Dr. Rashmi Barbhaiya
CEO and Managing Director

Dr. Barbhaiya is an internationally reputed Pharma executive having extensive global experience in handling diverse aspects of drug discovery and development. He has held several prestigious positions in leading pharmaceutical companies and brings along an impeccable history in R&D operations and a successful background in business development and deal making. Past offices held by Dr. Barbhaiya include President of Research and Development, Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, New Delhi, India and Vice President in the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Bristol-Meyers Squibb. In his 21 years with BMS and 2 ½ years with Ranbaxy, Dr. Barbhaiya has been instrumental in discovery and development of numerous new drugs and drug delivery products. Over his career, Dr. Barbhaiya has authored numerous publications (about 150) covering a broad range of therapeutic areas. He obtained his PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacology from the St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London and combined his education through post-doctoral training at the University of Florida and University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Kasim Mookhtiar
CSO and Business Head, Drug Discovery

Dr. Mookhtiar has spent several years in the pharmaceutical industry and has held key scientific positions in his earlier assignments. Dr. Mookhtiar spent more than a decade at Bristol-Myers Squibb before he joined Ranbaxy Laboratories. He was part of the Metabolic Diseases Drug Discovery group at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical research Institute of Princeton, NJ, USA, wherein he pioneered the Diabetes and Obesity programs. Prior to joining Advinus, Dr. Mookhtiar was Vice President, New Drug Discovery Research, at Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, where he led a team of over 200 scientists from multiple disciplines.

Dr. Nimish Vachharajani
Vice President and Head - Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemical Development.

Dr. Vachharajani, has over 13 years of drug development experience with a large pharmaceutical company in the US and has published over 40 scientific and review articles in various peer-reviewed journals. Prior to joining Advinus, he was with Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ, USA. During his tenure with Bristol-Myers Squibb, he worked in many therapeutic areas including metabolic diseases, neuroscience, and cardiovascular. Dr. Vachharajani, also led the Diabetes Early Development Team at Bristol-Myers Squibb and was responsible for developing strategies and plans for the pre-clinical and early clinical development (up to Phase IIB) of the entire portfolio of drug candidates for the diabetes franchise.

Mr. Rajiv Malik
Senior Vice President and Head Operations

Rajiv Malik has over 17 years of experience in managing business operations including last 6 years in Pharmaceutical R&D environment. Prior to joining Advinus, he has held several senior positions with top companies in India and has varied experience of working with Pharmaceutical, Biotech, FMCG and IT sectors. Rajiv has a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Drexel University, Philadelphia, U.S. At Advinus, Rajiv is responsible for all commercial functions and most non-scientific functions, including Business Development, Finance, Purchase, IT etc.