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

Dr. Andrew Salzman MD
Head - Medical Affairs & Clinical Development
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20+ years of experience in biomedical drug discovery and development
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Harvard trained infectious disease specialist.
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Gained approval for 10 INDs & CTNs, including FDA FastTrack
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Founded & led one of the largest pediatric critical care programs in North America

Dr. Yaacov Guy DSc (Medical Sciences)
Director - Regulatory Affairs
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23+ years of Pharmaceutical industry experience
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Quality Systems Specialist
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Guest Researcher at NIH, Rockville, Maryland
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Bioavailability studies specialist

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

Chinmay BTech
Vice President - Corporate Development
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Manages Corporate Development, Sponsor interface, Budget management, Logistics, Vendor management, and IT-enabled services
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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
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Leads evolution of service portfolio and Client Relationship Management

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

Chitra Agarwal MPharm, MBA
Business Management & Social Outreach Specialist (EU & Asia)
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More than 30 years pharmaceutical industry experience: Managing business set-up, development, corporate affairs, M&A and regulatory affairs.
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An accomplished trainer and social outreach professional.

Dr. Aashima Punyani MBA
Head - Clinical Trial Projects
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GCP Monitoring Specialist
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Experienced in initiating, managing and monitoring clinical trial projects

Dr. Garry Southan Post Doctoral
Analytical Chemistry & PK Scientist
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In-depth knowledge and experience of Bio-analytics
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Worked with Nobel Laureate Sir John Vane
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Extensive experience with Phase II projects

Dr. M Chandra Sekhar PhD
Director - Human Capital Management & Corporate Affairs
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Change Management Leader, with exceptional experience in managing Human Capital.
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25+ years’ experience in world class TQM practices
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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
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Quality Management Systems Specialist
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Extensive experience of implementing Quality Management Systems to improve excellence and growth

Dr. Suneet Aurora MD
Consultant Clinician
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Consultant Clinician experienced in development of clinical trial protocols

Anil Gupta BPharm
Director - GMP Affairs
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Veteran cGMP professional with long & wide ranging experience in pharmaceutical formulation manufacturing
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Led US-FDA approved pharmaceutical manufacturing facility producing injections (dry & liquid), tablets, capsule (soft & hard), dry syrups, oral-liquids, ointments & creams
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Experienced in setting up of new GMP facilities
Dr. Canan A Agartan MD
Director - Pediatric Clinical Services
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Professor of Pediatric Surgery.
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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.