Prof. G. Padmanabhan :

Prof. Padmanabhan, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd., is an honorary professor and holds the NASI-Platinium Jubilee Chair at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Recipient of Padmashree and Padmabhushan, Prof Padmanabhan has also been conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, BR Ambedkar Award , Ranbaxy Award and the first Distinguished Biotechnologist Award of the DBT, for his outstanding contributions to science. He is acclaimed for his groundbreaking work in recombinant DNA technology in life science research. His significant contributions include transcriptional regulation of drug metabolizing genes in liver, elucidating the mechanism of chloroquine action and its resistance in the malarial parasite, new drug targets for malaria etc. As director IISc, he had promoted academia-industry interaction. He is especially involved in promoting industries in the area of modern vaccines, drug discovery and diagnostics.

Dr. Seyed Hasnain :

Dr. Hasnain, currently the Vice-Chancellor of University of Hyderabad, was the founder Director of the Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics until 2005. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, which is the highest decision and policy making body for Science & Technology for the country. Dr. Hasnain has authored more than 180 original research papers and several book chapters. He has about a dozen patents filed in India and abroad. He is an elected Fellow of all the major Science Academies in the country and abroad including the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and has been conferred Padmashree by the President of India for his outstanding contributions to science.

Dr. Gyanchandra Mishra :

Dr. Mishra is currently the Director of National Center for Cell Science, Pune. He has over 20 years of experience in cellular immunology and cell biology. He has been conferred Padmashree by the President of India, received Ranbaxy Resaerch Award for Excellence in Medical Science and is a Fellow of National Academy of Science, India.

Dr. Satish Gupta :

Dr. Gupta is a senior scientist working at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi. He has made outstanding contributions in the areas of reproductive immunology, gamete biology, contraceptive vaccine development, diagnostics and infertility. He is an elected fellow of several academies including National Academy of Medical Sciences; Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; and National Academy of Sciences. He has published over 150 papers in peer reviewed journals of national and international repute. He is a recipient of many awards including Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Medical Sciences.

Dr. Rajiv Sarin :

Prof. Rajiv Sarin is the Director of Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, and Professor of Radiation Oncology and In-Charge of the Cancer Genetics Unit at the Tata Memorial Hospital. Trained in Radiation Oncology and Clinical Oncology, he is a fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Oncology of the Royal College of Radiologists (London) and the American and European Societies for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. His research interests include cancer genetics, breast cancer, brain tumors and developing and testing new technologies.

Dr. Amal Mukhopadhyay (Overseas member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Board):

Dr. Mukhopadhyay has been active for over thirty years as a scientist and entrepreneur in the areas of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biology and biotechnology. He has a longstanding experience inbusiness development, in directing research and development work and in corporate leadership.

Dr. Mukhopadhyay was awarded PhD degree working at the Banaras Hindu University and thereafter he has spent most of his time working at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He has over 100 publications, several books and book chapters and patents to his credit. His three decades of experience in managing projects in basic research as well as in applied research partly in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies has made him a widely respected scientist and entrepreneur.

He was co-founder and managing director of Agelab Pharma GmbH, Hamburg, a Company involved in the development of diagnostics and therapies in ageing-related diseases. In 2005, he established the company ELGA Biotech, Hamburg which complements and supports the activities of GatewayKnowledge Partners.

Dr. Mohan Rao :

Dr. Mohan Rao is currently the Director of The Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad. After being awarded the Ph.D. degree, Dr. Rao has experience working in several renowned institutions in different countries.

Dr. Rao combines biophysical, molecular biological and cell biological approaches to address problems of biomedical importance. He is the President of Indian Biophysical Society and Vice President of the Asian Biophysics Association. He is a member of the Program Advisory Committees and Task Force Committees of a number of government funding agencies and a member of editorial boards of scientific journals including BBA-Proteins and Proteomics.

In a multi-institutional project Dr. Rao has developed DNA based diagnostic chip for simultaneously identifying 20 different organisms that cause ophthalmic infections. This product has now been commercially launched and was adjudged as the “product of the year (2008)” by the “Biospectrum”, biotech business magazine from India.

Dr. Rao is a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, India and Indian Academy of Sciences. He has also received the Ranbaxy Award for Basic Medical Sciences and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Medical Sciences.

Dr. Vijay Chaudhary :

Dr. Vijay Chaudhary is currently Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India. An accomplished researcher and inventor, Dr. Chaudhary led the development of a simple and rapid assay to detect HIV in small volume (single drop) of blood. After completing his Ph. D. in Biochemistry, Dr. Chaudhary worked as a Visiting Fellow/Associate at the National Institutes of Health, USA for 5 years, where he developed technology for producing recombinant fusion proteins between toxins and growth factors and single chain antibodies to make magic bullet targeted to cancer and HIV-infected cells. To his name, he has more than 75 research papers and has 15 Indian and US patents. He has been conferred several national and international awards. Currently, the main focus of his laboratory is to identify biomarkers, to produce engineered in vitro affinity matured antibodies, and soluble antigens for developing rapid but sensitive detection systems for the diagnosis of infectious diseases including Tuberculosis, Typhoid and Malaria.