Saravanan Kuppusamy, holds a Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from the National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, India. He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship from Germany and has completed three postdoctoral studies at Univ. of Tuebingen, Germany, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada and Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and has over 18+ years of industrial experience in the field.

At Syngene International Limited, he has a proven track record and successfully managed collaborations with international clients in areas such as organic synthesis at levels ranging from milligrams to kilograms, early-stage medicinal chemistry programs, lipids, focused libraries, and rapid synthesis of building blocks, key intermediates, scaffolds, reference compounds, and potential drug candidates.

At Skanda, he is now leading the medicinal chemistry division. He plays a key role in determining strategies and improving operational excellence to ensure the smooth running of projects. He has co-authored over 12 publications and holds 3 patents.