Mission Director Program Management Unit (DBT-BIRAC_BMGF_Wellcome Trust)
Secretary, Society for Technology Management (STEM)
Shirshendu Mukherjee, PhD, RTTP
Dr. Mukherjee heads the India Initiative of Wellcome Trust and manages the R&D for Affordable Healthcare in India, a £30 million Initiative of the Wellcome Trust in India. The Initiative funds translation research leading to affordable healthcare solution in India and beyond.
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee is a trained Medical Microbiologist and has Global and national exposure with more than two decades of high level work experience in top organizations , which helps to bring to fore cumulative perspectives on issues related to healthcare (especially public health issues and unmet medical needs), food and nutritional challenges in India as well as across the globe, he has devised and formulated strategies for mitigating challenges and bridging gaps through impact funding. He has worked independently as well as with multitudes of partners (both national & international) for a complete oversight of cutting edge translational research and deep understanding of issues that impinge up on national and global translational research. He has deep knowledge in pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and med tech industry globally.