Jagannath Kota

Jagannath Kota possesses extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, currently serving as a Director at Novartis since August 2008, following roles as Associate Director and Senior Investigator I. At Novartis, Jagannath specializes in evaluating the feasibility of developing modified release dosage forms using in-silico techniques and designing clinical pharmacology studies. Prior to Novartis, Jagannath worked as a Senior Pharmacologist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories from 2000 to 2003, focusing on pre-clinical lead optimization, and began a career as a Trainee Representative at the same company in 1997. Academically, Jagannath holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Monash University (2003-2007) and a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) from Kakatiya University (1993-1997).