Leadership
Our team brings together deep pharmaceutical expertise with technology innovation.
Executive Team
G.K. Raju, Ph.D.
Founder & Chairman
Dr. G.K. Raju is the Founder and Chairman of Light Pharma, a consulting and technology company on a mission to help transform the way medicine is made.
Credentials
- • M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, MIT (1989)
- • M.S., Business Management, MIT Sloan School (1994)
- • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, MIT (1998)
- • Former Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Initiatives, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation
- • Led the Consortium for The Advancement of Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals (CAMP)
Scientific Advisory Board
Charles L. Cooney
Scientific Advisor
Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Co-Director of the MIT Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry and Director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation.
- • Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
- • Co-Director, MIT Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry
- • Director, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
- • Expert in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Innovation
P.R. Venketrama Raja
Scientific Advisor
Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ramco Systems, specializing in innovation and co-creation.
- • Vice-Chairman & CEO, Ramco Systems
- • Specializes in innovation and co-creation
Stephen R. Byrn
Scientific Advisor
Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Purdue University with expertise in solid state chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, and crystallography.
- • Charles B. Jordan Professor, Purdue University
- • Expert in solid state chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, and crystallography
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