Venu Gopal Jonnalagadda, M.S. (Pharm), RAC (Drugs), PMP® is a senior manager in clinical operations. He has thirteen years’ experience in drug regulatory affairs and clinical trial management from bedside to market, and more than five years’ experience in drug discovery with a research focus on antibiotic resistance, diabetes, hypertension, and immune-oncology. Jonnalagadda has specialized in pharmaceuticals, including the preparation of project plans for filing New Drug Applications (NDAs) and applications for Investigational New Drugs (INDs), as well as Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs), and conducting clinical trials before the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). He has also supported sponsors in obtaining scientific advice from global regulatory agencies such as the FDA, EMA, and EU national authorities. Jonnalagadda manages integrated product development at all phases of the product lifecycle through cross-functional team alignment. He also authored publications in NEJM, JAMA, Nature Communications, European Heart Journal,  and so on. He has a master’s degree from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati, and a bachelor of pharmacy degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.