A serial entrepreneur having begun a career in the Life Sciences team at PA Consulting group followed by co-founding two companies in the information technology and life sciences sector. The second of these companies, Oxygen Healthcare Ltd was acquired by Piramal Enterprises Ltd (BSE: PEL). Sunil co-founded o2h ventures which involves discovery services / collaborations, seeding drug discovery, academic in-licensing and biotechnology incubation. Sunil has a degree in Biochemistry and an MBA from Cambridge University

A serial entrepreneur having begun a career with the Strategy group of at Accenture followed by co-founding two companies in the technology and life sciences sector. The second of these companies focused on drug discovery was acquired by a public company. Prashant co-founded o2h Ventures which is involved in seeding, incubating and investing in early stage life science and technology companies. Prashant has a BEng, MSc and an MPhil in Management.

Creative and innovative medicinal chemist with extensive knowledge and expertise. Twenty five years experience working in
the pharmaceutical industry.

Nilesh leads the global operations of o2h group covering a wide range of innovation led investment, life-science and technology businesses. He is also overseeing the development and execution of the new o2h discovery Shirish Research Centre in Ahmedabad, India. Prior to joining o2h group, Nilesh worked with Piramal Group in various capacities including as an Alliance Manager for a risk-share oncology-based collaboration with a US Big Pharma and has also worked as the Head of Biology in Piramal Discovery solutions. Nilesh obtained his Ph.D. from Ohio University and completed a post-doc in Immunology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the author and inventor of >30 life science patents and publications. He received the Young Scientist of India award from OPPI in 2010.

Dharmesh obtained his Master’s degree in Chemistry from M.K University and has done MBA in industrial Management from National Institute of Management. He has about 27 years of industrial experience during which he has served many MNCs like Zydus Cadila, Piramal, Dishman Pharma, Daicel etc. He has immense expertise in the purification, isolation & characterization of heterocyclic, macrocyclic, natural products, etc. Dharmesh was also in role of Sales & BD for analytical services, pharma impurity standard, separation services & column business for domestic market.

A chemist with a passion for drug discovery and programme management. >17 years of experience working with various contract research organisation like Alembic, Evotec, o2h discovery and Piramal. Gained PhD from India and post-doctoral experience from Glasgow University, UK.

Claudio got his PhD in Chemistry (Mechanisms of Organic Reactions) from the University in 2000. He went for a post-doc at Imperial College London where he worked on Alzheimer's disease chemical probes. In 2004, he started working in several companies in the Cambridge biotech cluster where he deepened his knowledge in Medicinal Chemistry and in Fragment Based Drug Design. In 2012 he went back to academia at Cambridge University where he investigated challenging drug targets such as protein-protein interactions. He also co-founded the Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC) society in 2015 to support postdocs in their pursuit of entrepreneurial careers. In 2017 joined Capital Cell and then Abzena in Cambridge with a role in Business Development.

Comprehensive experience in Leading & Guiding Multi-FTE “Synthetic Chemistry Research” Collaborations which are in support
to fast paced Medicinal Chemistry Projects – for overseas collaborators.

Vinkal has obtained his Master degree in Analytical Chemistry 2007 from S.P university. He has industrial experience >15 years during which he has served many MNC like Alembic, Torrent, Piramal etc. He started his career with o2h in 2007 as fresher and worked for 3 year and moved to other organisation. He re-joined the o2h family back in 2021 and has been with us since then. During his professional tenure, Vinkal has leading method development group, purification and isolation group and he has immense expertise in purification and characterization of heterocyclic, macrocylic, natural product etc. in nature.

He has been for several years leading a big team of Analytical chemists (currently >70) who skilfully operates instruments like LCMS, HPLC, SFC, NMR and Preparative HPLC under his guidance.

Gayathri leads the biology capabilities in Ahmedabad, India and Cambridge, UK. She also significantly contributes to the business development with the o2h customers world-wide, understanding the market requirements, contributing to technology transfer and investment evaluations. Prior to this, she has worked for >15 years in different therapeutic areas in both industry and academia. She has led multiple programs in drug discovery projects through lead optimization to candidate selection and further development to late stage clinical trials. She has worked in a multi-disciplinary environment, leading chemical biology efforts creating chemical tools that modulate novel class of “undruggable” targets. Gayathri has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Brain Research Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.

Tammy is a senior digital creative having 16+ years of experience in designing. She has a passion for producing engaging
and effective user experiences and bringing digital marketing campaigns to life.

Mr. Pragnesh Thakkar serves as the Finance Manager of o2h Group for 13+ years. He also heads Accounting, Financials, Secretarial functions of the company. Well versed in Accounting, Financial reporting, MIS and Taxation. He has a degree of Master in Commerce and has total 15 year of industrial work experience.

Neetu is a passionate HR professional with over six years of experience. She has been an integral part of the HR team at the o2h group for a few years now, and she has contributed exceptionally in various HR functions ranging from talent acquisition to resource planning and forecasting. 

Neetu holds a postgraduate degree in Electronics and Communication from Sardar Patel University and a postgraduate diploma in HRM from Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute. On days when she is not scouting talent for o2h group, you will find her experimenting in the kitchen, enjoying music and reading books.

A passionate HR professional with rich experience in the areas of Performance Management,Talent Hiring & Management,
Learning & Development, Payroll Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, HR Process
Automation & HR operations.

As the Head of Marketing at the o2h group, Ajit assumes a leadership role, overseeing a team of talented marketing and BD ops professionals dedicated to enhancing the company's brand presence. Ajit's responsibilities encompass brand marketing, advertising and research, content and digital marketing, business analytics, as well as public relations and communications.

Before joining the o2h group, Ajit worked with two SME tech companies serving global clients, and a seed stage e-commerce startup. He brings a wealth of experience to the table, with a keen focus on design, user experience, behavior analysis, and digital analytics.