Innovators
Innovators
We all think we know what good medicine looks like: smart doctors, stethoscopes, imaging machines, high-tech tests, and the best prescriptions and procedures money can buy. we have the list of innovators.
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Dr Jitendra N Verma
Founder & Managing Director
Academician, Scientist and Industrialist, Dr Jitendra N Verma is the Founder Managing Director of Lifecare Innovations. An MSc from Allahabad University and PhD from PGIMER, Chandigarh, he has 43 years of academic and industrial research experience. Dr Verma was engaged in medical research at University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Georgetown University and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in USA. Known for his expertise in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Dr Verma was acclaimed for promotion of R&D and commercializing their outcome by industry-academia interactions and public-private partnerships. Dr Verma has pioneered development of NDDS based Liposomal and Nano-Drugs. As a leader in Liposome technology application for drugs, diagnostics and vaccines, Dr Verma developed and commercialized India's first Liposomal product and world's only liposomal diagnostic -Liposome agglutination test for Syphilis. He has contributed to Asia's first and world's best anti-fungal drug FUNGISOME - a Liposomal Amphotericin B. Working on malaria vaccine Dr Verma was the first to report that Liposomal vaccines elicit cellular immune response necessary for protective immunity. Dr Verma is presently involved in developing Liposomal and Nano-Drugs for treatment of Tuberculosis, Cancer, Leishmaniasis and Fungal infections. Keenly involved in translational research for taking benefits of Science & Technology by applications in everyday life, Dr Verma has a number of publications, reviews and patents to his credit. He is conferred with the title of Vigyan Ratna and is the recipient of national, international and state awards & honors.
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Dr. Lily Verma
Medical Director
General Surgeon (MBBS,MS), Medical Research at Georgetown University ,USA. Her research areas include Liposomal and Nano drug formulations development, clinical trials and evaluation of Controlled Release Pharmaceuticals for inclusion in Lifecare’s product portfolio; embryonic cell research with focus on drug mediated / cultured embryonic cells induced recovery of spinal cord. She heads the Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Medical education & Intellectual Property Management of the company..
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Dr. Nalini Vemuri
Vice President (R & D)
An MSc from Pune University, & PhD from PGIMER, Chandigarh where she received an award for her research on glycolipids of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Continuing her interest, she worked on Phenolic glycolipids & cell wall antigens of Mycobacterium leprae with Prof Patrick Brennan at Colorado State University, USA; at Foundation for Medical Research, Mumbai; and National Institute of Immunology & AIIMS, New Delhi. Prior to Lifecare Innovations Dr Vemuri was an Associate Professor of Biotechnology & Cordinator of the Pharmacy Program at JIIT University. She has more than 28 years of research experience in Mycobacterial diseases & possesses expertise in host-pathogen interactions, immunodiagnostics & tissue culture engineering.
