Corporate Profile

Proactive Chemistry of Experience and Expertise

The Rubicon Research Core Group has a synergistic composition of working directors, each with a specialization that has withstood the toughest tests of result-oriented international business environment.


Ms. Pratibha Pilgaonkar, has an international reputation for creating networks of researchers and building effective and viable knowledge-based organizations. Her invaluable experience of 30 years includes her position as Vice-President, Product Development, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. She was previously Head of Product Development, Hindustan Ciba Geigy Limited (Novartis) and Pharmaceutical Development Function, Burroughs Wellcome India Limited. (GSK)

Pratibha has a B.Sc. (Tech.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Bombay University’s prestigious Institute of Chemical Technology.


Pratibha Pilgaonkar
Chief Executive Officer


Maharukh Rustomjee
Chief Operating Officer and Founder

Ms. Maharukh Rustomjee, has hands-on experience of setting up contract research facility for clients. She has led groups of researchers and undertaken projects for international development. She has been Manager - Product Development, Novartis Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and has had significant experience in Pharmaceutical Development of Burroughs Wellcome India Ltd (GSK) in her career spanning 22 years.

Maharukh has an M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) from Bombay University’s prestigious Institute of Chemical Technology and a UNIDO Certificate (Specialization in Pharmaceutical Technology) from the University of Ghent, Belgium.


Mr. Sudhir Pilgaonkar, has experience of over 30 years in manufacturing value added specialty pharmaceutical products. This covered activities such as manpower management, production planning, inventory control, safety and cost reduction in production management.

He has been the Promoter Director of Galentic (I) Pvt. Ltd. and has had prior experience in technical functions, Hoechst Pharmaceuticals (Aventis).

Sudhir has a B.Sc. (Tech.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Bombay University’s prestigious Institute of Chemical Technology.


Sudhir Pilgaonkar
Chief Commercial Officer and Founder


Dr. L.S. Rao
Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. L.S. Rao has worked extensively in the areas of innovative pharmaceutical development, regulatory and medical information functions. His distinguished career of over 35 years has seen him through positions such as Manager, Scientific Affairs - Chauvin Pharmaceuticals Ltd (U.K.); Research and Development Manager – Smith and Nephew Pharmaceuticals Ltd (U.K.) and Development Manager – Burroughs Wellcome (India) Ltd.

Dr. Rao is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Member of the British Institute of Regulatory Affairs and has numerous patents and publications in the area of drug delivery systems.


 
 
 
   
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