collaborations. He has also been Senior Partner and Founder of Advantium LLC, (US) and AdvantiumPharmaPvt. Ltd., (India), and Vice President for Chemistry at Johnson&Johnson Pharmaceutical after the buy-out of Scios Inc. in 2002. As the Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Scios, Sundeep was responsible for all drug discovery and development - - he established the small molecule Drug Discovery and Development Program at Scios Inc. laboratories, with 2 clinical and 3 development candidates in 3 years, before acquisition by J&J. Sundeep was also Group Leader at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute and Senior