After completing the Undergraduate course in Chemistry at Madras University in 1986, won a Fellowship from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Poona, for securing a rank in the top 20 at the All-India level. On completing the Master's program in Organic Chemistry at the University of Poona, won a Fellowship in 1988 from the University Grants Commission, Government of India, for the Ph.D. program in the field of Chemistry at NCL.The Ph.D. degree in Chemistry was awarded in 1993. After completing a short stint of post doctoral work at NCL, joined Syngene (Biocon Group Company) in 1994 on its inception. Rose to be VP and CSO in a span of 12 years and built a good cohesive group of 500 chemists with diverse chemistry skillsIn August 2006, decided to Co-found Anthem Biosciences, along with two ex-colleagues.Anthem Biosciences is a Discovery Research and Alliance Partner. It is located in Bangalore, India. Anthem differentiates itself from the competition by being a Contract Innovation Service (CIS) provider. As a CIS provider, Anthem works on novel platforms that are of service to clients and to meet new found customer expectations.