Dr. Brij M. Gandhi,is the Founding Member of SBPI. He is an M.Sc.in Biochemistry and Ph.D.in Experimental Medicine, Norway. As Adviser in the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India he was involved in research management, promotion and policy issues in biotechnology related to International Collaborations. Prior to joining DBT, he was a Scientist at AIIMS, New Delhi, working on immunology of parasitic, bacterial and viral infections including amoebic diseases; hepatitis; liver diseases; IVD; food and nutritional health issues.Presently, he is CEO and Founder of Neo BioMed Services (www.neobiomed.com). His company is providing services and consultancy on health and regulatory issues related to biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, including stem cell and regenerative medicine. His contribution in promoting medical biotechnology including stem cells and regenerative medicine, infrastructure development, animal and aquaculture biotechnology, biosafety and biosecurity is noteworthy.

Dr. Gandhi was trained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London; National Institutes of Health, USA; Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen; and University of Bergan, Norway. He continues to serve as Advisor/Director in a number of institutions, pharma and biopharma industries. He has an overall experience of about 50 years. He has over 150 publications.