Sakthivel Sekar
A*Star, Singapore
Biography
Sakthivel Sekar, is a business savvy R&D professional with multi-disciplinary educational background (across Engineering, Science & Management); his experience span across internationally renowned premier academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, CRO & Govt. research agencies. Dr Sekar is currently a Senior Research Fellow & Lead PI of the JCO Development Platform Grant at A*Star, Singapore, active in early stage/translational drug discovery research trials across multiple therapeutic areas. Prior to relocating to A*Star in early 2012 he was a Janssen Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-2011, Belgium) and Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Fellow (2005-2010, UK). He serves as a scientific, IP, business or technical due diligence review panellist for NMRC, Singapore and several peer reviews scientific journals including Psychopharmacology, Brain Research Bulletin, JMRI, etc. Have appeared in 40+ international conferences/meetings, so far., recipient of several competitive awards, featured in Channel New Asia as one of the Game Changer in the Scientific EcoSystem in Singapore (Mar 2017). He has developed particular expertise in Bio-Pharmacuetical Innovation and Intrapreneurship.
Abstract
Abstract : Evolution of Bio-Pharmaceutical Innovation