Simran Madan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Paris, France, FR

Paris, France, FR

Lead for Neurology, Rare Disease and Rare Blood Disorders

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

-Commercial lead for all early-stage heme and solid tumor cell therapy assets (from target identification stage to Phase 2) -Drive commercial strategy for each asset utilizing deep understanding of the market dynamicsServe as the “voice of the customer” and drive external stakeholder engagements and insight generation to inform strategy-Collaborate.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

Boston, MA, US

• Devised solutions to complex problems faced by biopharma companies by leveraging deep scientific knowledge and expertise, formulating and testing hypotheses through various research methodologies, analyzing data to.
• Served as liaison between the client team and the Putnam team
• Managed project budgets, vendors and timelines ensuring timely completion of deliverables
• Contributed to 18+ projects involving 15+ assets in different stages of the product life-cycle for biopharma and device companies across major therapeutic areas like oncology, neurology, cardiometabolic disease.

Boston, MA, US

Boston, MA, US

Houston, Texas, US

• I am a Howard Hughes Med-Into-Grad Scholar and CPRIT fellow pursuing my pre-doctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Brendan Lee in the Molecular and Human Genetics Department. I am focusing on three diverse.
• Understanding and treating liver failure in patients with urea cycle disorders. This study could eliminate the need for liver transplantation in patients with advanced disease
• Investigating the role of nitric oxide in traumatic brain injury
• Determining novel genetic drivers of osteosarcoma to better understand pathways involved in cancer development and progression.

Houston, TX, US

• Co-founded and established an independent non-profit consulting club to educate advanced degree trainees on a career in management consulting
• Managed 4 divisions (external relations, education, finance & operations and consulting agency) and a team of 8 officers
• Grew the club to to ~400 active members and 90+ paid members
• Raised $4250 to host the first Annual Greater Houston Consulting Case Competition
• Established a volunteer consulting agency that provides due diligence and consulting services to local start-ups and technology transfer offices
• Served as Engagement Manager for the consulting agency's first case engagement. Leading a team of 7 PhD and MBA students to generate high quality insights and deliverables for our client

Houston, Texas, US

• Member of advisory board of Enventure, a Houston based non-profit aimed at building the life science entrepreneurial community in Houston.
• Conceptualized and designed the BioVenutres course, a 10-week hands-on technology commercialization class taught by industry experts
• Co-ordinated with Texas Medical Center institutions and raised $10,000 to make course accessible to 12,000+ trainees
• Two successful offerings of the class led to the formation of 4 life science start-ups in Houston
• Continue to advise life science entrepreneurs and connect them with resources needed for sustenance and growth of their start-up companies
• Serve as Engagement Manager leading a team of 4 PhDs on a project for a Houston-based life science start-up company

• Co-Founded Riha Life, an innovative medical device company aimed at enhancing airway clearance therapy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis
• Filed a non-provisional patent on the device
• Evaluated market potential, competition and devised a product development budget and timeline
• Developed a business plan and pitched to potential investors
• Awarded 1st place at the final pitch presentation in the BioVentures Course

Claremont, CA, US

• Selected by Keck Graduate Institute and American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) for highly competitive "Managing Science in the Biotech Industry Fellowship" - awarded to top 7% candidates from a highly competitive pool.
• Analyzing 8 Harvard Business Review Case Studies on the Biotech Industry
• Accounting and Finance Basics
• Product Commercialization and Business Development
• Bioscience Business Models and Strategy
• Presentation skills workshop

Houston, TX, US

• Investigated the effect of glutamine deprivation on inflammatory breast cancer cell lines.
• Developed assays to study the adaptability of glutamine independent tumorigenic cells and evaluated them for their tumor-initiation potential both in vitro and in vivo.
• Performed studies to understand the metabolic reprogramming and alterations in these glutamine-independent cells that contributed to their chemoresistant properties and tumor-initiating potential.
• Presented research at the 6th Annual Academic Surgical Congress at Huntington Beach, California

Austin, TX, US

• Supervised and maintained the Biology Department's Computer Lab Facility
• Assisted >500 students with use of lab computers, lab software and printing facilities

Houston, TX, US

• Investigated the effect of hyperglycemia and drug metformin on pre-malignant breast epithelial cells.
• Studied expression of proteins related to Human Endogenous Retroviruses in various cancer cell lines.
• Conducted experiments to study effect of Folate and Vitamin D on TGF Beta protein

Austin, TX, US

• Managed records of all incoming applications and maintained the admissions database

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Certificate In Translational Commercialization

B.S., Cell And Molecular Biology