Dr. Praveen Kandi is currently working as Associate director, CMC- formulation development at karuna Therapeutics Inc. Dr. Kandi is a passionate, accomplished and well recognized expert and leader in drug development for numerous generic ANDA’s and several NDA’s from early stage product and process development to late stage validation/ communalization for numerous debilitating ailments in CNS disorders , Epilepsy, Cancer, etc. Also currently holds master degree in molecular genetics and biochemistry from Georgia State University and a PHD in Pharmaceutical sciences drug delivery to the brain from Mercer University, Atlanta, G.A, and also has 13+ years of industrial experience working for small, mid, and large size Pharmaceutical company’s.
Pharmaceutical/ Medical drug development, central nervous system disorders, Formulation development, Drug delivery, small molecules, cocrystals, Nano particles, Poorly water soluble compounds, product and process optimization from small scale to large scale/ validation/ commercialization