Maneesh Paul. S

About Maneesh Paul. S

Lead Co-Inventor of Enmetazobactam. A Techno-commercial Enabler, Intrapreneur & a Biologist with broad anti-infectives & Microbiology R&D expertiseHonoured to be inducted as The Fellow of Infectious Diseases Society of America, USA, and Rotary International’s Paul Harris FellowBeing in AMR R&D for over three decades, I have strong proficiency in creating synergies and opportunities & leading cross-functional teams for timely delivery of proprietary, and collaborative projects translating into achieved milestones.I’ve been the Program Director of Enmetazobactam (at Orchid Pharma R&D) for nearly 20y from invention (2006) to Market (ongoing), incl. parts of Clinical Trials & Regulatory – the first anti-infective invented indigenously in India that completed clinical Trials & approved by USFDA, UKMHRA, EMA through out-licensing to Allecra (20••••24) & DCGI. In 2025 Orchid Pharma completely acquired Allecra. After a 3y Masters in Medical Microbiology at KMC Mangalore I consulted for 4 years as Clinical Microbiologist in BengaluruWith a Doctorate in Microbiology (Kalaburgi Uni, India with technical support from Dr. Jean-Claire Lee of HMS, US), I got trained asPost-Doctoral Fellow in Infectious Diseases at * Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore* Umeå University, Sweden; and* ORISE Fellow in Reverse Vaccinology at CBER, US FDA, Bethesda, & * Research Fellow in AINF at Dr. Reddy\'s R&D, IndiaWas a key contributor in Orchid\'s Zosyn victory against Wyeth (now Pfizer)I have proven techno-commercial skills leading the Project Management vertical of 5 therapeutic areas (anti-infectives, Metabolic Disorders, Oncology, Inflammation, & CNS); and been the AINF Technical-Expert for the Business Development, API, NDDS, Quality & Medical Affairs teamsIn parallel, I have led post-graduate (DNB) Evidence-based medical research at St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore (5y) in 7 clinical disciplinesAt Acharya Group of Institutions, B’luru led Trans-disciplinary research as Director of R&D (3y), and as Campus Director (2y) enabling the process of Acharya Institutes becoming a research-based academic campusFounded Microvioma Pvt. Ltd to provide Techno-Commercial Scientific Advisory services in AMR, Planetary & One Health, Anti-infectives drug discovery, microbiology testing, & microbiome based solutionsI have translated scientific leadership through patents and peer-reviewed publication & hl=en For publications: Maneesh Paul-Satyaseela.

Experience

1. Scientific Advisor

   Microbe Investigations Switzerland Mis

   Jun 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Microbiological Testing and Contract Research Services Advisor

Education

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  DIM, Management

  1998 — 1999

• Gulbarga University, Kalaburgi

  Ph.D, Medical Microbiology

  1997 — 2000

• Multiple Institutes over a period

  Certificate Courses, Infectious Disease related

• Vijaya Vidhyalaya High School, Gulbarga

  SSLC, Schooling

  1980 — 1985

• Mangalore University, Mangaluru

  M. Sc, Medical Microbiology

  1990 — 1993

• St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University)

  PUC-1, Science

  1985 — 1986

• RV PU College (SSMRV), Bangalore

  PUC-2, Science

  1986 — 1987

• Bangalore University

  B. Sc, Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry

  1987 — 1990

Skills

• Anti Infective
• Validation
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Drug Discovery
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology
• Biotechnology
• Vaccines
• Clinical Microbiology
• Cell Culture
• Proteomics
• Protein Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Glp
• Molecular Biology
• Cell
• Microbiology
• In Vivo
• In Vitro
• Teaching
• Project Management
• Life Sciences
• Good Laboratory Practice (Glp)
• Assay Development
• Cell Biology