ARULMOLI Thangavel, Vice President-R&D

ARULMOLI Thangavel

Vice President-R&D

SSL

Location
India
Education
Doctorate, Chemistry
Experience
26 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 6 Months

Vice President-R&D at SSL
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2010 to July 2016

Distinction of handling various APIs of Therapeutic categories like Anthelmintics, Anti-malarials, Onco Products, Penems, etc.
Efficiently scaled-up various NCEs such as RBx- 2258, 7796, 7644, 9841 and 8700 using several cost effective routes
Played a key role in development of the following for streamlining operations:
DMF Filing Capability: 10 -12 Nos. in year (with minimum 5 groups in Process R&D)
Total APIs developed for DMF: 35 Nos.
DMF filed: 25 Nos.
Process Patents filed: 35 Nos
Process Patents granted: 6 Nos
Synthetic routes

Head at Nektar Therapeutics India Private Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2009 to May 2010

Process Chemistry
Role:
Involved in evaluation of complete processes that related to patent implication and process safety
Established economically sustainable technologies for scale-up functions
Drafted various technical reports like TDRs, Scale-up Guides, Dossiers, etc. for US & EU filings purpose
Accountable for development of IP knowledge and protection of IP wealth for various FTF products efficiently
Resolved various cGMP/regulatory issues in process chemistry for effective snapshots
Handled complete SHE functions for the Process Chemistry and Kilo labs

Director at R&D Center, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2003 to May 2009

Role:
Looked after the development of non-infringing & optimization of processes of various APIs viz. Tazobactam, Meropenem, Biotin, Sertraline, Terbinafine, Paroxetine, Modafinil, Trandolapril, Felodipine, Lansoprazole, Memantine, Duloxetine, Gemifloxacin, Pantoprazole, Paliperidone, Pramipexole, Eszopiclone, Losartan, Alendronate, Residronate, Levofloxacin, Valsartan, Telmisartan, Desmethyl venlafaxine, Clopidogrel, etc. within cost economic, less waste and easily scalable
Assessed several technology development reports and prepared the DMF filing functions
Instrumental in validation of various processes as well as transferred the bench scale processes into commercial scales as per the cGMP guidelines
Involved in designing of laboratory expts. as per the Taguchi methods
Supervised a team of 45 Chemists, Scientists and Chem Engrs. /Technologists in an effective way

Research Scientist at Ranbaxy, Gurgaon,
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2001 to August 2003
Manager at R&D
  • January 1999 to November 2001
Senior Executive at R&D
  • September 1994 to December 1998
at Chemen techno
  • Italy
  • October 1998 to January 1998

technical know-how transfer and demonstration of process of Cephalosporin -C and 7-ACA

R&D Officer at FDC Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 1994 to August 1994
Senior at LUPIN Lab Ltd., Ankleshwar
  • February 1988 to April 1990
Development Chemist at Shrishma Fine Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (Karnataka) Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 1986 to January 1988
Vice President at Sequent Scientific Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2010 to

Overseeing various functions entailing tech transfer, process development, management of process chemistry team analytical research development, IP & Pilot plant operation groups, etc. for streamlining operations
Heading a team of aprrox. 85 Scientists
Looking after complete process of CRAMs for better snapshots
Accountable for taking various business development related decisions for company’s growth & excellence

Education

Doctorate, Chemistry
  • at Haffkine Institute, Mumbai, University of BombayHaffkine Institute, Mumbai, University of Bombay
  • January 1995

Synthesis and Study of Organic Compounds of Possible Therapeutic Values

Doctorate, CHEMISTRY
  • at University of Bombay
  • April 1994

Journal Publications: Synthesis, characterization and molecular docking studies of some new 1,3,4-oxadiazolines bearing 6-methylpyridine moiety for antimicrobial property. P C Shyma, Balakrishna Kalluraya, S K Peethambar, Sandeep Telkar, T Arulmoli; European journal of medicinal chemistry 08/2013; 68C:394-404 Facile synthesis, characterization and pharmacological activities of 3,6-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles and 5,6-dihydro-3,6-disubstituted-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles. N Chidananda, Boja Poojary, V Sumangala, N Suchetha Kumari, Prashanth Shetty, T Arulmoli; European journal of medicinal chemistry 02/2012; 51:124-36 (2E)-1-[2, 3-Dichloro-6-methyl-5-(trifluoro-meth-yl)phen-yl]-2-(1-phenyl-ethyl-idene)hydrazine. Hoong-Kun Fun, Wan-Sin; Loh, Manjunath Bhat, T Arulmoli, G K Nagaraja; Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online 11/2012; 68(Pt 11):o3189 1-[2-(4-Chloro-phen-yl)-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]ethanone; Hoong-Kun Fun, Suhana Arshad, P C Shyma, Balakrishna Kalluraya, T Arulmoli; Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online 06/2012; 68(Pt 6):o190 Facile synthesis, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity studies of a new group of 6-aryl-3-[4-(methylsulfonyl)benzyl]-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines.V Sumangala, Boja Poojary, N Chidananda, T Arulmoli, Shalini Shenoy; European journal of medicinal chemistry 04/2012; 54:59-64 Synthesis of some new pyrazolone derivatives as potent antimicrobial agents, A. M. Vijesh, Arun M. Isloor, Shrikrishna Isloor, K. N. Shivananda, P. C. Shyma, T. Arulmoli; Der Pharma Chemica. 01/2011; 3:454-463 Molecular docking studies of some new imidazole derivatives for antimicrobial properties., A.M. Vijesh, Arun M. Isloor, Sandeep Telkar, T. Arulmoli; Arabian Journal of Chemistry 01/2011 Diethyl-4-[5-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-pyridine-3,5-dicarboxyl-ate-ethanol monosolvate. Hoong-Kun Fun, Madhukar Hemamalini, A M Vijesh, Arun M Isloor, T Arulmoli Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online 07/2011; 67(Pt 7):o1768-9 Hantzsch reaction: synthesis and characterization of some new 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives as potent antimicrobial and antioxidant agents.A M Vijesh, Arun M Isloor, S K Peethambar, K N Shivananda, T Arulmoli, Nishitha A Isloor; European journal of medicinal chemistry 09/2011; 46(

Master's degree, Chemistry
  • at REC, Tiruchi, Bharathidasan University
  • January 1986

Specialized in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at THE MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli, Madurai Kamraj University
  • January 1984

courses: Patent Publications: WO 2012/081033: Process for Preparation of Imipenem; Andrew Gnanaprakasam, Ganapathy Veeramani, Michael Sekar Jeyaraj, Arulmoli Thangavel: Sequent Scientific Ltd. in Jun’12 WO 2012/081035: Process for Preparation of

Specialties & Skills

Regulatory Filings
Technology Transfer
Process Development
Process Chemistry
GESTIÓN DE ARCHIVOS
OPTIMIZATION
PROCESS ENGINEERING
RESEARCH
VALIDATION

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • MEMBER
  • January 2009
CSRI
  • LIFE MEMBER
  • January 2007

Training and Certifications

PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
DUPONT UK
Date Attended:
January 2007
Duration:
180 hours

Hobbies

  • TOURING/SIGHT SEEING
    VISITED MANY SITES IN INDIA FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND LEARNING LOCAL CULTURE.