Pratibha Pilgaonkar

Pratibha Pilgaonkar is the guiding light that has steered Rubicon Research from the beginning. Under her leadership the company has grown from being India’s first independent product development company to a specialty generic company with a focus on regulated markets.

Prior to starting Rubicon Research, she led R&D teams at Burroughs Wellcome (now GSK), Ciba Geigy (now Novartis), and Sun Pharma. She has over 43 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, conceptualizing, establishing and spearheading research groups of qualified scientists in leading Indian and multinational organizations. As VP - R&D, Sun Pharma, she played a pivotal role in the acquisition of Caraco Pharmaceuticals as well as the turnaround of the generic business. She has numerous patents and publications to her credit and has developed platform technologies for various applications in the pharmaceutical Industry.

She graduated in Chemical Technology from the University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT) and in Chemistry from the University of Mumbai.