Who We Are
We are a digital healthcare company, founded in 2015.
We believe that tailored care based on individual preferences results in optimum outcomes.
We create solutions that make individualized care a reality.
Our People
Our People
Dr. Nayan Kalnad
Chief Executive Officer
Nayan is a clinician by training and has worked in digital health since 2008. As Chief Executive Officer, he has taken Avegen from a services company to a digital product-led company with 40 employees and customers in multiple countries. Nayan has worked at Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer and has an MBA from London Business School.
Neeraj Apte
Chief Product Officer
Neeraj is responsible for product strategy and development. After working in the US initially at Agile and then at eBay, he founded Vertis Microsystems in 2004. He successfully exited Vertis Microsystems in 2015 before joining Avegen.
Dr. Lily Lee
Advisor
Lily has close to 30 years of international experience in the pharmaceutical industry across the world. She is an active Board member of The ZigenFund, a US registered non-profit organization that was founded in 1988, and she was among the first few fully registered NGOs in China in 1995. Lily advises on numerous topics in public healthcare.
Dr. Sumiti Saharan
Director - Design & Research
Sumiti is Design and Research Director at Avegen. She is a Neuroscientist with near fifteen years of experience in scientific thinking and research & design. She holds a doctorate at Queensland Brain Institute, University in Queensland, Australia. Sumiti has had a scientific career with several research publications and several awards and fellowships.
Anne Reijns
Director - Commercial
Anne is responsible for our work in Maternal Health (together for her). Based in Mumbai, she has a background in Digital Health care and eCommerce. Prior to joining Avegen, she has worked in Germany and United States. She holds a master’s degree in marketing management and entrepreneurship from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Pallav Patankar
Director - Partnerships
Pallav has worked in the Public Health Space for the last eight years implementing HIV Intervention programs under the aegis of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP). He holds a B.Sc degree in Life Sciences & Biochemistry and an MSc degree in Biotechnology & MBA in Intl. Business from S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.
Dr. Mithun James
Development Lead - Together for Her
Mithun is a programmer and full-stack web developer. Mithun has a degree in medicine and surgery from Madras Medical College, and a degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Previously at the National Brain Research Centre, he leads Together for Her’s technology team.
Jeremy Hill
Advisor
Jeremy has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry. He has worked in both the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries in sales, marketing, solutions and general management. He has held senior leadership positions on both UK and EMEA boards. Jeremy is advising Avegen on commercial strategy.
Christina Richter
Advisor
Christina has more than 15 years of experience in Marketing and Communications. She has worked for small and medium-sized companies as well as large corporations creating the right strategies to accelerate public awareness. Today, Christina is an independent consultant and advises companies across the world.
Shamant Hegde
Advisor
Shamant has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has helped pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organisations make more effective and impactful decisions with advanced analytics and data science. Shamant has a bachelor’s degree in technology from NIT Surathkal and a Tech MBA from Cornell University.