Accomplished Pharma RD leader Sauri Gudlavalleti joins Sai Life Sciences as Chief Operating Officer
HYDERABAD India Jan 19 2022 PRNewswire — Sai Life Sciences a leading global Contract Research Development Manufacturing Organization CRO-CDMO today announced the appointment of Sauri Gudlavalleti as its Chief Operating Officer Sauri will report to the CEO Managing Director Krishna Kanumuri and drive the companys growth as a new generation science-driven organization Making the announcement Krishna Kanumuri said I am really excited to welcome Sauri on board Sai Life Sciences He brings with him a strong data-driven systems approach combined with an innovation mindset and customer focus I am confident that this approach will help us build Sai Life Sciences for greater scale with high-quality science speed and operating efficiency as the key pivots of our growth Sauri joins Sai Life Sciences from Dr Reddys Laboratories where he was heading Global RD and Portfolio Management for small molecule API Formulations encompassing portfolio strategy development technology transfer CRO CDMO partnerships IP regulatory affairs and clinical affairs Over his 7-year tenure there he spearheaded a multifold increase in the RD pipeline significantly globalized the RD efforts with an impetus on fast-growing emerging markets and brought about a pioneering transformation in RD through data and analytics More recently Sauri led the development approval and launch of the companys covid portfolio partnering with global large pharma innovators in record time Before Dr Reddys Sauri was at McKinsey Co for six years where he successfully delivered on several client engagements with focus on operational transformation spanning product development service delivery and manufacturing operations Previously he spent 9 years in the US working on advanced technologies at MIT GE and Qualcomm He holds 9 US patents and has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals and conferences Sauri is a BTech from IIT Madras an MS from MIT and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad Responding to his appointment Sauri Gudlavalleti COO said I am delighted to join Sai Life Sciences at such an exciting time in its journey In all my interactions with the various leaders of the company I have sensed much excitement and a strong commitment to building a high-quality scientific company that brings science to life for its customers This resonates with my own personal vision of transforming Pharma RD with innovative technologies data and analytics Over the past couple of years the company has undergone an intense phase of transformation as part of its Sai Nxt initiative During this period it has expanded into new geographies executed investments of over US100M in its capacity and operations grew its workforce across locations consolidated discovery operations from Pune to Hyderabad and more As a result of these efforts the progress in its trajectory across both its Discovery and CMC businesses shows a tremendous uptick in the recent months About Sai Life Sciences Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CRO-CDMO that works with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally to accelerate the discovery development and commercialisation of complex small molecules The company has over 2200 employees across its facilities in India UK and USA Sai Life Sciences is privately held and backed by global investors TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments httpswwwsailifecom Image httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1729548SauriGudlavalletijpg Logo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1044186SaiLifeSciencesLogojpg PWR PWR
HYDERABAD India Jan 19 2022 PRNewswire — Sai Life Sciences a leading global Contract Research Development Manufacturing Organization CRO-CDMO today announced the appointment of Sauri Gudlavalleti as its Chief Operating Officer Sauri will report to the CEO Managing Director Krishna Kanumuri and drive the companys growth as a new generation science-driven organization Making the announcement Krishna Kanumuri said I am really excited to welcome Sauri on board Sai Life Sciences He brings with him a strong data-driven systems approach combined with an innovation mindset and customer focus I am confident that this approach will help us build Sai Life Sciences for greater scale with high-quality science speed and operating efficiency as the key pivots of our growth Sauri joins Sai Life Sciences from Dr Reddys Laboratories where he was heading Global RD and Portfolio Management for small molecule API Formulations encompassing portfolio strategy development technology transfer CRO CDMO partnerships IP regulatory affairs and clinical affairs Over his 7-year tenure there he spearheaded a multifold increase in the RD pipeline significantly globalized the RD efforts with an impetus on fast-growing emerging markets and brought about a pioneering transformation in RD through data and analytics More recently Sauri led the development approval and launch of the companys covid portfolio partnering with global large pharma innovators in record time Before Dr Reddys Sauri was at McKinsey Co for six years where he successfully delivered on several client engagements with focus on operational transformation spanning product development service delivery and manufacturing operations Previously he spent 9 years in the US working on advanced technologies at MIT GE and Qualcomm He holds 9 US patents and has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals and conferences Sauri is a BTech from IIT Madras an MS from MIT and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad Responding to his appointment Sauri Gudlavalleti COO said I am delighted to join Sai Life Sciences at such an exciting time in its journey In all my interactions with the various leaders of the company I have sensed much excitement and a strong commitment to building a high-quality scientific company that brings science to life for its customers This resonates with my own personal vision of transforming Pharma RD with innovative technologies data and analytics Over the past couple of years the company has undergone an intense phase of transformation as part of its Sai Nxt initiative During this period it has expanded into new geographies executed investments of over US100M in its capacity and operations grew its workforce across locations consolidated discovery operations from Pune to Hyderabad and more As a result of these efforts the progress in its trajectory across both its Discovery and CMC businesses shows a tremendous uptick in the recent months About Sai Life Sciences Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CRO-CDMO that works with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally to accelerate the discovery development and commercialisation of complex small molecules The company has over 2200 employees across its facilities in India UK and USA Sai Life Sciences is privately held and backed by global investors TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments httpswwwsailifecom Image httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1729548SauriGudlavalletijpg Logo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1044186SaiLifeSciencesLogojpg PWR PWR
