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K Anand Kumar

K Anand Kumar, a PhD in Microbiology, has over 32 years of experience in the vaccine/biotech Industry. He worked abroad for companies such as Pfizer Global Manufacturing (Australia) and Schering Plough (New Zealand). Currently, he is the Managing Director at Indian Immunologicals Ltd, one of the largest producers of vaccines in Asia. Several important human and animal vaccines were developed under his leadership and he also established Pristine Biologicals in New Zealand to help India secure a key raw material used in vaccine manufacturing. He is a member of several committees in India and has many awards, papers, and patents to his credit.