Vice President Operation & Site Director U.S., IDT Biologika
Mr. Pavagadhi joined IDT-Biologika in 2018 with more than 20 years of experience in biopharmaceutical start-up, clinical, and commercial manufacturing. Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Pavagadhi spent five years consulting in the CMC space. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Head of Manufacturing Operations at Tergus Pharma, from 2015 to 2017 as Senior Director, Vaccine Manufacturing at PharmAthene, Inc., and from 2007 to 2009 as Vice-President of Manufacturing at Reliance Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (India). Mr. Pavagadhi also held numerous positions with Chiron, Stryker, and Cangene (Canada), where he led cross-functional teams responsible for clinical and commercial manufacturing for U.S. and EU communities. Mr. Pavagadhi received his B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba (Canada) and his M.B.A from Athabasca University (Canada).