AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Medicinal Chemistry
Product Innovation
Drug Desicovery & Development
Research & Development
Healthcare
Global Outsourcing
Operational Excellence
Clinical Reserach & Development
Global Pharmaceutical Strategies
Contract/Generic Manufacturing
EXPERIENCE
xCell Strategic Consulting – Principal
Pharma Innovation Sourcing Center - Founder and CEO
Scientific Advisory Board, Sri Ramachandra Medical University
Advisor, venBIO
Board Member, Oncobiologics
Board of Directors, Parilis Biopharma
Advisory Board Member, Zydus Cadila Pharma
Scientific Advisory Board, Pharmaceutical Strategy Series, Cambridge Health Institute
BMS-Biocon R&D Center– Managing Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb – Research & Development
ASSOCIATIONS
Pharma Innovation Sourcing Center - Founder and CEO
Scientfic Advisory Board, Sri Ramachandra Medical University
EDUCATION
PhD, Wayne University
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Balu N. Balasubramanian, Ph.D, Principal
Dr. Balasubramanian brings more than 26 years of extensive life sciences and strategic leadership experience in the areas of drug discovery, R&D, global operational excellence and business strategy management. His experience includes large, global biopharmaceutical manufacturing, clinical research and development and generic and contact manufacturing..
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Highlights:
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Established academic-industry partnership programs in India to increase drug discovery awareness and local talent
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Conceived and built the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Biocon R&D Center (BBRC) located in India; exemplifying affordable innovation, operational excellence in drug discovery and early clinical development
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Under his leadership, expanded capabilities as an integrated research and early clinical development center with over 450 scientists, from hit to lead to Phase ll clinical studies
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Delivered fourteen clinical candidates
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Led programs in cardiovascular, metabolic diseases, oncology, immunology, infectious diseases and neuroscience; ultimately identifying eleven clinical candidates
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Authored/Co-authored more than seventy-five scientific publications, patents and presentations
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