Leadership

Dr. Pailla Malla Reddy is a successful pharmaceutical entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the industry. He began his career working in various positions in pharmaceutical companies in India, Nigeria, and the United States. In 1995, Dr. Reddy founded Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc, which is known today as an industry leading contract manufacturer of vitamins and supplements. He went on to found ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2009. Under Dr. Reddy's eminent leadership, ScieGen continues to grow and become a leader in the generic manufacturing space.

Dr. Reddy is a graduate of Osmania University in India where he earned a BS degree in Chemistry with concentrations in genetics and botany. He later earned his Masters and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Kanpur University.

Mr. Reddy serves as Chief Operating Officer, bringing over two and a half decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in new product development, pre-formulations, analytical R&D, and regulatory submissions. Before joining ScieGen, Mr. Reddy served as Associate Vice President at Aurobindo Pharma Limited in India, overseeing the research center in handling all kinds of sterile formulations. He has significant experience in solid oral dosages, liquids, and parenterals. Mr. Reddy also spent over 12 years with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as the Associate Director of New Product Development in their Generic Pharmaceutical division. Mr. Reddy is responsible for almost 100 ANDA, NDA, and EU drug filings throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe and has several patents (the US and WO). He has also written several publications.

Mr. Reddy holds an MS degree in Pharmacy from Dr. MGR Medical University in India.

Mr. Saketh Reddy serves as the Chief Commercial Officer of ScieGen and its parent company, Bactolac Pharmaceutical, overseeing corporate strategy and business development. He brings with him a multitude of knowledge about the industry, having worked across different departments in both Bactolac and ScieGen over the years.

Mr. Reddy joined ScieGen full time in July, 2020 as the Director of Sales and Marketing, where he played a key role in growing sales of ScieGen’s own label products. Prior to this role, he held the position of Sales and Marketing Manager at Akron Generics, a pharmaceutical wholesale distributor.

Mr. Reddy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr P. Raghu Ram leads the Regulatory Affairs and Compliance teams at ScieGen. He has over 27 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in the areas of Analytical Development, Quality Control Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, and Pharmacovigilance. Dr. Ram had published 24 research publications during his career. He is a member of IPC {Indian Pharmacopeial Commission} and USP {United States Pharmacopeia} 2005-2010 monographs acquisition committee He is contributing author for PDA FDA Technical report – 80 , ‘Data Integrity Management System for Pharmaceutical Laboratories and sub team lead in PDA Remote Audits & Inspections Team, PDA COVID-19 PtC Task Force.

Dr. Ram holds a Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in India. He holds certifications such as a CQA {Certified Quality Auditor} and CMQ/OE {Certified manager for Organizational Excellence} from ASQ {American Society for Quality}, Statistical Quality Control diploma from Indian Statistical institute.

Krishna Mohan Chilakamarthy, Associate Vice President of Quality Control, has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Krishna first joined ScieGen in July, 2013 as the Head of Quality Control, handling all the development & commercial activities of the QC department. Prior to joining ScieGen, Krishna was the Analytical Head at Halo Pharmaceuticals, a contract research and manufacturing company. He also held various positions at Par Pharmaceuticals and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.

Mr. Bala Murali K Nagisetti, Director of Quality Assurance, joined ScieGen in March 2014. Mr. Bala is responsible for ensuring the compliance of FDA regulations and current Good Manufacturing Practices at ScieGen

Mr. Bala has about 24 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining ScieGen, he worked with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Apotex Inc.

Mr. Bala is a chemistry postgraduate from Rajasthan Vidyapeet University, India

Brett joined ScieGen in May, 2019, as SVP of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Barczak is an industry veteran who brings 30+ years’ experience, in both purchasing and sales to ScieGen. He held positions as Purchasing Manager at Moore Medical Corp., and VP of Purchasing at Harvard Drug for several years, before transitioning to sales. Brett’s sales experience includes stints with Bi-Coastal Pharmaceutical Corp., Able Labs, Genpharm L.P., and Camber Pharmaceuticals.