PREMAS - Key Persons
Avijit is an entrepreneur with several successful start-ups and business transformations to his credit. He is an Honors Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and worked with Tata Motors & Eicher before becoming Group Director at Duracell/Gillette managing international operations. He became an entrepreneur in 2003 following a management buyout of Eveready Pty Ltd in South Africa, where he diversified Eveready to form a spin-out company focused on renewable energy and manufacturing micro wind turbines. With a strong belief in technology and knowledge leadership, he led a group of young professionals and scientists to start Premas Biotech in 2006 and Premas Lifesciences in 2015. Avijit has three decades of leadership, management & business experience across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He is extremely passionate about creating work cultures that excel in innovation, ownership, and performance and has been a thought leader in change management and application. He has been a guest speaker for various management institutions, universities, and professional conferences and is associated with the chambers of commerce in several countries.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Co - Founder
Nupur is responsible for Premas' global operations and leads critical client projects. Nupur trained in Medicine from IGMC Shimla, completed her junior residency in dermatology from VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, and her PGD in Bioinformatics from STG with training at JNU, New Delhi. She has 23 years of experience as a clinician, a researcher, and in leading operations. Nupur started her career as a practising physician and was associated with various National level disease prevention and eradication programs. She was a Senior Scientist at Ranbaxy, India, contributing to two IND programs before joining the cofounding team at Premas. Her main research interest has been infectious diseases, with a focus on Tuberculosis. She led the development of a diagnostic platform and associated nucleic acid isolation kits for difficult organisms at Premas and is a co-inventor on six patent applications.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Director
Prabuddha Kundu is a co-founder and the Managing Director at Premas Biotech. He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, and has interests in protein engineering, bioprocess development, lean transformation, and emerging technologies. In his 20 years of professional experience, he has published more than 22 publications and ten patents, as well as speaking engagements at international conferences. Prabuddha began his career at Bio-Rad (India, Asia-Pacific), before moving to Ranbaxy (India) and then co-founded Premas in 2006. He is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)- Biotech Group, various institutions, and self-help groups on education, healthcare, and innovations.
Job Titles:
- Head - Strategy & Lead Scientist
- Lead Scientist
Kajal is the lead scientist at Premas and spearheads strategy and project feasibility activities. Kajal has over 25 years of experience as a Molecular Biologist. She began her carrier at Delhi University, followed by industry experience in companies including Ranbaxy laboratories. Kajal led a project developing the NEVA HIV and Typhoid diagnostic test as well as other drug discovery projects in therapeutic areas, including Oncology, Inflammation, and carrier proteins.
Theresa leads Premas' antibody development, including the creation of biosimilar, biobetter, and novel biotherapeutic antibodies. She is also responsible for the Premas' India source phage display library and assay. After receiving her Ph.D. at Tufts University (Boston, MA), Theresa trained at the MRC-LMB in Cambridge U.K., working with Drs. Michael Neuberger and Caesar Milstein. She has over 20 years of industry experience, working at companies including LeukoSite, Millennium Pharmaceutical, Takeda, Pfizer, and Mend Therapeutics. She is an inventor of multiple products that include Takeda's Entyvio and 21 patents.