C S N Murthy
Director
CSN Murthy (CSN) is a Chemical Engineer from IIT, Madras (1984-88), and an MBA from IIM, Bangalore (1988-90).
He started his career at TDICI (now ICICI Ventures), India’s first Venture Capital company. Thereafter, he set up a specialized manufacturing subsidiary for ITW India, part of the US-headquartered industrial consumables company
After a stint as an investment banker, he subsequently worked as the COO for Gland Pharma Limited, before joining Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd in Corporate Business Development in 2003.
For over 13 years, he had been the CEO of Aurigene (a wholly owned independent subsidiary of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited), a successful drug discovery and clinical stage biotech, focused on oncology and auto-immune disorders. Aurigene is the largest drug discovery operation in India, having over 500 scientists; Aurigene has about 15 clinical stage programs in the hands of its partners, and 6 IND/ Ph 1/ Ph 2 programs of its own in oncology and auto-immune disorders.
CSN is also on the Board of a BSE-listed company (Balaji Amines Limited), a successful and leading producer of methyl/ ethyl amines and their derivatves.
CSN is also on the Board of BSE/NSE listed entity Gland Pharma Limited, specializing in liquid vials, lyophilized vials, pre-filled syringes, ampoules, bags and drops.