Niyati Kadakia
Director of Business Development at MediPrint Ophthalmics- Claim this Profile
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Sujesh Surendran
Niyati was instrumental in the Technological Updradation of our center (ie. National Association for the Blind Valsad, India). A lot of blind & disabled students who took computer education from our Institute are working in different cities of Gujarat, India. All this wouldn’t have been possible without Niyati's help & support. She is an extremely enthusiastic, dedicated and kind person. Our institute is situated in a remote location of Gujarat, India. Our institution together with Niyati's help and support has helped improve the life of a lot of handicap adults & children living here in and around Valsad, Gujarat. The NAB Valsad family would like to thank you Niyati for all your contribution & support that you have extended towards us & would like to wish you all the best for all your future endeavors. Niyati, do check out the pics on our facebook profile. ie : https://www.facebook.com/valsad.nab You will always be a part of our family no matter where you are and what you do...Stay Blessed!!! Regards, NAB Valsad team.
Mark Huffman
Niyati was a great co-worker. I worked with Niyati at BioRexis Pharmaceuticals / Pfizer (King of Prussia, PA), and specialized in assay developement and exploratory science with transferrin fusion proteins. Niyati is very bright, and has brought a lot of new ideas to the group. Her tallent allowed her to work on many biological skills in the laboratory setting. I highly recommend Niyati.
Sujesh Surendran
Niyati was instrumental in the Technological Updradation of our center (ie. National Association for the Blind Valsad, India). A lot of blind & disabled students who took computer education from our Institute are working in different cities of Gujarat, India. All this wouldn’t have been possible without Niyati's help & support. She is an extremely enthusiastic, dedicated and kind person. Our institute is situated in a remote location of Gujarat, India. Our institution together with Niyati's help and support has helped improve the life of a lot of handicap adults & children living here in and around Valsad, Gujarat. The NAB Valsad family would like to thank you Niyati for all your contribution & support that you have extended towards us & would like to wish you all the best for all your future endeavors. Niyati, do check out the pics on our facebook profile. ie : https://www.facebook.com/valsad.nab You will always be a part of our family no matter where you are and what you do...Stay Blessed!!! Regards, NAB Valsad team.
Mark Huffman
Niyati was a great co-worker. I worked with Niyati at BioRexis Pharmaceuticals / Pfizer (King of Prussia, PA), and specialized in assay developement and exploratory science with transferrin fusion proteins. Niyati is very bright, and has brought a lot of new ideas to the group. Her tallent allowed her to work on many biological skills in the laboratory setting. I highly recommend Niyati.
Sujesh Surendran
Niyati was instrumental in the Technological Updradation of our center (ie. National Association for the Blind Valsad, India). A lot of blind & disabled students who took computer education from our Institute are working in different cities of Gujarat, India. All this wouldn’t have been possible without Niyati's help & support. She is an extremely enthusiastic, dedicated and kind person. Our institute is situated in a remote location of Gujarat, India. Our institution together with Niyati's help and support has helped improve the life of a lot of handicap adults & children living here in and around Valsad, Gujarat. The NAB Valsad family would like to thank you Niyati for all your contribution & support that you have extended towards us & would like to wish you all the best for all your future endeavors. Niyati, do check out the pics on our facebook profile. ie : https://www.facebook.com/valsad.nab You will always be a part of our family no matter where you are and what you do...Stay Blessed!!! Regards, NAB Valsad team.
Mark Huffman
Niyati was a great co-worker. I worked with Niyati at BioRexis Pharmaceuticals / Pfizer (King of Prussia, PA), and specialized in assay developement and exploratory science with transferrin fusion proteins. Niyati is very bright, and has brought a lot of new ideas to the group. Her tallent allowed her to work on many biological skills in the laboratory setting. I highly recommend Niyati.
Sujesh Surendran
Niyati was instrumental in the Technological Updradation of our center (ie. National Association for the Blind Valsad, India). A lot of blind & disabled students who took computer education from our Institute are working in different cities of Gujarat, India. All this wouldn’t have been possible without Niyati's help & support. She is an extremely enthusiastic, dedicated and kind person. Our institute is situated in a remote location of Gujarat, India. Our institution together with Niyati's help and support has helped improve the life of a lot of handicap adults & children living here in and around Valsad, Gujarat. The NAB Valsad family would like to thank you Niyati for all your contribution & support that you have extended towards us & would like to wish you all the best for all your future endeavors. Niyati, do check out the pics on our facebook profile. ie : https://www.facebook.com/valsad.nab You will always be a part of our family no matter where you are and what you do...Stay Blessed!!! Regards, NAB Valsad team.
Mark Huffman
Niyati was a great co-worker. I worked with Niyati at BioRexis Pharmaceuticals / Pfizer (King of Prussia, PA), and specialized in assay developement and exploratory science with transferrin fusion proteins. Niyati is very bright, and has brought a lot of new ideas to the group. Her tallent allowed her to work on many biological skills in the laboratory setting. I highly recommend Niyati.
Credentials
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Engineering Health
New York University -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
UC Berkeley Extension -
Yoga Specialty Certification - Neurophysiology of Yoga for Trauma
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Yoga teacher Certification - Level II - RYT 200
Yoga Alliance International Registry
Experience
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MediPrint Ophthalmics
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Business Development
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Aug 2023 - Present
MediPrint Ophthalmics is a clinical stage startup, poised to disrupt the ocular drug delivery landscape by enabling a proprietary, scalable digital printing platform to make contact lens drug delivery a reality. We have had success in our first two in-human clinical trials that have paved the way for the approval of the first ever preservative free weekly medicated contact lens releasing Bimatoprost to treat open angle Glaucoma and ocular hypertension. I manage Business development at MediPrint and assist with strategies for early monetization, accelerated market growth (in domestic as well as international markets), Investor outreach and management. For more information on our pipeline, please reach out. Show less
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AMPlify Biosciences
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San Diego County, California, United States
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Director of Operations And Business Development
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2023
• Directs daily operations, finance, legal, research strategy, grant writing, and business development for early-stage biotech start-up that is using collaborative research from Caltech, UCSD, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. • Manages, coordinates, and oversees the development of business plans and domestic and international contracted research • Collaborated for submission of 4 grants, including 2 NIH SBIR grants • Directs daily operations, finance, legal, research strategy, grant writing, and business development for early-stage biotech start-up that is using collaborative research from Caltech, UCSD, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. • Manages, coordinates, and oversees the development of business plans and domestic and international contracted research • Collaborated for submission of 4 grants, including 2 NIH SBIR grants
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Nulern
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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Co-Founder, CEO
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Jul 2016 - Dec 2020
Built on a mission of democratizing of teaching and learning. Two-sided marketplace connecting learners and experts on www.nulern.com via live 1:1 video. • Directed daily operations and strategy, managing a remote team of 20+ members across 15+ countries, and accountable for product development, technology evaluation, financials, stakeholder expectations, business development, fundraising, strategic partnerships, and customer management • Conceived the idea, raised funding, and designing a people-centered platform for learning, which was a two-sided, live, virtual, instructor-led marketplace for art, cooking and language instruction • Successfully designed, managed, and scaled the organization, while leveraging channels for most effective training/education service delivery, rapidly expanding the company globally • Selected as Top 10 startups of 2018 at Denver Startup Week • Developed technical and product requirements for MVP for virtual instructor-led delivery, evaluated and applied technology for live 1:1 instruction, and established product strategy to drive execution for scale • Aligned teams with long-term strategic vision, customer requirement, and product validation, while cultivating highly effective relationships with cross functional teams across legal, sales, training, and finance • Created business plans, product specifications, Copyright & Trademark requirements, and legal incorporation • Tracked, monitored, responded to key training metrics to determine effectiveness of virtual instruction • Pitched and promoted online learning within the global learning community and funding channels Show less
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Baycrest
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Canada
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Project Manager, Innovation, Technology, and Design Lab
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Jun 2013 - Dec 2015
Inter-disciplinary research, collaboration, product development and training to study system-wide health and wellness factors within seniors • Led 15-person team including designers, lawyers, engineers, scientists, clinical research staff, researchers, educators to assess environmental, behavioral outcomes on seniors, specifically for brain health, that have a system-wide impact on health, wellness, and medical access • Oversaw operations, project management, inter-disciplinary research, collaboration, product development, training, and relationship building • Provided leadership and direction for e-store, a comprehensive online marketplace for Baycrest Health sciences, successfully increasing total publications sales by 75%, seminar ticket purchases, attendance by 40%, and site visitation by over 60% in a 1-yr period • Collaborated in a highly interdisciplinary environment with cross functional teams of product development, marketing, sales, legal, executive management, and finance • Led all operational aspects completing the marketplace launch in a record 5-month period, while increasing awareness of Baycrest activities, site visits, actual activity turnout by several folds • Project received innovation recognition, further funded in part by a $1.4M national funding Show less
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Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Research Biologist, Clinical Research Associate
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Jul 2007 - Apr 2008
Lead collaborative research for novel compounds for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, coordination of Preclinical and large-scale clinical study management • Led collaborative research for novel compounds for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, coordination of Preclinical and large-scale clinical study management, overseeing project milestones, deliverables, and updates • Oversaw interdisciplinary team to collaborate with University of Pennsylvania Neurology team and CNS clinicians to explore preventive properties of novel compounds (e.g. Curcumin in invitro); Tested compounds for efficacy within allotted budget and timelines • Coordinated Preclinical, Clinical Phase 2 and 3 studies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, including site initiation tests, site follow up visits, managing clinical trials data, formulating source documents, severe adverse event reporting, subject interviews, and monitoring site for GCP/ICH regulations Show less
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Pfizer
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Discovery Researcher and Preclinical Program Coordinator
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Aug 2006 - Jul 2007
Discovery research with assay development and coordination of preclinical studies • Analyzed, developed feasibility reports for pipeline drug candidates for Inflammation. Evaluated and ranked target candidates of peptides, MCAs, biopharmaceuticals by comparing commercial opportunity, competitive landscape, unmet medical needs • Coordinated with senior management for Discovery, Assay Development and Clinical Studies for data deliverables and results communication and oversaw timelines and resources between therapeutic teams • Assisted in development of database for tracking preclinical in vitro and in vivo data to support IND filings. • Coordinated tracking of project timeline, resources, risk analysis. Assisted team in determining schedule/analytical needs. Show less
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Johnson & Johnson
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Research-Biologist
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Sep 2002 - Jul 2006
• Coordinated with 50-member discovery, development, preclinical groups for assay deliverables, and analysis of ADME and toxicity studies for selected drug candidates. Presented milestones of key projects to cross functional management teams. • Collaborated with Project Management department and CDTL to write detailed informational document of key phases, teams, and regulations used within the J&J product pipeline from discovery to launch • Planned, conducted, and interpreted in-vitro and immunoassays to evaluate pharmacokinetics (ADME) and toxicity to select candidates for further development. Maintained expertise in cellular and biochemical assays for drug bioavailability and transporter physiology Show less
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Apr 2002 - Sep 2002
•Tested for COX-2 expression in hepatoblastoma. Studied treatment of tumor with the COX-2 specific inhibitor and tested for suppression of tumor growth, induction of apoptosis, and decrease of angiogenesis. •Established neurotrophin-inducible neuroblastoma cell lines with Tet-on system. Established and maintained tumor cell lines and inducible cell line with RevTet system •Assisted in writing protocol and scientific reports. Made presentations to Principal investigator for project analysis and development Show less
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USC KENNETH NORRIS JR. CANCER HOSPITAL
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United States
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Medical Practices
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Research Associate
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May 2000 - Aug 2000
•Constructed purified DNA vaccines and studied the response they elicited. Performed in vivo experiments in rats to understand vaccine response. •Constructed purified DNA vaccines and studied the response they elicited. Performed in vivo experiments in rats to understand vaccine response.
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Education
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Columbia University in the City of New York
Master’s Degree in Biotechnology (MA), Major in Molecular & Cell Biology, Biotechnology -
University of Southern California
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (BE), Biochemical Engineering -
Scripps College
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts (BA), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, concentration in Literature -
UC Berkeley
Certification in Project Management, Project Management -
2022 - 2025
California Institute for Human Science
PhD Candidate - Collaborative research between UCSD and CIHS., Neurophysiology
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