OUR FOUNDERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director
Bharat Daftary Group of Companies
Board of Director
Board of Director
ADVISORY MEMBERS
Senior Strategic Advisor
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Senior President
Operations & Projects.
Senior President
HR & Administration
President – Business
Siddharth B. Daftary
Director
Bharat Daftary Group of Companies
Siddharth B. Daftary holds a Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetic & Generic Medicine from, The University of Sheffield, UK and is a MBA in International Business from IE Business School, Spain.
He currently spearheads Advy and is passionate about innovation in healthcare. He is always exploring partnerships to introduce novel healthcare innovations into India. In 2019, the investors of BSVL underwent a major private equity transaction of USD 550 Million and that has allowed the family to focus on building next-generation diagnostic and immunotherapy organizations in the country.
Dr. Rahul Purwar
Board of Director
Dr. Rahul Purwar is a distinguished academic professor of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Bombay. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from Hannover Medical School, Germany and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Lucknow, India.
Dr. Rahul’s professional journey spans from the start of his post-doctoral career with a fellowship at Hannover Medical School, Germany, to Harvard Medical School, USA, as a Research Fellow. His industry experience includes a stint as a Research Scientist at ImmunoGen, Inc. (Waltham, MA).
Dr. Rahul’s diverse experience and deep fundamental and translational understanding of Biosciences & Bioengineering position him to uniquely convey complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences. Since 2022, he has also been serving as the Founder of ImmunoACT in Mumbai.
Dr. Rahul’s research work is well-recognized in the scientific community, with numerous publications to his credit in esteemed journals. His contributions to the field of Biosciences & Bioengineering are commendable and his work continues to inspire many in the scientific community.
Christina Van Buerle
Senior President – HR & Administration
Christina Van Buerle is Masters in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute, Pune with graduation in Science. She carries with herself over 21 years of rich and progressive experience in varied industries such as Diagnostics, Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Healthcare with more than 15 years of experience in Strategy, Systems Designing and HR Operations
She was associated with Organisations like SRL currently called Agilus, AFL Logistics, FamyCare Ltd and Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd and Metropolis Healthcare Ltd prior to joining Advy.
Christina has been leading the Team of HR partners with business to drive growth through transformational HR interventions, Organization Development, Cultural Change initiatives and strategies.
Chetan Raj Singh
President – Business
Chetan is a Bachelor in Science from Aligarh University. He carries along over 18 years of rich progressive experience into Business Development, driving productivity, developing business metrices for private, institutional as well as International business along-with driving market strategy.
He was associated with organisations like, VHB Lifesciences and Bharat Serums & Vaccines. Chetan joins us from Biocon Biologics where he led the sales and marketing function of 3 divisions including Critical Care, Oncology and Corporates.
Chetan is drives growth and business development into Women Healthcare and Fertility, Bulk and Diagnostic Products Division with driving P & L and Opex management of all the three divisions globally.
Raj Parekh
Board of Director
Raj Parekh is a Bachelor in Science (Finance) from California State University. Post his education he moved into his family business of Garments and parallelly he led the procurement function at Bharat Serums and Vaccines.
At Advy he is involved in the Board Strategic decisions for the Organisation.
Late Dr. Vinod G. Daftary
Late Dr. Vinod G. Daftary, an ex-alumnus of Walter Reed Hospital (USA), was among the first to establish an indigenous blood bank on his return. His passion for ‘Make-In-India’ culminated in the manufacture of diagnostic kits for pathology laboratory use and launched a pathology laboratory to facilitate accurate patient testing. In 1972, he established Bharat Serums & Vaccines Ltd (BSVL), where he pioneered and developed plasma fractionation therapy for the Indian market.
Late Mr. Bharat V. Daftary
Mr. Bharat V. Daftary, erstwhile Chairman of Bharat Serums & Vaccines Ltd (BSVL), had been instrumental in building the company and catapulting it into a top 10 list of bio – pharmaceutical companies of India, possessing an employee strength of more than 2000 persons and annual revenues of USD 120 million. BSVL was the first company in the world to introduce the Monoclonal form of Anti-D injections for high-risk pregnancies. Today, BSVL is developing a range of biological, biotech, and pharmaceutical products influencing patient outcomes in the therapeutic areas of Women’s Health, Fertility and Critical Care. Mr. Bharat V. Daftary was also the
co-founder of Advy Chemical (Advy) in 1989 among other healthcare companies such as, Rivaara Labs, Aksigen Hospital Care, Siro Clinpharm and Morpheus chain of IVF clinics.
Sanjeev Lala
Senior Strategic Advisor
Board of Director
Sanjeev Lala, joined the company in 2008. He’s armed with over two decades of rich experience in the IVD industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of Mumbai, and a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology. Prior joining Team Advy, he occupied senior positions in prominent companies like Ranbaxy Laboratories, Wipro and RFCL.
Narendra Sawant
Group President
(Operations & Strategy)
Narendra Sawant has been associated with the company since its very inception. He possesses over three decades of result-oriented experience in operations and administration. Mr. Sawant is a Commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai. He furthermore holds a Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. His contributions to the growth of the company go beyond the obvious. He oversees the entire operations including procurement, regulation, logistics, human resources and other administration activities. In recent years, he has been instrumental in spearheading the company’s strategic initiatives and has overseen the successful implementation of the same.
Babasaheb Tandale
Senior Vice President
New Product Development.
Babasaheb Tandale, holds a MSc in Biology, from the University of Pune. He has been with Advy since 1995. He possesses over two decades of result-oriented experience. His contributions include the development of polyclonal antibodies in goats and other host species against various immunoglobulin fractions and proteins. He is the Management Representative for ISO 9001 and EN ISO 13485 QMS. His other responsibilities include continuous development, customisation and improvements to Advy product portfolio.
Dr. Indrapal Reddy Addela
Senior President
Operations & Projects.
Dr. Indapal is a PhD from JNTU and holds an MBA from Symbiosis. Prior to joining Advy, he held senior positions with organisations like Lazuline Biotech, SAPS Pharma Pvt. Ltd, Shloka Biotech Ltd, Indian Immunologicals, Wockhardt Biotech Ltd, Biological E & Prathista Ind Ltd. With his proven experience in the past, he spearheads the entire Operations, Production, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain and Maintenance at Advy.