Board of Advisors

Professor Solomon Darwin

Executive Director, Center for Corporate Innovation
Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Professor Solomon Darwin has broad leadership experience in corporate management and academia. As an expert in “open innovation” and “open business models,” he is an adviser to senior executives of multinationals and government leaders in the emerging world. The list includes large elite global brands and government entities in Europe, China, Russia, India, South Korea, Turkey, Thailand, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, and. He directs and moderates’ international innovation conferences and forums, and chairs quarterly Chief Innovation Officer round tables in Silicon Valley. He serves on several international boards and is an advisor to World Health Organization on Digital Healthcare Business Models.

Board of Directors

Dr. Satya Brahma

Non Executive Chairman
Author and Media owner of Network 7
Dr. Satya Brahma is the Founder Chairman & Editorial Head of the illustrious Network 7 Media Group having its wide portfolio in mainstream media in the form of current affairs news magazines, specialized & much widely acclaimed global meeting events, healthcare communications & digital media. Under the Banner of Network 7 Media Group, Satya founded Pharmaleaders, Asia’s most analytical healthcare bi-monthly magazine & India's best-known peer-reviewed pharmaceutical & biotechnology voice. Dr. Satya Brahma is the Founder Chairman & Editorial Head of the illustrious Network 7 Media Group having its wide portfolio in mainstream media in the form of current affairs news magazines, specialized & much widely acclaimed global meeting events, healthcare communications & digital media. Under the Banner of Network 7 Media Group, Satya founded Pharma leaders, Asia’s most analytical healthcare bi-monthly magazine & India's best-known peer-reviewed pharmaceutical & biotechnology voice.

Founder & Managing Director

Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth

Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth is an academic researcher holding 15 global patents and has over 24 years of experience in pharmaceutical markets and International Trade. He has completed his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and his Master's and Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Management. He successfully sold his earlier company Benzochem Lifesciences Pvt Limited started by his father to a private Equity fund ICICI venture-backed pharmaceutical company in 2008 for a valuation of USD 15 million. He is also a Garwood Innovation Fellow.

Management Team

Dr. Santosh Hede

CTO
Dr Santosh Hede has completed his PhD from MIT USA and is currently working on market research product trials and strengthening customer relations. The customers unmet needs and latent requirements are being addressed by promoting the value and competitive advantage of Rupus Underlying technology.

Mr Nick Shwaney

CEO
Mr. Nick Shwaney has completed his MBA in Business Management In Rupus Global Limited he is spearheading the marketing operation of the Company He is a far-sighted individual with excellent business development skills with hands-on knowledge of directing the activities of all projects. Excellent knowledge of supporting the company’s strategic alliances and participating in marketing strategies.

Mr Muthu Krishnan

COO
Mr Muthu Krishnan has received his MA . Hands on experience of supervising employees across different departments in order to facilitate the process of production and marketing and Exports. A results driven, self-motivated and resourceful director with a proven ability to develop and strengthen management teams in order to maximize company profitability and efficiency.

Dr. Prasant Nahak

Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Prasant Nahak’s doctoral thesis focused on the creation of a novel drug delivery system based on lipidic nanoparticles (NLCs or SLNs). Currently, Dr. Prasant Nahak is employed as a research analyst; His areas of interest are as follows: The development of literature searches for use in electronic literature databases. Conducting literature reviews that are systematic, targeted, and organized. Writing protocols and reports for literature reviews, as well as developing and performing database searches. Finding evidence that is applicable to study questions (Literature Screening). In a journal, summarise the results of a literature review. Data extraction, analysis, and summarization from a variety of sources.

Ms. Swadha Arora

Research Associate
Ms. Swadha Arora is the Program Coordinator, Berkeley Open Innovation Practicum at the University of California, Berkeley. An Enthusiast with an experience of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Business Planning, Healing, Event Management, oratory, motivational oratory, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Start-ups. Strong education professional pursuing Bachelor of Technology - BTech focused in Chemical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. A forward looking liberal individual, interested in uplifting and learning about the new projects.