
Dr. A.K.S. Bhujanga Rao
President - R&D and Technical
NATCO Pharma
India
Current portfolio: Currently President, Natco Research Centre, and Director, Natco Pharma Limited, Hyderabad heading: All process technologies of Generics New Drug Discovery ï‚§ Intellectual Property management activities including technical support during patent prosecution and global patent litigation International regulatory filings Academic back ground: Ph. D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Collaborative research project Head and Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas, USA and University of Hull, UK. Patents and Publications: Author of over 40 international publications and over 80 patents covering anti-cancer, anti-migraine, anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs. Recent Team Awards: National Award-2008 for development of indigenous and cost-effective technologies for anti-cancer drugs. Gold Patents Award-2009 for excellence in Pharmaceutical Patenting: Pharmexcil, India International IP-Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific Region – 2009 Visiting faculty: NIPER, Hyderabad for M. Pharm, Medicinal chemistry Andhra University, Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Visakhapatnam Other pharmaceutical P.G. colleges in Hyderabad
Current portfolio: Currently President, Natco Research Centre, and Director, Natco Pharma Limited, Hyderabad heading: All process technologies of Generics New Drug Discovery Intellectual Property management activities including technical support during patent prosecution and global patent litigation International regulatory filings Academic back ground: Ph. D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Collaborative research project Head and Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas, USA and University of Hull, UK. Patents and Publications: Author of over 40 international publications and over 80 patents covering anti-cancer, anti-migraine, anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs. Recent Team Awards: National Award-2008 for development of indigenous and cost-effective technologies for anti-cancer drugs. Gold Patents Award-2009 for excellence in Pharmaceutical Patenting: Pharmexcil, India International IP-Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific Region – 2009 Visiting faculty: NIPER, Hyderabad for M. Pharm, Medicinal chemistry Andhra University, Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Visakhapatnam Other pharmaceutical P.G. colleges in Hyderabad