ASHISH AGARWAL

Contact:

B-101, Gold Coast

Cellular: +91 98232 07712

Ivory Estate, Baner Road,

Email: ashish@onco.in

Pune -411008
INDIA
Date of Birth: March 19, 1973 (Monday)
Nationality:- INDIAN

Personal Objective:
To strive for perfection in any venture undertaken thereby maintaining the
standards while discharging the duties and responsibilities assigned. Consistent
endeavour of self-development in order to create an enterprise for the benefit
of the community, state and the country.
Overall Profile
Performing, Solutions Driven executive with 18+ years of experience capable
of manoeuvring organisations through start-up , change, revitalising,
turnaround and accelerated Growth.
Decisive and results oriented with outstanding negotiation and crisis
management skills. An engaging , professional communicator with the ability
to put others at ease, quickly building relationships based on Mutual trust &
benefit. Combine Cross functional expertise and experience in different
arenas of an organisation

in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Vaccine

industry.
Experience of working with about 50 Countries ; cross border environments
and Geographies such as Asia-Pacific, Indian Subcontinent, Middle-east,
North Africa,Latin and Central America , North America and Europe.

Summary of Experience
Dec 2003 ( 11 Years)
Consultant to various Large , Mid sized & small organisations with various responsibilities
including

governments in Middle East, North Africa, Asia- Pacific and Indian Sub-

continent.Closely networked with major vaccine manufacturers across the world.

Current Assignments:
New Business development , regulatory co-ordination ,co-ordination with Local
governments and EPI for a leading Vaccine manufacturing company from INDIA for
diverse Geographies Like North Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Indian Subcontinent .
Business development for PharmaJet INC USA, for commercialisation, J.V., Distribution
networking for India, Asia, and Middle East for their needle free syringes for Vaccine
Industry.
Business advisor for Vismedri SRL, ITALY for their assays for Immunological assessment
of vaccines.
Global Business advisor on technology valuation and partnering to The San Raffaele
Biomedical Science Park one of Europe's largest and is entirely focused on biomedical
and biotechnology research.
Sourcing products , technologies & Api for companies in Jordan , Algeria & Saudi Arabia.

Past Assignments:
Global Business development for Mologen AG Germany , for d-SLIM and MIDGE
technologies for development of DNA based vaccines.
Establishing

R&D set-up and Global Business development for Immunoscience INC.

U.S.A for Sputum based detection tests and HIV Vaccine.

 Business development & Sourcing Funding for Axiogenesis AG Germany for Stem cell
based applications for Vaccine Industry.
Global Business advisory to F.A.T. GmbH Germany for diagnostic equipment based on the
chemi - luminescence technology.
Business advisor to BioDetection Systems B.V. for CALUX bioassays or hazards in food,
feed, human and environmental samples.
commercial evaluation and technology marketing assistance services to the Medical
College of Wisconsin Office of Technology Management .
Advisor to PIERIS AG an independent, clinical stage biotechnology company advancing
its proprietary Anticalin technology to create safer, more efficacious and more
convenient protein therapeutics.
Creating a group of professionals advising companies on funding from FP7 program of
EU.
Developing a business model for Government of India for Setting up Bio Banking
facilities .
Developing a Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Project in India , in collaboration with Government
of INDIA.
Ambassador of Beacons Pharmaceuticals Pte Singapore for FDA pre-approved
Pharmaceutical oral production facility.
Associated with INSERM France for co-developing partnerships in INDIA.
Development of a innovative Positron Emission Mammography Machine in India through a
JV with a US based company in India.
Development and implementation of a business model for Hyaluronic acid for a Global
company in india.
Conducting Seminars for government , Semi- government and Quasi Government bodies
on GMP, GLP & US FDA inspections through international collaborations .
Development of a world-class speciality hospital in Bahrain in association with Royal
family of Bahrain and hospital groups in Germany and India.
Development of 150 bedded Oncology hospital in Muscat (Oman) in association with
Government of Oman.
Domestic and International marketing of Biotaac - TMCSA KIT for early detection of
cancer.
Business advisor for an Indian company for collaborations and European regulatory for
the range of Monoclonal Antibodies.
Sourcing of vaccines & Biotech products for companies in Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria,
Morocco and Turkey.

Ministerial level activities & Conferences :-

Speaker on Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine at the Stem Cell and

Regenerative Medicine World Congress , Seoul, Korea 2013 .
Speaker on regulations and Business structuring in the field of Regenerative
medicine at Regenerative Medicine Foundation Conference 2012 , Charlotte, US .
Invited

to a Roundtable discussion in 2012 with Francisco Snchez Under

Secretary of International Trade , Department of Commerce by The White House

Business Council .
White paper on development of Bio clusters, and biotech hotspots at Sophia
Antipolis, Nice, France.
Development of biotechnology clusters to Ministry of health, Singapore.
In-licensing of technologies from university bred companies to Economic
development board, Singapore
valuation of life science intellectual property to Medical College of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, USA .
Bilateral biotechnology projects to West Holland Foreign Investment Agency (WFIA),
The Hague, The Netherlands .
Bioclusters and evolution of new technologies to Ministry of Health , U.A.E.
Government-2- Government business propositions in the Indian Sub- continent to
Ministry of heath, Sri Lanka.
Redevelopment of the Economy program at Prime Minister office, Tunisia .
Visiting faculty to a few Business Management Institutes in Pune , INDIA mentoring
students for their professional career.
Core member of the AMAN KI ASHA program focussing on peace between INDIA
and PAKISTAN.
Actively involved for since 2001 in the day to day management of a not for profit
organization in the field on Oncology.

January 1996-December 2003 ( 8 years)

At Cipla Ltd, Mumbai & Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Pune

Starting the career in field sales operations scaled the heights of the corporate career and
Worked in various capacities in marketing, corporate affairs including international business
liaison, new product development lastly working as D.G.M. (COMMERCIAL) .

Job Profile:
Corporate finance- Budgeting & analysis of Profit & Loss Account
Corporate communications- All national & international partners, conducting symposiums,
briefing meetings.
Corporate commercial, including the Exports operations
M.I.S. Tracking activities of all departments vis--vis target v/s achievements
Costing- new products, Price revisions, Generic products
Sales and distribution including Institutional sales.
Supply chain management-including production planning
General administration

Reporting to Director-Operations and Managing Director analysed the competencies

of business units Strengths and weaknesses.

Established Strategic Sourcing department

Analysing Supply chain & industry structure and their dynamics.

Developing appropriate sourcing strategies with relevant Cost-Benefit analysis & in

turn achieving savings.

Identified improvement opportunities, conceptualising and articulating the solutions

(including necessary IT support). Achieved 20% reduction in manpower. Key member
of the senior management team working on Outsourcing.

Education & Achievements: -

Awarded the first generation entrepreneur of the year 2012.

B.Pharma -Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1995 (Gold Medallist with 71%)

M.B.A- part time from Lucknow University
PG. Diploma in computers (18 months)
Diploma in Training & Development (6 months)
Certificate from UMBC, Maryland, on GMP-GLP-FDA Regulatory Affairs

Honorary Positions held in past :

Advisor to Science & technology Park, University of Pune under the Auspice of
Department of science and technology.
Advisor to Uttaranchal technical university, Uttaranchal, India for the
commercialisation, IP protection and associated areas in the field of
biotechnology & pharmaceutical sciences.
Associated to Medical research council, South Africa.

OTHERS: Member Scientific Advisory Board- MOLQ, A Molecular Diagnostic Company

Based in Delhi , INDIA.
Member Core team- COMMUNICADOS , a training and development
company dedicated to Manufacturing Industry.