Manish Gupta, CEO & Member of the Board of Indegene

Manish has more than a decade of experience in managing operations and large teams in a variety of industries including banking and financial services, software and pharmaceutical services. Prior to starting Indegene, Manish was the head of a project team in engineering services in Infosys Technologies. At Indegene, he is responsible for general management, finance, strategy and M&A initiatives.

He holds a BTech from IT–BHU, Varanasi, and an MBA from the IIM, Ahmedabad.

Dr. Rajesh Nair, President and Member of the Board of Indegene

Dr. Nair has more than 15 years of experience in clinical medicine and in the global healthcare and lifescience industry having held positions in corporate, strategy, M&A and general management. Prior to starting Indegene, Dr. Nair led the Biotechnology division at the Sarabhai group, a major India Pharmaceutical group and was a key member of the M&A strategy team.

Dr. Nair is a physician and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad – where he happens to be the first medical doctor to graduate from the prestigious program. He is based in Princeton, NJ.

Dr. Sanjay Parikh, EVP – Europe & Member of the Board of Indegene

Dr.Parikh has more than two decades of experience in business development and operations in the health–care, medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries. He has rich experience in market development across multiple geographies and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical/health–care landscape worldwide.

As Executive Vice President of Indegene, Dr. Parikh is responsible for the company’s business performance in Europe; he is also responsible for driving some of the company’s core strategic initiatives.

Before joining Indegene, he was the health care venture partner in a large British VC firm. He has also held various leadership positions in the medical diagnostics industry. Dr. Parikh holds a BTech from IIT, Bombay, and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Denis Martineau, Vice Chairman - Indegene Inc.

Denis Martineau, is an entrepreneurial executive with 19 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and medical communication industries. Denis founded Aptilon and developed its unique business model as a pioneer in the eDetailing and Virtual Physician Communication space.

Prior to Aptilon, Denis led a number of international-scale research projects in artificial intelligence and various high tech missions in Europe with the collaboration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Canada and others European officials. As a serial entrepreneur and leader, Denis has had the opportunity to create other Internet related businesses and led two previous companies through a complete IPO process. Denis has extensive expertise in driving M&A and financing activities in the healthcare software, e-business and service industries.

Anand Kiran, EVP – Global Operations

Anand has more than twelve years of experience in clinical research and pharmaceutical sales and marketing. He has successfully managed products through their lifecycle from development to commercialization. Prior to joining Indegene, Anand managed the neuro-psychiatry product portfolio of Micro Labs - a large Indian pharmaceutical company. At Indegene, he is responsible for all delivery operations including processes, quality and people development.

He has a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the Birla Institute of Technology and an MBA from the B.K. School of Management, Ahmedabad.

Gaurav Kapoor, EVP - Emerging Markets & Product Strategy

Gaurav has more than a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in positions that have included product management, international marketing, marketing management and general management. Prior to joining Indegene, Gaurav was responsible for managing the cardiovascular product portfolio of Torrent - a large Indian pharmaceutical company. At Indegene, he is the business head for the India, S.E. Asia and Australia markets.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from the St. John’s College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, and an MBA from ENPC, Paris.

Sanjay Virmani, EVP – Customer Engagement Services

Sanjay has more than 17 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and medical communication industries across the globe. He has worked and consulted with several world leaders, including Procter & Gamble, Ranbaxy, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Biogen-Idec. in several therapeutic categories and disease states, including Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Neurology. His experience spans both commercial as well as operations areas.

At Indegene, Sanjay leads and builds customer engagement businesses driven by the use of multiple channels of communication between the biopharmaceutical industry and providers, patients, and payers. He has also been responsible for managing Indegene's continuing medical education business and developing partnerships with many leading medical schools (Johns Hopkins SOM, UPENN, Duke University, UCLA SOM) and professional societies (ACC, ASCO, ACP, ASH, ANAC).

Sanjay is based in New York and prior to joining Indegene, worked as practice leader for a consulting group focused on business process excellence in pharmaceutical/biotech and consumer products companies. He also co-founded a physician communications dot com. He holds an MBA from IIM, Bangalore, and certifications in business re-engineering from the MIT Sloan School.