Balaji Pandur Venkatesan
Senior Scientific Manager | Generative AI | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Drug Discovery | Drug Design | Organic Synthesis | Asymmetric Synthesis | Catalyst Design
- Role
- Senior Scientific Manager at Aragen Life Sciences
- Location
- Bengaluru, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balaji Pandur Venkatesan
As an experienced professional passionate about driving innovation at the intersection of…
Experience
Senior Scientific Manager
Oct 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Leading a team in designing and executing multi-step syntheses of medicinal chemistry targetsContributed to multiple drug discovery programs in a CRO model for a top 10 US biopharmaceutical companyDelivered several challenging target molecules for structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis in drug discovery programsSuccessfully led the design, execution, and troubleshooting of the scale-up synthesis of bioactive compounds at advanced stages of the medicinal chemistry pipeline, ensuring seamless coordination with cross-functional teamsDesigned efficient routes, solved synthetic challenges, and delivered various new drug molecules on time
Education
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Executive PG
2023 — 2024
R. K. M. Vivekananda College (University of Madras)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2002 — 2005
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
2009 — 2016
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Master of Science - MS
2006 — 2009
Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
International Exchange student
2010 — 2010
Skills
- Protein Chemistry
- Spectroscopy
- Characterization
- Uv/Vis
- Chromatography
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Nmr)
- Purification
- Uv/Vis Spectroscopy
- Nmr
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- Organic Synthesis
- Organic Chemistry
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