Ajay Srivastava Dvm, Ms, Phd Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City Las Veags

Procaps Laboratories, the world's largest solar-powered FMCG company, and leader in innovation, education, and manufacturing, offering high-quality nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and food products through their state-of-the-art facilities. I'll be spearheading a highly talented pool of experienced product development scientists, QA/QC experts, and formulators. Together, we'll drive strategic planning and innovation, focusing on cutting-edge formulation, technical education, and unwavering quality.

Menomonie Wisconsin

As an Adjunct Faculty member for the University of Wisconsin-Stout, I served as a technical liaison between academia (university) and industry (Vets Plus) and provided technical directions and support regarding research projects and product development initiatives. Key Achievements 🏆✓ Co-investigator for 3+ food and nutrition research projects. Successfully fostered industry-academia collaboration by establishing and fundraising for a cutting-edge microbiology lab at the University of Wisconsin, facilitating groundbreaking research in probiotics and driving advancement at the intersection of industry and academia✓ Leveraged relationships with program stakeholders at the University of Minnesota and high-ranking global institutions in India to facilitate research activities, priorities, and objectives with VetsPlus, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

As the Chief Scientific Officer of VetsPlus, I managed the entire research and development division, from concept through design, trial, preclinical and clinical development and testing. Here, I managed a cross-functional team of PhD-educated scientists, veterinarians, product development experts, formulators, and nutrition researchers and regulatory experts to bring new pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products to market.Known for my technical acumen, I also provided ongoing guidance and support to Marketing/Labeling teams, from label claims to medical/claim substantiation, toxicology, ingredient sourcing and selection, and safety and efficacy trials to ensure compliance (AAFCO, NASC, NDI, GRAS, DSHEA, GLP) with industry standards and regulations. Finally, as a published author and trusted expert in human and animal nutrition, I developed strategic relationships with global research institutions and universities to drive collaboration and new product development. Here, I worked closely with the patent writing team and our team of attorneys to establish intellectual property.Key Achievements 🏆✓ Collaborated with leading pharmaceutical and animal health/nutrition companies to drive successful product development initiatives, resulting in the commercialization of high-value projects and the establishment of multi-million-dollar businesses. ✓ Invited guest speaker at the annual Global Pet Expo in Orlando and National Health Supplement Council in Arizona, presenting key findings on dog cognition and obesity.✓ Scientific Session Chair for the American Veterinary Medical Association and Western Veterinary Conference.✓ Attended Harvard University's Executive Education Program in product development and innovation due to my industry leadership position and contribution to patented technologies in nutraceutical research and product innovation.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As the Director of Technical Services and Clinical Research for VetsPlus, I led, directed, and planned the company's research and development efforts for a wide variety of nutraceutical products and projects, including preclinical, clinical efficacy, and safety trials of the company's existing pipeline of products.Here, I created and executed clinical trials with the support of universities and CROs to support new product development.Leveraging my knowledge in veterinary medicine and human pharmacology, I enabled VetsPlus to formulate various innovative nutritional supplements and products.Key Achievements 🏆✓ Built the entire research and development division from the ground up, providing strategic direction to ensure the department’s continual growth and innovation. ✓ Headed research projects and administrative matters from inventory to sample management, compound management, vendor management, and efficacy trials.

Greater Salt Lake City Area, Utah Usa

As the Founder of Nutraceutra, LLC, I oversaw formula development, clinical trial design, and regulatory affairs for several dietary supplement corporations specializing in human and animal health.Here, I oversaw preclinical and clinical experiment design, efficacy, safety, and toxicity study design and provided regulatory support regarding nutraceutical product development. Recognized as a key opinion leader on related topics, I served as a liaison to several Contract Research Organizations (CROs).Key Achievements 🏆✓ Positioned and helped global nutraceutical corporations to deliver more than five new products in two years.✓ Served as a technical consultant and spokesperson for several international dietary supplement/ingredient companies.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

As a Consultant and IACUC Member of Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Inc., I oversaw the development, review, and editing of animal (rodents) PK and toxicity, preclinical efficacy, and safety studies protocols. Here, I evaluated intramural IACUC protocols while providing advising on laboratory animal welfare and animal care and management. Key Achievements 🏆✓ Appointed IACUC Board Member

As the Sr. Scientist of the Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program for the University of Utah, I oversaw the development of customized, program-specific animal models of human epilepsy and broad in-vivo support for drug discovery programs, assessment of efficacy, and PK/PD relationships.Here, I maintained all research and study documentation, from analysis to interpretation and presentation of experiments, as well as preparation of reports and presentations at national and international meetings.Key Achievements 🏆✓ Recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the American Epilepsy Association and Junior Investigator Award by the CURE Foundation for my work on animal models of pharmaco-resistant epilepsy.✓ Served as the Co-Investigator on five-plus industry-sponsored anticonvulsant drug development projects.✓ Tested over 100 compounds and developed various animal models, including the animal model for post-traumatic epilepsy, the drug-resistant animal model of epilepsy, and animal models of febrile seizures, which serves as a global framework and only drug development program in the world on epilepsy.

Executive Education Program, Product Development And Innovation

📝 Innovation is at the core of any new product, which brings with it a stringent process of experimentation. Within the nutraceutical.

Certificate, Clinical Pharmacology

Post Doctoral Fellowship, Preclinical Drug Development. Neuropharmacology

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Pharmacology

Activities and Societies: ✓ Served as a Member of the Society of Young Scientists. ✓ Editorial team member of the "Drugs, News and Views".

Master Of Science (Ms), Pharmacology And Toxicology

Activities and Societies: ✓ Vice Chairman of the Society of Young Scientist. ✓ Editorial Team Member of a quarterly bulletin, "Drugs News.

Dvm (Bvsc), Veterinary Medicine

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: ✓ Joint Secretary of Student Union.