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
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