(openPR) - Hyderabad, India and Gaithersburg, MD, USA — Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics solutions company, today announced that Prof. Joseph Paulauskis from the International Genomics Consortium has joined the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. This development strengthens Ocimum's commitment to work with key thought leaders to build sustained expertise around its vision for serving as a unique 'Research as a Service' (RaaS) platform in Genomics for global Pharmaceutical and Biotech Organizations.
Prof. Paulauskis' interests and expertise areas include Pharmacogenomics, Drug Safety and Translational Medicine. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. He is also a manager at the International Genomics Consortium at Phoenix, Arizona.
He was involved with academic research at Harvard University for more than a decade besides a long leadership stint in research and development for Pfizer Inc. He also led management of external collaborations and representation of Pfizer to key opinion leaders, collaborating institutions, and regulatory agencies. Until joining the International Genomics Consortium (IGC), he led a multi-disciplinary group providing high quality Pharmacogenomic support across therapeutic areas for research and clinical trials including development of Lipitor, Lyrica, Detrol, Camptosar, Sutent, and Chantix.
Ms. Anu Acharya, CEO, Ocimum Biosolutions says, "Prof. Paulauskis is an important thought leader in the field of Genomics. His presence in our Scientific Advisory Board will be pivotal as we continue to expand our solutions in key genomics knowledge sectors.”

“We look forward to closely working with him in our efforts for providing a global infrastructure for Research As a Service. There are exciting times ahead of us. We are delighted to have him on our Scientific Advisory Board.” Ms. Acharya added.

Prof. Paulauskis said “ I’m pleased and excited to once again be working with the talented colleagues at Ocimum–Genelogic. The ‘Research as a Service’ platform has real potential to fundamentally change the relationship between genomics vendor and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry”. '

Ocimum Biosolutions is a global integrated genomics services company with operations in Hyderabad, India and Gaithersburg, MD in the US. Ocimum provides comprehensive genomic reference databases, life science lab information management solutions, GLP-compliant microarray services and essential research consumables. Over 2/3rd of the top 25 pharma companies, leading research institutes and emerging biotech companies worldwide have chosen us as their preferred outsourcing partner and utilize our expertise for understanding underlying mechanisms of diseases, discovery and prioritization of gene targets and biomarkers.

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