development
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Mahendra R. Patel, PhD serves as the Chief Scientific Advisor of Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company. Dr. Patel serves as President of Navinta. He served as Chief Executive Officer of CorMedix Inc. From 2000 to 2004, at Sandoz, a Novartis affiliate, Dr. Patel served as Chief Scientific Officer in charge of Global Pharmaceutical Development, and also as Support Leader to the Business Development and Merger & Acquisition groups. From 1983 to 1999, he was Vice President and Co-founder of Invamed Inc., where he was in charge of Pharmaceutical Operations, Research & Development, Production, Regulatory Affairs, and other areas. Dr. Patel served as Chairman of Merlin MD Pte., Ltd. He has been a Director of Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. since January 2005. He serves as Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. He served as Director of CorMedix Inc. He holds eight U.S. pharmaceutical patents and has published and presented more than 20 research papers. Dr. Patel received his M.S. and PhD degrees in Pharmacy/Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Gujarat University, India.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical Operations, Research & Development, Production, Regulatory Affairs
