Natco Pharma appoints Madhava Rao Karicherla as Associate Vice President - Formulation RnD, Pharma Division, Kothur Unit

Madhava Rao is an Innovative and Performance driven Pharmaceutical professional with 20 plus years of rich and extensive experience in global Generic product development, ANDA Filings, Project Life Cycle Management, Operations Management, Procurement Strategy, Quality Management, Budgeting, Team Management, and People Management across Pharmaceutical Industry.

He is also having expertise in Pre-formulation and formulation development of Oral Solid Dosage forms (OSD’s) (Immediate release and extended-release tablets, DR capsules), liquid orals and parenteral dosage forms (dry powder injections, lyophilized preparations, liquid injections (aqueous and oily). He is also experienced in designing and implementation of first- to- file patent non-infringing strategies for USA and European markets and exposure to Patents and Patent infringement analysis to design patent non-infringing ANDAs for regulated markets.

Prior to joining with NATCO Pharma Limited, Madhava Rao worked with Sandoz India Private Limited, EugiaPharma Specialities Limited, Stabicon Life Sciences, LaurusLabs Limited, Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals, AurobindoPharma Limited and Ranbaxy Research Laboratories.

He did Master’s of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Technology, Formulations) from

National Institute of PharmaceuticalEducation and Research, Mohali, India, 2003 and Bachelor of Pharmacy from Osmania University, India, 2001.