Bangalore, Feb 25, 2010: Veeda Clinical Research has appointed Mr Venu Madhav as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its unit in India.

Mr Madhav brings in 19 years of experience in diverse areas of clinical research. He has been associated with reputed companies such as Ranbaxy and Sun Pharma especially in the growth period of these organizations.

Mr Madhav carries rich experience in planning bioequivalence studies from pilot to pivotal stage for generic formulations. He has designed clinical, bioanalytical, pharmacokinetic and statistical aspects of bioavailability and bioequivalence studies. He is credited to have coordinated for more than 450 pilot and pivotal biostudies for conventional formulations and extended release formulations.

He has held the responsibility for developing complex bioanalytical methods for hormonal and peptide products apart for the effective utilization of 250 methods. He has also handled more than 150 pilot and 300 pivotal bioanalytical projects with GLP compliance. Pivotal biostudies were audited by most of the regulatory inspections and subsequent approval.

His last stint has been with Sun Pharma Advanced Research Center (SPARC) Baroda, India as Sr General Manager - Pharmacokinetic Department.