Dr. Gopal Muralidharan: Chief Scientific Advisor, Avatar Clinical Research Trials
Dr. Gopal Muralidharan
Chief Scientific Advisor
He worked in the US for nearly 15 years with American Cyanamid (Lederle Laboratories) and Wyeth Research, before returning to India as President and CSO of Lotus Laboratories, a clinical research organization. He was the co-founder of Semler Research Center and served as President and CEO for nearly three years, before he started his consulting firm Dakshah Biosciences Pvt Ltd. His last assignment before he joined Tenshi Life Sciences in 2017 and Arcolab in Dec 2018, was with Advinus Therapeutics, Bangalore, where he served as the CTO. Dr. Gopal has been involved in development of New Chemical Entities, and Generic molecules during his career and has worked extensi vely in the area of both Clinical and non-clinical research.
To ensure accurate data collection and management, the team atAvatar leverages comprehensive SOPs
Trusted Experts in Clinical Research
Avatar Clinical Research Trials is a unit of India Home Health Ca(IHHC), a partner of BAYADA Home Health Care, US, and is committed to conducting ambulant care clinical research trials. With its dedicated professional and skilled clinical team, expertly trained in GCP and documentation, the organization has the ability to visi patients in the convenience of their homes and offer a wide range of support for Clinical Trials and patient support programs, including the administration of medication and collection of samples, all with proper documentation and comprehensive reporting protocols."We are guided by an experienced International Team, with over 100 years of collective expertise at the leadership level,"adds Dr. Gopal.
The team at Avatar can conduct home trials in many specialties like Onco, Nuero, Ortho, Uro, Cardio, etc. Further, the company has the network and bandwidth to assist with patient recruitment, as Avatar is connected with 150 Hospitals and 400 Doctors throughout India and across various specialties. With its professional team of expert RN's, trained specially in GCP and documentation, Avatar has the
unique ability to have its nurses visit patients in the convenience of their homes to, among other things, administer dosages and collect any required samples, all with proper documentation.
Further, to ensure accurate data collection and management, the team at Avatar leverages comprehensive SOPs. Each study is headed by expert nurses to ensure knowledge transfer and Avatar also has a specialized RN-led management for each study site location. The team ensures timely dispatch of the collected lab samples using temperature controlled logistics, if required.
Avatar's expert caring team include a Doctor of Pharmacology, registered nurses, visiting doctors & medical consultants, medical care takers, physical & occupational therapists, trained attendants and more! According to Dr. Gopal, it was his passion and experience in the field of drug development that led him to Avatar. "My desire to help and cure patients with drugs inspired by advanced clinical research is what and will continue to drive success,"concludes Dr.Gopal.
Dr.Gopal Muralidharan, Chief Scientific Advisor, Avatar Clinical Research Trials
Dr. Gopal has been involved in development of New Chemical Entities, and Generic mole cules during his career and has worked extensively in the area of both Clinical and non-clinical research. He spends his leisure time reading, listening to Indian music and binging on Netflix and Amazon Prime shows. His favourite books include Winners Never Cheat Even in Difficult Times by Huntsman Sr. and Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down by Vineet Nair.
Further, to ensure accurate data collection and management, the team at Avatar leverages comprehensive SOPs. Each study is headed by expert nurses to ensure knowledge transfer and Avatar also has a specialized RN-led management for each study site location. The team ensures timely dispatch of the collected lab samples using temperature controlled logistics, if required.
Avatar's expert caring team include a Doctor of Pharmacology, registered nurses, visiting doctors & medical consultants, medical care takers, physical & occupational therapists, trained attendants and more! According to Dr. Gopal, it was his passion and experience in the field of drug development that led him to Avatar. "My desire to help and cure patients with drugs inspired by advanced clinical research is what and will continue to drive success,"concludes Dr.Gopal.
Dr.Gopal Muralidharan, Chief Scientific Advisor, Avatar Clinical Research Trials
Dr. Gopal has been involved in development of New Chemical Entities, and Generic mole cules during his career and has worked extensively in the area of both Clinical and non-clinical research. He spends his leisure time reading, listening to Indian music and binging on Netflix and Amazon Prime shows. His favourite books include Winners Never Cheat Even in Difficult Times by Huntsman Sr. and Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down by Vineet Nair.