AAYUSH S AGARWAL Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India aayush.harvard@gmail.com

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OBJECTIVE: To help grow the organization I join by adding tremendous value to it via my skills & abilities EDUCATION: Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU), USA Master of Science in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship | GPA=3.92/4 2008-2010 Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA Principle and Techniques of Molecular Biology | Grade (A-) 2009 L.J. Institute of Pharmacy, Gujarat University, India Bachelors of Pharmacy , Cumulative First Class 2004-2008 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: HEATHCARE INDUSTRY/RESEARCH Fiable International Pvt. Ltd., Director 2015-Present Entrepreneurial venture in API sourcing, importing, indenting & trading. Roselabs Bioscience Ltd., Ahmedabad, India, General Manager 2012-2015 Managing API sourcing, Formulation development, Technology transfer, Business development, Coordination between research and commercials, International regulatory, Product portfolio design etc. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Research Associate, Lab Manager 2010-2011 Treating brain tumor in mice with engineered stem cells secreting anti-cancer proteins. Plasmid Cloning, Engineering vectors, Developing lentiviral expression systems, Tissue histology, Animal handling, Animal Brain surgeries, Stem Cell engineering, Cancer cell expression, Confocal microscopy, DNA-RNA isolation, mapping etc. State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Research Assistant 2009 Characterizing Transcobalamin receptor’s binding with Vit B12 & its’ internalization & recycling. Tissue histology, animal handling, western blots, electrophoresis, immunoblotting etc. Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Research Assistant 2008-2009 Incorporation of non-natural amino acids in FN3 protein, determination of the structure of the wild type and mutated protein and determine its binding partners with varying affinities. Circular dichroism, Mass detection, Protein purification, Dialysis, Protein engineering etc. Medizen Pharmaceutical Industries, Alexandria, Egypt 2008 Trainee in the Production, Quality Control, Quality Assurance & Planning and Development Department. PUBLIC RELATIONS Swarnim Vision, Senior Partner 2012-Present A corporate event organizing company also taking up overseas marketing campaigns in India

PIC India, Editor-in-Chief 2015-Present A bi-monthly pharma ingredients & chemical magazine. Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique, Industrial Pharmacy Section, Ex-Co Associate 2011-2015 Helping the section to shape good policies and decisions in global pharmaceutical profession. PharmaTech, Editor-in-Chief 2012-2013 National Pharmacy Magazine focused on the growth of Original Equipment Manufacturers, Organizing conferences and workshops in India. International Centre for Entrepreneurship & Technology, Students Lead 2012 Launched by Shri Narendra Modi, heading all Student related activities and Public Relation of the center B.V. Patel PERD Centre, Public Relation Officer 2011-2012 One of the most premier institutions in India for Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Research. Pharmanext, Associate Editor 2011-2012 International Pharmacy Magazine focused on development and all round growth of Pharmacy profession in India, Organizing conferences and workshops worldwide. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: - Pre-filled syringe – a ready to use drug delivery system – A Review Ingle RG, Agarwal AS Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2014 Sep;11(9):1391-9. doi: 10.1517/17425247.2014.923400. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PMID:25082570 - A world of low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) enoxaparin as a promising moiety – A Review Ingle RG, Agarwal AS Carbohydr Polym. 2014 Jun 15;106:148-53. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.01.100. Epub 2014 Feb 18. PMID:24721062 - High Efficiency Diffusion Molecular Retention Tumor Targeting Yanyan Guo, Hushan Yuan, Hoonsung Cho, Darshini Kuruppu, Kimmo Jokivarsi, Aayush Agarwal, Khalid Shah, Lee Josephson Research Article, Published 11 March 2013, PLOS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0058290 - Therapeutic stem cells expressing variants of EGFR-specific nanobodies have antitumor effects. Van de Water JA, Bagci-Onder T, Agarwal AS, Wakimoto H, Roovers RC, Zhu Y, Kasmieh R, Bhere D, Van Bergen En Henegouwen PM, Shah K. Proc Natl Acad Sci (PNAS) U S A. 2012 Oct 9;109(41):16642-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1202832109. Epub 2012 Sep 25. PMID: 23012408 - Multimechanistic Tumor Targeted Oncolytic Virus Overcomes Resistance in Brain Tumors. Tamura K, Wakimoto H, Agarwal AS, Rabkin SD, Bhere D, Martuza RL, Kuroda T, Kasmieh R, Shah K. Mol Ther. 2012 Aug 28. doi: 10.1038/mt.2012.175. PMID:22929661 - Real-time imaging of the dynamics of death receptors and therapeutics that overcome TRAIL resistance in tumors. Bagci-Onder T, Agarwal A, Flusberg D, Wanningen S, Sorger P, Shah K. Oncogene. 2012 Jul 23. doi: 10.1038/onc.2012.304. PMID:22824792

PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS: “Super Motor Drive – A Joy Ride for the Underprivileged Children” 2016 “Engineering and Characterizing Regulatable Human Glioma and Neural Stem Cells” 2010 “Artificial Neural Network: Spinectoram” - A new era pesticide development 2009 “Shipyard Brewery” - A case study 2009 “Age Related Macular Degeneration” - A novel treatment strategy 2009 “Characterization of Histidine Kinase Receptor and its Targets” 2009 “Live Cell Fatigue Indicator” - A biosensor development 2008 AWARDS: International Travel Grant from Department of Science and Technology, India 2012 Mike How Award from International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) for unique passion for pharmaceutical industry. 2011 Scholarship for Masters in Polytechnic Institute of NYU 2008-2010 Grant from International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) for the student exchange program. 2008 SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES : Participated in CPhI China, Shanghai 2015 Participated in CPhI China, Shanghai 2014 Participated in CPhI India, Mumbai 2013 Exhibited at CPhI worldwide, Frankfurt 2013 Participated in CPhI China, Shanghai 2013 Organizing Lead, National Symposium on BE and Generic Product Development 2013 Organizing Lead, National Symposium on Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2013 2013 Invited Speaker, 10th National Conference on Medical Device, India 2013 Invited Speaker, Day Chair, 5th Annual Pre Filled Syringe Conference, London 2012 Poster Presentation in 72nd FIP Centennial World Congress, The Netherlands 2012 Organizing Lead, National Biotechnology Symposium 2012, Ahmedabad 2012 Joint Secretary, International conference in Kathmandu, Nepal 2012 Organizing Secretary, National conference in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2012 Participated in 63rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), Bangalore 2011 Poster Presentation in 71st FIP World Congress, India 2011 Participated in the 5th & 6th Annual Healthcare Conference by Columbia Business School 2008, 2009 Participated in the 6th Annual Healthcare Conference by Harvard Business School 2009 Poster Presentation at the 59th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), Banaras 2007 COUNTRIES TRAVELLED FOR EDUCATION/BUSINESS: Germany, USA, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Spain, UK, Egypt, France, China and Nepal.