Ram was at IISc 1975-81. He earned his PhD from the Organic Chemistry department, and hung out with a number of friends from engineering as well. His interest in engineering and industry has continued, with him now having founded Brain and Beyond Bio-Tech. The company has raised $5M and he is in the midst of building the enterprise.

Ram has had a strong interest in drug discovery. He has several patents in the area, and now he is collaborating with agencies in the US to develop products and intellectual property. Prior to starting his firm, he was with the National Institute of Health ('84) and Smith Klein and Beecham (1984-85).

Ram and his family live in Bangalore and Mysore and they have a daughter who is in high school.

Photo Peekskill NY, 2003
Contact: ram- @ mail.com
July 2004