Suresh Jadhav's Biography

Suresh Jadhav, Executive Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd

Dr.Suresh Jadhav, M.Pharm., Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Serum Institute of India Ltd., one of the largest vaccine manufacturers from the developing countries, supplying vaccines to more than 140 countries through U.N. Agencies at affordable prices. Dr. Jadhav also led the project of development and introduction of Meningococcal A Conjugate Vaccine in Sub-Saharan African belt, the development of Seasonal & Pandemic Influenza Vaccines and also played major role in acquisition of Bilthoven Biologicals, a Netherlands based Govt. Vaccine manufacturing company. Dr.Jadhav is associated with Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers’ Network (DCVMN) since its inception in 2000 and was the President of DCVMN from 2003 till 2008. He is currently member/alternate member on various boards i.e. GAVI, European Vaccine Initiative, FastVac, and Health Innovation in Practice Board besides GAVI PPC member. He is closely associated with various advisory committees e.g. Task Force of Sabin Vaccine Institute, WHO IVR-IVAC and Decades of Vaccines (DoV) etc. Dr.Jadhav is also affiliated with several Indian universities, AICTE, UGC, State Directorate of Technical Education etc. He is Chairman of Expert Committee on Vaccines and other Biologicals and also a member on the Scientific Body of Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. He has participated in several collaborative studies for making revisions in international reference standards for WHO, NIBSC, NVI etc. and has published more than 60 technical papers in national & international journals, with extensive travel throughout the globe. He has to his credit two patents in his name. Ranked at 7th position amongst Worlds 50 most influential people in Vaccines surveyed by Vaccinenation of Terrapinn.