Sanjeev has over 18 years of experience in the field of drug discovery and clinical research. He has successfully led multidisciplinary teams including DMPK, PRD, Pharmaceutical Development, ARD, Quality, and Early Development to support projects starting from Hit to IND/ Ph II clinical trials. Sanjeev has led and contributed to the success of several INDs and ANDAs applications in various therapeutic areas such as oncology, inflammation, metabolic disorder, 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 various generics and Drug Discovery projects. 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 couple of USA patents. Sanjeev joined Aurigene in March 2014 and leads the Early Development research.