Rama Bhatt is an inventor, entrepreneur, and versatile medicinal chemist with over 30 years of experience in academic and biopharmaceutical industries. He obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and later pursued his post-doctoral research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Rama was a Senior Scientist at Cell Therapeutics Inc., where he has a proven track record of drug discovery which culminated in two clinical candidates and three early-stage developmental drug candidates. He has authored over 40 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and holds 12 U.S. and international patents.
Rama co-founded Medchem Source LLP, a CRO company in Federal Way, WA, and successfully operated for about two decades. At Medchem, he was responsible for overseeing the company’s finances, accounts, and business development activities, along with executing research and developmental work in synthetic organic chemistry.
Rama has joined the senior management team of the business development of DSK, and he is heading the North American operations.