{"id":1628,"date":"2024-12-02T11:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techex.in\/matchmaker\/08\/?page_id=1628"},"modified":"2025-04-05T07:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T07:42:30","slug":"advisors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.techex.in\/matchmaker\/08\/advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dr Premnath V<\/h4>

Director, Venture Center\u00a0<\/h5>

Dr. Premnath is Head, NCL Innovations at CSIR-NCL, and Founder Director, Venture Center (National award-winning inventive enterprises and deep tech incubator). He is a technology developer, innovation and incubation manager, startup mentor and a co-founder of two medtech startups. One of his inventions \u2014 a breakthrough material for hip and knee joint replacements \u2014 has been implanted in more than a million patients worldwide. Another technology for porous maxillo-facial implants has been implanted in thousands of patients in India and abroad. He has provided leadership for teams that have won national awards for technology development\/biomedical products development, intellectual property management and business incubation.\u00a0 He is chemical engineer and an alumnus of MIT in the US, IIT-Bombay (Distinguished Alumnus, 2022) and has been a Chevening Technology Enterprise Scholar in Cambridge, UK.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr Gopakumar G. Nair<\/h4>\n

Designated Partner, GNANLex Associates LLP<\/h5>\nDr. Gopakumar G. Nair is a seasoned professional with over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, having held key roles such as Director, Chairman & Managing Director, and Past-President of the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA). He earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune (1967), along with an M.Sc. (1962), a Diploma in Management (1974), an LL.B. (2008), and an LL.M. (2022) from Jindal Global Law School. Dr. Nair is an advocate and a member of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (Enrolment No. MS.2702\/2009).<\/span>\n\nCurrently, Dr. Nair heads Gopakumar Nair Associates<\/em>, a leading IP\/Patent Attorney firm, and serves as CEO of Patent Gurukul<\/em>, a well-known patent training institute. A registered Patent and Trademark Agent, he is also a Scientific Adviser to the Patent Office under Rule 103 of the Patents Rules, 2003.<\/span>\n\nDr. Nair is the Chairman of the IPR Committee at IDMA, an editor for publications like IDMA Bulletin<\/em>, and President of the Bharat Education Society. He is also the founder and Honorary Chairman of the Centre for Intellectual Property Management<\/em> (CIPROM). His career reflects a dedication to IP law, education, and global trade promotion.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Dr. Subhash P Chavan<\/span><\/h4>\n
Scientist, National Chemical laboratory<\/h5>\n Dr. Subhash P. Chavan serves as the Chair and Deputy Director, as well as Chief Scientist in the Organic Chemistry Division at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune . His research encompasses the total synthesis of bioactive natural products, development of synthetic methodologies, and asymmetric synthesis. He has previously worked as a Scientific Fellow to Chief Scientist at NCL, with postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota under Prof. Paul G. Gassman, and doctoral studies at NCL under Dr. A. V. Rama Rao. Dr. Chavan has an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Pune University. <\/span>\n\n Dr. Chavan\u2019s group at CSIR-NCL, Pune is involved in the total synthesis of bioactive natural products and medicinally important drug molecules along with development of new synthetic methodologies. Dr. Chavan’s group focuses on constructing biologically relevant compounds, including natural products, non-natural analogs, and hybrid molecules. They also work on creating custom synthetic methods and applying them to complex organic molecules.\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Dr. Girij Pal Singh<\/span><\/h4>\n
Chief Technology Officer, Aquapharm Chemicals Pvt Ltd<\/h5>\nGirij Pal Singh currently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer at Aquapharm Chemicals Pvt. Limited, a role he has occupied since May 2023. At Aquapharm, he directs technological development in specialty chemicals, including phosphonates, polymers, and oil field chemicals, supporting operations across 60 countries.<\/span>\n\n\u00a0He has a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1987)\u00a0 in chemical engineering. Dr Singh served as a Senior Vice President at Lupin from January 2001 to April 2023, managing research and development initiatives for over 22 years. His technical contributions at Lupin include co-inventing patented processes, such as the precipitation of amorphous Letermovir and the synthesis of novel salts of Bempedoic acid. At Aquapharm, he directs technological development in specialty chemicals, including phosphonates, polymers, and oil field chemicals, supporting operations across 60 countries. Dr Singh also engages in mentorship and industry forums.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Advisors Dr Premnath V Director, Venture Center\u00a0 Dr. Premnath is Head, NCL Innovations at CSIR-NCL, and Founder Director, Venture Center (National award-winning inventive enterprises and deep tech incubator). He is a technology developer, innovation and incubation manager, startup mentor and a co-founder of two medtech startups. 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