Ramarao Vejju

● Synthesized and delivered new molecules to Global pharma companies Early phase Drug Discovery Programs

● Developed processes for Generic API’s and Late phase molecules which were commercialized in the manufacturing plant as per the regulatory standards

● Commercialized safe scalable processes for NCE’s (Tafenoquine succinate, P276, P1446, P7345), Phosphoramidites (4), API’s (10), Intermediates (more than 100), Pheromones (3) and Insecticides (5).

● Conducted Stability studies for API’s

● Author of four patents and 13 International research publications.

● Delivered from milligram to ton scale.

● Prepared & Submitted Project proposals

● Supervised Project management through cross functional teams.

● Facility Management with integrated unit operations

● Involved in Planning and commissioning of a new Pilot plant facility

● Junior Research Fellowship awarded by IICT (CSIR-INDIA) during 1999-2002.

● Senior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR-INDIA, a federal funding agency of the Government of India in 2002-2004.

● Post doctoral research fellowship awarded by The University of Iowa, USA for NIH funded project in 2005-2006.

1. IBM certified Data Science Certificate program

2. Trained for Project Management by JEES, Hyderabad (PMI, USA approved training Institute)

1) Synthesis and Structure of Environmentally Relevant Perfluorooctane-sulfonamides Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2007, 128 (6), 595-607.

2) Convenient One-Pot Protocol for an Exclusive Synthesis of 4-Cyano/ ethoxycarbonyl- 2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromene and/or 3-Cyano/ethoxycarbonyl-2-isopropyl- benzo[b]furan from a Single Oxo-ylide.

Synthetic Communications 2007, 37(4), 535-543.

3)   Facile Synthesis of Fluorinated 2-Aryl-5,7-bisalkylpyrazolopyrimidines from Aralkynenitriles

ARKIVOC 2006 (xii) 51-57.

4) Synthesis of Fluorine Containing N-Benzyl-1,2,3-Triazoles and N-Methyl Pyrazoles from Conjugated Alkynes.

J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2006, 43, 673-679.

5) Synthesis of Fluorine Containing 3-Cyano/ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethyl-benzo[b]furans via Microwave Assisted Tandem Intramolecular Wittig and Claisen Rearrangement Reactions.

ARKIVOC 2005 (iii) 211-220.

6) Regioselective cyclization of unsymmetrical dicyanoanilines to novel 2,3- bifunctionalised indole regioisomers and their use in the synthesis of 4,5- dihydro[1,3]oxazino[5,4-b]indole-6-carbonitriles.

Tetrahedron 2005, 61(16), 3999-4008.

7) A Facile one pot synthesis of fluorine containing 3-cyano / ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl- benzo[b]furans.

Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 12331-37.

8) Synthesis of novel 5-trifluoromethyl-2,4,7-trisubstituted pyrido[2,3-d] pyrimidines.

Synthetic Communications 2004, 34(24), 4463-4469.

9) Microwave Assisted Intramolecular Wittig Reaction: A Facile method for the Synthesis of Conjugated Acetylenes.

Synthetic Communications 2003, 33 (9), 1523-1529.

10) Studies on the Reaction of Unsymmetrical trifluoromethyl 1,2-phenylene diamine With Various Ketones Leading to Novel Fluorinated Heterocycles.

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2003, 124, 203-209.

11) A Simple and Efficient Method For The Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-benzimidazoles Under Microwave Irradiation Conditions.

Synthetic Communications 2002, 32(16), 2467-2476.

12) A Simple & Convenient method for the reduction of Nitro arenes.

Synthetic Communications 2002, 33 (18), 2849-2854.

13) A Simple and Facile Method for the Synthesis of Novel 5/7 Trifluoromethyl Substituted 4 (3H)–Quinazalone Regioisomers.

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2002, 118, 73-79.

New process for prepaartion of Brieracetam intermediate (R)-4-Propyldihydrofuran- 2(3H)-one (Indian Patent applied)

2) Improved process for the preparation of high pure metformine (WO2016059507A1) 3). An improved process for the preparation of dichloronitrobenzene from

dichlorobenzene. (Indian Patent, Pt-312\43861 Dt. 27/2/2001)

4). Imidazoquinolone-3-carboxamide derivatives as antibacterial agents. (Indian patent 425/2003 Dt. 18-06-2003)

1) Dr. P.Shanthan Rao

Chief Scientist (Retired), Fluoroorganics Division Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad-INDIA

Mob: +91-9849221659

E-Mail: shanthanpp@yahoo.co.in

2) Dr. R Arul

President & COO

Jubilant Pharmova

Bangalore, INDIA

Tel: +91-9600008382

E-mail: arul3105@gmail.com

3) Dr. H. Sivaramakrishnan Ex-President

Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai, India.

Mob: +91-9322104612

E-mail: h_sivaram@rediffmail.com