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Karunakar (Karu) Sukuru, R.Ph., PhD

Global VP Rx- Product Development, Pharma and Consumer Health
Catalent
Somerset, New Jersey

Karunakar Sukuru (Karu) R.Ph., Ph.D. is the Global Vice-President of Rx Product Development, at Catalent Pharma Solutions. With over 29 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, he is a renowned leader in the development and manufacturing of various drug delivery systems and technologies. He has been responsible for product development, and execution of projects globally, making him a reliable and strategic thinker. Karu had technical oversight of over more than a dozen CDMOs worldwide while working at Endo Pharma. Currently, at Catalent, he works with 100s of pharmaceutical clients, including leading BioPharma companies globally. He has developed innovative CR platform technologies in softgel form (three granted patents) and has over 27 pending patent applications in the field of modified shell and fill suitable for capsules for enteric and colonic delivery and lyophilization. After completing his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from IIT-BHU, India, in 1995, Karunakar began his career as Formulation Scientist at Natco Pharma in India, where he worked for two years. He then joined Banner Pharmacaps in India and later in Banner Pharmacaps USA, where he worked on softgels. Karu joined Endo Pharma in 2006 and Catalent in 2016 as the VP of Product Development.

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