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Dr. Nagendra Babu

SVP & Chief Quality Officer (Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs)

Dr. Nagendra brings over 28 years of experience with deep expertise in Global Audits, QMS, Supplier Management, and Governance. He has led numerous regulatory audits by global agencies including USFDA, EDQM, PMDA, WHO, and Health Canada and Quality Operations across diverse domains such as Pharmaceutical Formulation Intermediates (PFI), Finished Dosage Forms (FDF)—especially injectables—Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), CROs, CDMOs, Biologics, and Specialty Chemicals.

His leadership spans Quality Operations across diverse sectors including Pharmaceutical Formulation Intermediates (PFI), Finished Dosage Forms (FDF) — particularly injectables — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), CROs, CDMOs, Biologics, and Specialty Chemicals.

Prior to joining Aragen, Dr. Nagendra served as Group Chief Quality & Compliance Officer at Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. His career includes key leadership roles at Mylan, Graviti, Granules, and earlier tenures with GlaxoSmithKline, Dr. Reddy’s, and Aurobindo.

Education

  • Ph.D., Annamalai University, India
  • M.Sc. in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, India

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Dr. Nagendra Babu

SVP & Chief Quality Officer (Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs)

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