Prem Pavoor

Prem Pavoor is a Partner at Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International, and leads investments in India in life sciences, healthcare and healthcare information technology.

Prem was previously based in the United States with McKinsey & Company’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Practice where he advised pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare and private equity firms on areas including R&D, business development, manufacturing optimisation and post-merger integrations.

His doctoral thesis work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School focused on implantable medical devices and novel nano-coatings. Prem is the lead author of several scientific publications, the named inventor on two US patents, and was awarded the 2004 MIT-OMNOVA Award for Excellence in Polymer Research and Technology.

Prem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai, a MS and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Practice from MIT and an MBA from MIT Sloan.