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Who We Are

Our Doctrine

We are Committed to the Philosophy of Excellence.

(Commitment: A pledge to do a specific act or a thing; the state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action. Philosophy: A system of motivating concepts or principles; the system of values by which one lives. Excellence: The state, quality of condition of excelling; superiority)

We are dedicated to meet our Client's needs.

(Client: One who gives us a chance to provide him our services)

We work as a Team with our business partners in a spirit of trust and cooperation.

(Teamwork: Cooperative effort by group members to achieve a common goal. Business partners: Those with whom we do business - our customers and suppliers)

We believe in open Communication.

(Communication: The exchange of thoughts, messages or information)

We live and work Ethically.

(Ethics: The accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of an individual in relationship with others)

Each individual in our organization is Important and Responsible.

(Importance: Having great value, significance or consequence Responsible: Dependable, accountable, in-charge)

We focus on Accountability for every assignment.

(Accountable: Answerable; capable of being explained)

Our People

Dr. Brijesh Regal MPharm, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

35 years' experience of coordinating and organizing 200+ clinical trials, involving 25,000+ patients
Former WHO consultant and co-founder of an independent research ethics committee
Coordinated evolution & documentation of Indian clinical research regulations (Schedule Y)
Conceptualized National Pharmacovigilance Program for India
Organized & led 150+ workshops for WHO, World Bank, CDSCO and private organizations

Dr. Andrew Salzman MD

Head - Medical Affairs & Clinical Development

20+ years of experience in biomedical drug discovery and development
Harvard trained infectious disease specialist.
Gained approval for 10 INDs & CTNs, including FDA FastTrack
Founded & led one of the largest pediatric critical care programs in North America

Dr. Yaacov Guy DSc (Medical Sciences)

Director - Regulatory Affairs

23+ years of Pharmaceutical industry experience
Quality Systems Specialist
Postdoctoral Fellow and Guest Researcher at NIH, Rockville, Maryland
Bioavailability studies specialist

Kapil Arora BPharm

Head - Regulatory Affairs

Extensive experience of managing Regulatory Affairs for clinical trials (small molecules, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, food products), including safety management
Leads Central Pharmacy Management & Logistics for Drugs & Bio-Specimens

Chinmay BTech

Vice President - Corporate Development

Manages Corporate Development, Sponsor interface, Budget management, Logistics, Vendor management, and IT-enabled services
Led the development and implementation of Apothecaries' Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), web-based randomization system (IWRS), Lab Information Management System (LIMS), AE reporting system & SOP Delivery system
Leads evolution of service portfolio and Client Relationship Management

Sameer Agarwal MPharm, MS, MBA

Licensing & Portfolio Management Specialist -
EU & Asia

More than 30 years' pharmaceutical industry experience: managing strategy, portfolio, acquisitions, licensing, sales & marketing.
Headed global pharma businesses in the US, China, EU, Russia & South America.
Managed products (including biosimilars) across oncology, , pain management, anesthesia, anti-infectives, critical care.

Chitra Agarwal MPharm, MBA

Business Management & Social Outreach Specialist (EU & Asia)

More than 30 years pharmaceutical industry experience: Managing business set-up, development, corporate affairs, M&A and regulatory affairs.
An accomplished trainer and social outreach professional.

Dr. Aashima Punyani MBA

Head - Clinical Trial Projects

GCP Monitoring Specialist
Experienced in initiating, managing and monitoring clinical trial projects

Dr. Garry Southan Post Doctoral

Analytical Chemistry & PK Scientist

In-depth knowledge and experience of Bio-analytics
Worked with Nobel Laureate Sir John Vane
Extensive experience with Phase II projects

Dr. M Chandra Sekhar PhD

Director - Human Capital Management & Corporate Affairs

Change Management Leader, with exceptional experience in managing Human Capital.
25+ years’ experience in world class TQM practices
Lead Assessor of People Capability Maturity Model of Carnegie Mellon University USA Qualified Lead assessor for people capability maturity model.

Arun Malik MBA

Director - Quality Assurance

Quality Management Systems Specialist
Extensive experience of implementing Quality Management Systems to improve excellence and growth

Dr. Suneet Aurora MD

Consultant Clinician

Consultant Clinician experienced in development of clinical trial protocols

Anil Gupta BPharm

Director - GMP Affairs

Veteran cGMP professional with long & wide ranging experience in pharmaceutical formulation manufacturing
Led US-FDA approved pharmaceutical manufacturing facility producing injections (dry & liquid), tablets, capsule (soft & hard), dry syrups, oral-liquids, ointments & creams
Experienced in setting up of new GMP facilities

Dr. Canan A Agartan MD

Director - Pediatric Clinical Services

Professor of Pediatric Surgery.
Former Clinical and Research Fellow,
Albany Medical Center Department of Urology, Albany, NY, USA
Pediatric ICU and ECMO Education, Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, Holland

Our History

Established as a consulting services company in 1983 – Apothecaries became the first Indian contract clinical research organization in 1993.

Since then we’ve been involved in clinical trials across Phase I to IV, for therapeutic areas such as Infectious diseases (bacterial, viral and others), Oncology, Dermatology (and VD), Respiratory System (including Asthma, COPD), Cardiology (including CHF, MI, Dyslipidemia), Psychiatry, Genito-Urinary System, Endocrinology (including diabetes), Nervous System (including CNS, PNS, Stroke), Pediatrics, Gastro-Intestinal System, Gynaecology, Pain Management, Organ Transplantation, Vaccines, Orthopedics, Dentistry, Haematology, Surgery, and Medical Devices.

Apothecaries has also emerged as a major Indian regulatory consultancy organization for global blue-chip as well as for emerging pharma companies based at US, EU, Japan, Australia and India.