NIRAJ VASISHT, PHD
Chief Technical Officer
Niraj has 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He was the CEO of Avior Inc., leading the drug development to treat pruritus in liver disease patients. He has developed six commercial healthcare products sold in the US/RoW markets.
He was the CTO at Biodelivery Sciences(BDSI), leading the company’s product development, and previously ran a CDMO business at Southwest Research where he developed drug delivery technologies used today. He is a key opinion leader in microencapsulation and drug delivery. Dr. Vasisht is a book editor and authored over 30 patents, and numerous publications. Dr. Vasisht received a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.