Rikesh Patel

Rikesh Patel is a quality control associate at NovaCina, starting in December 2023, with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, Rikesh served as a deputy manager at Zydus Group from May 2014 to October 2023, where responsibilities included developing qualitative and quantitative methods for estimating pharmaceutical formulations and raw materials. Prior roles at Zydus Group included assistant manager and senior research associate, focusing on method development for critical tests and stability sample analysis. Earlier career experience includes working as an associate scientist at Novartis India, specializing in analytical method development and validation for solid and inhalation formulations, and as a research associate at Zydus Group, concentrating on analytical validation for inhalation products. Rikesh holds a Master of Pharmacy in Quality Assurance from Jodhpur National University and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.