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INDRANIL PURKAIT

Sr General Manager and Head Medical Affairs, Ipca Laboratories

•    Currently, heading the medical affairs function of domestic business of Ipca Laboratories comprising of 12 divisions. Leading and mentoring a team of 15 Medical Professionals. Key therapy areas- Cardiology, Diabetes, Rheumatology, Antimalarials and Pain management.
•    Indranil is a physician, specializing in Internal Medicine with special interest in cardio metabolic disorders. After completing his medical education from Calcutta Medical College Indranil practiced clinical medicine in National Health Service, United Kingdom for 4 years.
•    Subsequently, he has been working as a pharmaceutical physician in India for more than 7 years and has gained rich experience in global organizations like MSD & Abbott. In this capacity Indranil has led a wide range of research, advocacy, education,capacity building and patient support programs, all directed towards ensuring optimal access to innovative medicines for patients and enhancing scientific reputation of the organizations he has worked for. Indranil is also credited for team building, mentoring and performance optimization of medical affairs teams during all his assignments.
•    He is closely associated with the top functionaries of key societies like CSI, RSSDI, ESI & API in different projects.He has received various excellence awards in MSD (2) and Abbott (3) including 2 Vice President’s Awards for Best Brand Performance.
•    Indranil has authored nearly 10 publications in cardio-diabetes in peer reviewed journals like JACC, BMJ, JCI, Hypertension etc . He has spearheaded release of quarterly journals like What’s New in Dermatology and also contributed to the formation of consensus document and position statement.
•    His researchgate profile is https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Indranil_Purkait