The team comprises postgraduates and doctorates in the field of pharmaceutical, analytical & clinical sciences working together tirelessly to deliver quality service to the sponsor. The two founding directors with their hands-on approach are the driving force behind the organization.

Chief Executive Officer & Director: Dr. Satish Sawant
Obtained a doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Bombay University in the year January 1985. Dr. Sawant’s early research work mainly focused on development of analytical methodologies for the assessment of bulk drugs and their marketed formulations. He started his career as an Analyst and was associated with pharmaceutical majors like E Merck & Kopran for 14 years.

Dr. Sawant has 18 national & international publications to his credit. Dr. Sawant is an active member of Indian Pharmaceutical Association and a committee member of FDA and IDMA. A keen academician, he is a visiting lecturer at Mumbai University.

Chief Operating Officer & Director : Dr. Santosh Joshi
A post graduate with a doctorate in Analytical Chemistry, he started his career as an Analyst with a pharmaceutical major Kopran. In his career spanning 15 years, Dr. Santosh Joshi has developed & validated more than 150 bioanalytical methods including simultaneous methods for determination of oral hypoglycemic. Also has to his credit development of methods for antimalarials and antigout drugs.

His works have been published in number of national & international journals like International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Indian Drugs etc.

His study “Rapid & sensitive method for Quantitative determination of Azathioprine & 6-mercaptopurine in human plasma by liquid chromatography-Tandem- Mass spectroscopy” is under publication.

Naturally so, our Analytical Services are one of the best amongst the industry under his capable guidance & leadership.

Director - Clinical Services: Dr. Kedar Joshi
A qualified pharmacologist, Dr. Kedar floated his own Clinical research outfit Hanul Medizines in 1997 at a time when clinical research activities in India were in a very nascent stage. In 2003, Hanul Medizines entered into a strategic tie up with Accutest and Dr. Kedar joined Accutest as its Director, Clinical services. With an experience of more than 11 years in clinical trials, Dr. Kedar is known in the industry for his attention to detail, no nonsense approach & integrity. An academician at heart, he regularly conducts training programs for the medical & sales teams of pharmaceutical companies.

President - Formulation Development: Dr. Kavita Inamdar
With 12 yrs of experience and more than 125 formulations in her basket, Dr. Kavita has established herself as an authority in the area of Formulation Development. Dr. Kavita did her masters and PhD from SNDT University and obtained her doctorate in Pharmaceutical Technology. She holds a US patent for sustained release formulation technology. Before joining Accutest, Dr. Kavita worked with Enem Nostrum, a US based formulation development company.

Vice President- Clinical Services: Dr. Nirav Gandhi
By training a medical doctor, Dr. Nirav started his career in 2001. He has worked with with Indian pharma majors Cipla, Torrent & Intas in medico-marketing as well as clinical research areas. Under his leadership, Torrent received its first ANVISA approval. At Accutest, he is in-charge of our Ahmedabad center and leads a team of 30 strong professionals.

Vice President- Analytical Services: Ashutosh Pudage
An analytical chemist by training, Ashutosh is highly experienced in developing validated pharmaceutical assays methods with an extensive knowledge of chromatographic techniques especially PR-HPLC. Before joining Accutest, as a Sr Research Scientist with Glenmark, Ashutosh led a team of 8 scientists and was responsible for BA/BE studies for ANDA projects. Ashutosh is credited with successful transfer of Bioanalytical methods for Phase 1 clinical trials for NCEs.

General Manager - Clinical Services: Dr. Suhas Khandave
A pharmacologist by training, Dr. Suhas started his career as a Professor in a medical college. He joined the industry in 2003 as a manager with Unichem Laboratories and since then has pursued clinical research. With Accutest since 2005, Dr. Suhas has attended many clinical management programs and workshops.