drug discovery services
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Sanjeev Giri, PhD
Senior Vice President and Head – Early Development

Sanjeev has over 20 years of experience in the field of new drug development and clinical research. He has successfully led multidisciplinary teams including DMPK, Toxicology, PRD, Formulations, ARD, Quality, Project Management, and Competitive Intelligence to support projects starting from Discovery to IND/ Clinical POC. Sanjeev has led and contributed to the success of more than 15 IND and ANDA applications in various therapeutic areas such as oncology, inflammation, metabolic disorders, and anti-infectives. His experience is spread across multiple Indian pharma & CROs including Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Reliance Clinical Research Services, and Jubilant Biosys where he worked on generics and new drug products. Sanjeev received his PhD in Chemistry from VBS University, and MBA from IIM Bangalore, India. He has co-authored over 25 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and is an inventor of a couple of USA patents. Sanjeev joined Aurigene in March 2014.