Ajay Babu Pazhayattil

Itaan Pharma
Vice President
Dr. Ajay Babu Pazhayattil is a seasoned professional who has led technical operations, quality assurance, regulatory compliance risk mitigation, and remediation projects. He has conceived and implemented novel methodologies applying sound manufacturing science and statistical principles. Ajay is an industrial pharmacist who has led validation, quality, and regulatory teams in high-volume North American brand, generic, and CDMO organizations. He has developed textbooks for AAPS, contributed to ISPE, RAPS, and PDA guidance documents, and has published in industry journals. Ajay is routinely involved in delivering industry friendly and regulatory acceptable solutions for drug substance, drug product-solid orals, liquids, and small volume/large volume parenterals (small molecule and biologics) manufacturers.

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