Upendra Bhatnagar

SVP, Preclinical at Vimta Labs Ltd

Dr. Bhatnagar is the Vice-President and Test Facility Management of VIMTA’s Preclinical division. He has over two decades of pharmaceutical industry experience in nonclinical drug discovery and development (small and large molecules) along with toxicological assessment of Botanicals, Food Additives, Medical Devices and Agrochemicals in both R&D and CRO settings. He had held scientific and leadership roles with leading global organizations like Vanthys Pharmaceutical Development (Eli Lilly – JBL), Nektar Therapeutics, Lupin and Orchid. Prior to joining VIMTA in 2016, Dr. Bhatnagar worked with Cadila Healthcare Ltd. where he supported the development of NCEs, biologicals and generic drugs as Senior General Manager - Toxicology. He has published and presented several papers in international journals and seminars. Dr. Bhatnagar holds a PhD in Life Sciences from Bhopal University and MBA (TQM) from National Institute of Management. He received postdoctoral training in investigative and regulatory toxicology and is a European Registered Toxicologist.


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Vimta Labs Ltd

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Vimta Labs Limited is engaged in the business of contract research and testing services. The Company provides services of testing and contract research in the fields of clinical and pre-clinical studies, clinical reference, analytical testing, advanced molecular biology and environmental studies. It supports regulatory authorities in mandatory certification of food and agricultural products exported from India. It assists the food industry for nutritional labelling, food safety evaluations, trace analysis and shelf life studies. Its environmental services include site selection and liability studies; environmental impact assessments; environment management plans, and carrying capacity-based regional studies. It also offers deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, MassArray services and MicroArray services. It also offers inspection services, such as pre-shipment inspection services; quantity inspection and sampling; container stuffing and sealing, and inspection during production.


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Hyderabad, India

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1,001-5,000

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