GS Krishnan, President of Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) has been re-elected for another two-year term from April 2024 – 2026. Krishnan, with three decades of experience in the bio industrial sector, currently – Director, external stakeholder relations at Danish biotech company, Novonesis and Independent Consultant/Advisor to various biotech companies, assumed ABLE president’s role in April 2021.
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, will continue as the association’s honorary non-executive chairperson.
Krishnan, will head a 14-member governing body that was elected for a two -year term, during the recently held elections. The other office bearers will be: Vice President: Dr Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, Chairperson of IKP, Hyderabad; General Secretary: Dr Ezhil Subbian, co-founder and CEO, String Bio, Bangalore and Treasurer: Ravi Bhola, senior Partner, K&S Partners, Bangalore.
“India’s bioeconomy is growing leaps and bounds, viz.. a steady growth of ‘bio pharma’ – fermentation based products and diagnostics, strong performance of the ‘bio industrial’ with bio solutions using enzymes and microbes and ‘bio agriculture’ adopting to sustainable solutions, it is poised to cross the $150 billion mark shortly,” said Krishnan. “The government’s soon to be launched National Biomanufacturing Initiative fill further boost the national bioeconomy.”
Krishnan added that the opportunities are big and with a conducive regulatory frame work and incentives for Innovation, India can lead the world, in the biotech segment. “It will be my endeavor to focus on these opportunities working together with the ABLE team, all the relevant stakeholders and decision makers in making India a $300 billion bio-based economy by the year 2030,” the ABLE President said.
The other elected members of the ABLE Governing Body for 2024-26 are:
1. Dr Ashvini Shete, Strategy & Technology Lead – Renewable Chemicals & Materials, Praj Industries
2. Dr B N Manohar, MD & CEO, Stempeutics Research
3. Dr Jayashree Aiyar, VP and Head Discovery Biology, Syngene International
4. Krishna Kalyan T. D., Executive Director & COO, Laurus Bio
5. Dr Sandeep Nilkanth Athalye, Chief Development Officer, Biocon Biologics
6. Sanjeev Balahall Neelappa, Managing Director, Yokogawa Technology Solutions India
7. Dr S Shriram, Senior Vice President, Jananom
8. Sowmya Lakshmi Balendiran, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Sea6 Energy
9. Dr Vasan Sambandamurthy, Senior Vice President – Global Strategy, Bugworks Research
10. Venkat Kamalakar Bundla, Managing Director, Garphi Biosciences
The Association is assisted by the ABLE Council of Presidents comprising all the past presidents of the Association that was founded in 2003.
The Council is currently chaired by Dr P M Murali, Founder of Jananom. The other members are: Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson and Founder of Biocon and Biocon Biologics; Dr K K Narayanan, Founder & Director, Sthayika Seeds; Dr Vijay Chandru, Co-founder & Director – Strand Life Sciences and Shrikumar Suryanarayan, CMD, Sea6 Energy.