EDITORIAL SECTIONS

Entrusted with the mandate of augmenting and monetising the company’s intellectual property wealth and driving key tactical initiatives, Saransh Chaudhary joined Venus Remedies in 2016 as Strategic Board Advisor after completing his undergraduate degree in Accounting & Finance from Cass Business School, London. Two years later, he assumed charge as President of the company’s Global Critical Care division and CEO of Venus Medicine Research Centre (VMRC), its R&D wing. In these roles, he translates priorities into actionable strategies.

Dr. Sanjesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh with a Ph.D. in Pharmacology. An award-winning academician specialized in neurodegenerative disorders and advanced drug delivery, he has authored over 45 high-impact publications and holds multiple patents, seamlessly bridging the gap between clinical research and classroom education.

Dr. Disha Marwaha earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) in 2024 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh. Her research encompasses nanomedicine, pharmacokinetics, formulation development, and targeted drug delivery systems. She has authored more than 22 articles in peer-reviewed international journals.

Anna Hayes is a senior data management leader (At Veramed) with nearly 20 years of experience in clinical research. She specializes in biometrics strategy, innovation, and operational excellence, driving smarter oversight and data-driven trial execution. Anna is passionate about integrating people, processes, and technology to future-proof clinical trials and elevate data quality.

Dr. M. Aamir Mirza is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Jamia Hamdard, an NIRF Rank 1 institute and a NAAC ‘A+” grade deemed to be University. He has a multifaceted career portfolio adorned with both industry and academic accomplishments. During his industry stay he became a seasoned scientist and dealt with challenging NCE/NDA development. He is on advisory boards of some international research-based companies of India, New Zealand and Europe. Academics and Research being close to his heart, he has published more than 110 manuscripts in the journals of international repute and has been granted 02 Indian patent and filed for 04. He has contributed several chapters in books published by reputed authors like Elsevier and Bentham. He is amongst the very few scientists globally who has an expertise in Humic substances research. A well-travelled scientist; he has delivered scientific addresses in countries like USA, Austria, Japan, Netherlands, Turkey, Estonia, Spain and Russia. He has been Elite Fellow at University of Malaya (Malaysia) for the last 5 years where he takes classes on the topics related to industrial pharmacy.

Soumyadip Das received a BSc degree from University of Calcutta, India, in 2017 and a MSc degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushik Chanda. His research interest includes diversity-oriented synthesis, anticancer drug design, and nanocatalysis.

Balamurali MM, was awarded the Master’s degree in Chemistry, by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India in 1999. He persuaded his doctoral research in Photophysical Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof. Sneh Kumar Dogra. In 2005, he was awarded the CSIR research associate fellowship and continued his postdoctoral research in Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan’s group at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

Kaushik Chanda, obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam India in 2001. Subsequently worked as a Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-NATP funded project in St Anthonys College, Shillong, India from 2002-2005. In 2006, he moved to Taiwan for pursuing PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao Tung University under the guidance of Prof Chung Ming Sun on a topic of Combinatorial Chemistry.