Ramesh Murthy

Managing Director

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

About

Investment Banking, Business Development Advisory in Bio-Pharma. Supporting companies in finding leads in product acquisitions, licensing, M&A, Collaborations, and partnerships.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Pratham Partners LLC
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Investment Banking, BD Advisory in Bio-Pharma and Biotech. Supporting companies in finding licensing and strategic partners for their assets. BD licensing product acquisitions, licensing, M&A, Collaborations, and partnerships

  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (New York City Metropolitan Area)
    • Vice President and Head of Business Development and Alliances
      Jan 2019 - Feb 2025 · 6 yrs 2 mos

      Developing Partnership and Collaborations in the Development of our Innovative Neurology and Dermatology Pipeline and successfully commercialize them in the US markets. Currently working on number of Out-licensing deals for our various late stage and early stage products. Key competencies includes licensing, R&D Collaboration & Co-development, Product divestitures and R&D Financing. The current focus areas are Psoriasis, Rosacea, Head-Lice and other indications in Derma / Pediatrics and Several Neurological indications such as Migraine, Parkinson's, Epilepsy etc.,

    • CFO - Proprietary Products and Promius pharma (Specialty Pharma Business)
      Jul 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Headed finance functions and lead the team successfully for both R&D & Commercial operations, experienced in licensing and out-licensing of products, managing all financial aspects of R&D programs, commercial product launch, Revenue and Optimizing Gross to Net computations and managing, marketing and SGA. taking up special strategic projects to improve overall performance

    • Director and Head Finance
      Jan 2013 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Head finance role for proprietary products (PP) and branded pharma group. Investment phase R&D finance functions, role involved formulating financial investment plans, optimizing budgets, financial modeling and program valuation, R&D spend management, business finance functions and contributing towards overall performacne of the BU.

  • Director-Finance & Head of Finance ( CFO) at Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd
    Dec 2008 - Jan 2013 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Heading finance, accounting and SCM functions of the company and worked closely with Senior management team in driving strategy and achiving financial targets. contibuted in creation of newer business models in line with the changes in the industry, implemented SAP and SOX Controls, Project systems for tracking R&D project wise Revenue and Profitability, Controllership functions, Direct and Indirect Taxation and involved in creation of subsidiaries and merger of business units. .

  • VP Finance & Administration at ReaMetrix Pvt Ltd
    Nov 2004 - Nov 2008 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Leading Finance & Commercial functions and was responsiblefor managing India and US entities. Contributed in raising VC finance from 3 well known VCs, Finance controllership function, managed business finance functions and International Tax.

  • Financial Controller at Ansell Healthcare
    Oct 1999 - Oct 2004 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Heading Financial functions of a Indian subsidiary of a global enterprise having manufacturing plants for barrier protection products