Know Our Journey
Get to know the journey we are on and be part of it
Our Story
Kodo Lifescience is a Partnership Development and Manufacturing Organization (PDMO) that believes in long term strategic strategic partnerships to overcome challenges in the development of accessible cell and gene therapies.
Our Vision
Our vision is to globally catalyze CGT and vaccine development as a Trusted Supply Chain Partner providing raw materials that facilitate the production of Affordable Life Saving advanced therapies
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the first Indian CGT raw materials supplier to our global partners with
a strong focus on Quality, at the Right Cost and Customer Centricity. We want to make CGT
Accessible to everyone in need.
“We are India's pioneering force in Cell & Gene Therapy materials”
Journey & Timelines
Academic Partnership
First Academic Collaboration with IIT Madras
R&D Launch
R&D Inception at IIT Madras Research Park
Process Development
1-2L Model for Process Optimization established
Strategic Planning
Strategic decision to establish GMP Facility at Vapi
Regulatory Milestone
GMP plan approved by Gujarat Government
Facility Update
GMP Fit Out completion
Platform Achievement
10L Platform yielding 1g+ Supercoiled pDNA
Quality Milestone
Facility Qualification Completion
Production Launch
Engineering batches commence
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Infrastructure
Leadership Team
Dimpalkumar Shah
Co-Founder & CEO
- MSc Biochemical Engineering
- 10+ years Experience in Biologics CMC Development and Manufacturing
- Successful Entrepreneur / Business Leader in the field of Real Estate Development
Rohan Kamat
COO
- Ph.D. Virology
- 10+ years CGT experience
- Experienced in commercializing Immuno-therapies in India, 2 INDs, 3 patents, 1 commercial
- Viral Vector and CAR-T KOL
Srinivas Rengarajan
Co-founder & CSO
- MS cell and molecular biology
- 11+ years of CGT experience
- Multiple IND submissions for autologous and allogeneic CAR-T in the US
- POC to late clinical trial experience both in raw material production and therapeutics manufacturing
Siraj Saiyed
Co-Founder, Business Strategy & Corporate Finance
- MSc Biochemical Engineering and a Chemical Engineer
- 18+ years experience in Investments
- Promoter & Director at Arete Group
Chintan Patel
Co-Founder & Supply Chain
- MSc Biochemical Engineering
- 15 years pharma / biologics experience
- Business leader experienced in managing large GMP mfg sites across UK/Europe
Advisory Board
Dr. Guhan Jayaraman
R&D Advisor
Tony Hitchcock
Process Development & Manufacturing KOL and Advisor
Dr. Narendra Chirmule