ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Bhuvaneshwar

Dr. Bhuvaneshwar earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras in 1999, earned his PhD in Biomedical Technology from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST) in Trivandrum, and holds 14 patents. He has authored 6 book chapters and published >40 research papers. His distinguished 36-year career at SCTIMST made significant contributions to medical device development. His most notable achievements are the development of the TTK-CHITRA HEART VALVE, the CEREDRAIN Hydrocephalus Shunt System, and the SPICTRA Hollow Fiber Membrane Oxygenator. His contributions have been recognized with several prestigious awards. After retiring from the position of Head of the Biomedical Technology Wing of SCTIMST in 2012, he took the position as Director of Innovation at Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai for 3 years. His work has been recognized with several prestigious national and academic awards.

With extensive experience in medical device testing and validation, Dr. Bhuvaneshwar actively mentors startups and faculty in India through various programs, including the IITM-HTIC Medical Device Incubator, WRCB of IIT Bombay, and the Centre for Healthcare Entrepreneurship at IIT Hyderabad.

Leveraging on his wide expertise in biomedical technology, currently he holds multiple esteemed positions, including Member of the Technical Advisory Group and Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group (Medical Devices) of the National Biopharma Mission implemented by BIRAC, Govt. of India. He also serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Engineering Design at IIT Madras, Visiting Professor in the Healthcare Entrepreneurship Program at IIT Hyderabad, and Advisor to the WRCB at IIT Bombay. Additionally, he consults and advises small and medium medical device companies on technical aspects of device development, regulatory strategy, and QMS documentation.

advisory board member

Dr. Sivarama Krishnan

Dr. Sivarama Krishnan is a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, engaged in physics education and in research on femto- and atto-second dynamics in nanoscale matter.

His doctoral research is on Experimental Physics earning his Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg (Germany) - University of Heidelberg, with a top grade. His postdoctoral research was at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad, after which he worked as a Research Engineer at the IBM - SEMICONDUCTOR R&D CENTER

His current research themes are quantum photonics and dynamics; meso- and nano-scale physics with fs lasers and advanced photon sources; nonlinear optics; EUV and soft x-ray photophysics, earning a US patent to his credit (USPTO 9,301,381); cryogenic superfluid He nanodroplets and atomic clusters using fs lasers & synchrotron (EUV) sources; with specific skills on Coincidence and correlation spectroscopy, Time-of-flight and velocity-map-imaging techniques, X-ray spectrometry.

His technical expertise also includes: few-cycle femtosecond (fs) laser system (NIR, Ti:Sapphire) - pulse generation; superfluid He nanodroplets - cryogenic (5K) source with inline doping of atoms and molecules; X-ray free-electron laser and synchrotron experiments in the EUV: design and implementation; Nonlinear optics: optical harmonic generation, four-wave mixing, optical phase conjugation; time-of-flight and velocity-map-imaging spectrometry.

Honors and awards include the Early Career Research Award of DST (Govt. Of India) and nomination as Head of the Max Planck Partner Group (Max Planck Society, Germany).

He has 65+ publications with 1,000+ citations and an h-index of 17. He has filed 10 patents, of which 3 are granted

LEGAL ADVISOR

Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla

Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla is a seasoned and accomplished lawyer based in Mumbai with over three decades of legal practice. As a former Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer in the Indian Army and a panel counsel for the Securities and Exchange Board of India (2002-2005), a legal retainer to foreign funds invested in Indian capital markets, she brings a wealth of expertise across various domains of the legal industry. She successfully represented global clients in mergers and acquisitions involving Indian companies. Her core expertise and experience lie in the financial services and capital markets sectors, where she is proficient in advising international clients on investment laws in India, including compliance with FEMA, SEBI, company law, and regulations related to foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI), as well as various other industries. She values diligence, knowledge, creativity, and innovation in addressing her clients’ legal and regulatory needs by advising them well in advance on their industry's legal and compliance requirements to save them from legal pitfalls in the future. She also believes that building supportive, long-term relationships with her clients enables her to anticipate all possible legal and regulatory implications of potential commercial opportunities, as well as the capability to efficiently resolve any legal obstacles and disputes affecting her clients

Our clinical support/mentor team from RCC, Thiruvananthapuram:

Additional Professor, Radiation Oncology

Dr. K. R. Rajeev

Dr. K. R. Rajeev is Additional Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram. He is an experienced radiation oncologist involved in multidisciplinary cancer management, with clinical and research interests encompassing breast cancer and other solid malignancies. His academic work includes studies on radiotherapy techniques, treatment planning and clinical outcomes. He has contributed to RCC-based breast cancer research, including studies evaluating patterns of presentation, treatment and outcomes, and has collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in clinical oncology research. His experience in radiation oncology and breast cancer management provides valuable clinical expertise for transnational cancer research programme. Email: rajeev.kath@gmail.com

Professor & Head, Dept of Radiation Oncology

Dr. Beela Sarah Mathew

Dr. Beela Sarah Mathew, MBBS, DMRT, MD, DNB, is Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. She is an experienced clinical oncologist with expertise in non-surgical anti-cancer treatments including radiotherapy and systemic therapies of breast cancers and has particular involvement in breast cancer research. She has served as Principal Investigator for major breast cancer studies, including international collaborations with Oxford University (ATLAS tamoxifen trial and the INDOX breast-cancer risk-factor study), the Institute of Cancer Research, UK (KORTUC clinical trial) and IARC (Breast Cancer Screening trial). She has also led RCC’s participation as Principal Investigator in a DBT-funded national clinical-trial network, reflecting substantial experience in GCP-compliant oncology clinical research. Email: beela@rcctvm.gov.in

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Dr. Geethu Babu

Dr. Geethu Babu, MBBS, MD, DNB, FRCR, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram. She is actively involved in multidisciplinary cancer management, with her current clinical practice primarily focused on the breast and central nervous system (CNS) clinics. Her clinical interests include breast oncology, CNS malignancies, radiotherapy, and multidisciplinary cancer care.

Her previous research experience includes studies on head-and-neck malignancies, particularly hypercorrection radiotherapy for carcinoma buccal mucosa, treatment outcomes in lip cancer, and multimodality management of head-and-neck cancers.She also has research experience in breast cancer management and radiotherapy too. Her experience in radiotherapy, breast and CNS oncology, provides a valuable clinical perspective for translational research and the development of innovative locoregional cancer therapies.
Email: geethubabu27@gmail.com

Head & Neck Oncology

Dr. Malu Rafi

Dr. Malu Rafi, MBBS, DNB, is a senior faculty member in Radiation Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram, with specialised expertise in the multidisciplinary management of head-and-neck cancers. Her clinical and research work encompasses malignancies of the oral cavity, oropharynx, salivary glands, sinonasal region, lip and external auditory canal. She has contributed to studies evaluating surgical and radiotherapy outcomes in both common and rare head-and-neck malignancies and collaborates closely with RCC’s Head & Neck Surgery team. Her expertise in multimodality treatment and clinical outcomes provides valuable guidance for translational research and development of innovative locoregional therapies for head-and-neck cancers.
Email: malu_rafi@yahoo.com

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