IGY IMMUNOLOGIX
We are a science-led research company to develop a broad range of innovative products in three primary areas of Diagnostics, Human and Veterinary Nutraceuticals, Aquatic Healthcare and New Drug Discovery. We are pioneer among Indian biotech companies to see tremendous value in chicken IgY technology. Our knowledge in biotech research allows a rapid ramp-up of a diverse range of immediate capabilities for diagnostics and therapeutic potential. Our collaborative new drug discovery efforts brings potential clinical candidate in the field of inflammation and cancer. We specialize for providing high quality custom chicken IgY antibodies for research reagents, diagnostics and therapeutics. Our belief in customer focus, develop innovation driven research products and generate intellectual property for human and veterinary diseases has lead towards cost effective antibodies solution and scalability of technologies for industrialization. The company is developed by experienced innovative veterinarians who have globally trained PhD and PDF and deep knowledge of Immunology, Virology and Biotechnology. The company has more than 60 man years’ research experience from institution and international research laboratories.
TEAM
Yerrapureddy Adinarayana Reddy, DVM, PhD
Adinarayana received PhD from Humbolt University, Germany and done Post Doc from Johns Hopkin’s and worked for acute and oxidative stress induced lung injury. His interest for biomechanics took him in Univ of Pennsylvania for another Post Doc which drives him for setting up an instrument marketing company in Germany. His basic mastery in PCR based zoonotic disease diagnosis contributed for veterinary diagnostics in his first career with Veterinary Biological Research Institute.
Mona Gupta, DVM
Mona has been instrumental for conceptualization and execution of IgYImmunologix. Her research career during her master’s, she has worked in veterinary microbial disease pathology and mechanism of immune activation during infection. Her knowledge of cell immunity has been recognized in the past. Her decision and focus to develop company has given direction to the company.
Ratish Gambhira, DVM, PhD
Ratish received PhD from Univ of Tulane, USA and highly accomplished veterinarian with 15 years of research experience in academia along with 3 years of experience in CLIA accredited clinical molecular labs. He published several prominent research articles in cancer biology, infectious diseases and secured 3 patents. He has technically proficient in molecular diagnostics, pharmacogenomics and infectious disease testing and urine toxicology. He also possesses sound knowledge in regulatory requirements for CLIA labs and has been a part of leadership and lab operations teams.
ADVISORY BOARD
Lavleen Gupta, DVM, PhD
Lavleen is “Research Advisor” to IgY Immunologix India Pvt Ltd for development of antibodies based technology platform. He brings collaboration from Zealous Therapeutics and Zealous Aqua Animal Health for aquaculture projects, and discovery projects. He has set up collaboration and developed Aquaculture products for shrimp diseases control. Lavleen received PhD in Immunology from Mathura Veterinary University, India. During his research career he worked on several basic immunology concepts for diseases of veterinary and human diseases. His basic mastery in Immunology contributed more than 25 research publications in short period of time. Lavleen has been in Pharmaceutical new drug discovery research for more than two decades and his major contributions in research include developing new drug for cancer and immunology disorders. He has worked in Indian and US Pharmaceuticals for new drug discovery.
Mona Gupta, DVM
Mona has been instrumental for conceptualization and execution of IgYImmunologix. Her research career during her master’s, she has worked in veterinary microbial disease pathology and mechanism of immune activation during infection. Her knowledge of cell immunity has been recognized in the past. Her decision and focus to develop company has given direction to the company.
Prof S K Garg, DVM, PhD
Dr. Shri Krishna Garg graduated in 1964 from G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. He went on to earn his post-graduate degree from the same university specializing in Microbiology & Immunology. He did his Ph.D in Veterinary Virology from university of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Illinois (U.S.A.). Dr. Garg, an excellent research worker, has to his credit more than 200 research publications in journals of national and international repute besides seven books and a research bulletin on Animal Pox Viruses. For his work on corona virus, he was awarded Dr. K.S. Nair memorial gold medal. He has contributed significantly by evolving a cell culture vaccine for sheep pox, adaptation of swine pox virus in an established cell line, developing diagnostic tests for many viral diseases, studies on pathogenesis of many viral diseases in natural and laboratory hosts and the development of diagnostic kit for diagnosing parvo virus infection in dogs. For his remarkable contributions in the area of Immunology, Indian society for Immunology & Immunopathology awarded him the prestigious fellowship. He served as a founder Vice- Chancellor of Veterinary University, Mathura in state of Uttar Pradesh (India). During International Conference in protecting Animal Health, Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists & specialist in infectious diseases conferred on him the prestigious Life time Achievement Award.