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Dr. Anthony  Melvin Crasto, graduated from Mumbai  University, Completed his Ph.D from ICT, 1991, Mumbai, India, in the field of Organic Chemistry, Currently he is working with GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD,  Research Centre as a Principal Scientist, in Process Research at Mahape, Navi Mumbai, India, for the last 10 years,  His total  Industry experience is  30 +yrs with major Multinationals companies.

Prior to joining Glenmark, he has worked with major multinationals like Hoechst Marion Roussel, now Sanofi, Searle India Ltd, now  RPG lifesciences, etc. He has worked with notable Scientists like Dr K Nagarajan, Dr Ralph Stapel, Prof S Seshadri , Dr T.V. Radhakrishnan and Dr B. K. Kulkarni, etc, He did Custom Synthesis for various multinationals in his career like BASF, Novartis, Sanofi, Pfizer etc., He has worked in Drug Discovery, Natural products, Bulk Drugs, Generics, Intermediates, Fine chemicals, Neutraceuticals, GMP,  Scaleups, Pharma Plant, API plant etc, he is now helping millions, His friends call him worlddrugtracker.

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New Drug Approvals,  All about drugs,  Eurekamoments, Organic spectroscopy international, etc in Organic/ Medchem  are some most read blogs. He has hands on experience in initiation and developing Novel routes for Drug molecules and implementing them on commercial scale over a 30  year tenure till date Feb’  2018,  Around 30 plus commercial products in his career. He has good knowledge of IPM, GMP, QbD, Regulatory aspects, Technology transfer,  Manufacturing,  Formulations, Spectroscopy, Stereochemistry, Synthesis, Polymorphism etc. He has several  International  patents published worldwide.
He suffered a one in a million disease in the form of a paralytic stroke/ Acute Transverse Mylitis in Dec’ 2007 and is 90 % paralysed, He is bound to a wheelchair, this seems to have injected feul in him to help chemists all around the world, he is more active than before and is pushing boundaries, he has several million hits on Google,  60 Lakh plus views on dozen plus blogs, He makes himself available to all, contact him on +91 9323115463, email amcrasto@gmail.com, Twitter, @amcrasto
He is a prolific presenter and is invited to major conferences in Mumbai, where he can travel easily. He speaks at universities on topics of  Drug discovery, Patents, Qbd, GMP, Tech transfer, polymorphism, Literature search tools, Computer programs and Topics of  interest to Pharma Students.
His extraordinary skill on the Computers give him the edge to write/present his thoughts. He demonstrates them to students and professionals alike.

Notably he has 20 lakh plus views on
New Drug Approvals Blog in 216 countries, This blog has 3.5 lakh viewers in USA alone.     
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 Awards

 "100 Most Impactful Health care Leaders Global listing", conferred at Taj lands end, Mumbai, India on 14 Feb 2017 by World Health Wellness congress and awards

 “Best Worlddrugtracker “ Award for lifetime acheivement in Pharma... 7 th July 2017 , The venue...Taj land ends, Bandra, Mumbai India
 
“Lifetime achievement award” WORLD HEALTH CONGRESS 2017 in Hyderabad, 22 aug 2017 at JNTUH KUKATPALLY. HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA,

" Lifetime Achievement Award", at the The Middle East Healthcare Leadership Awards - 12th October, 2017 -The Address, Dubai Mall, Dubai...UAE..........Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
 
International award for Outstanding contribution in Pharma  at World Health and wellness Congress award, 14th Feb, 2018, at Taj Lands ends, Bandra, Mumbai, India
 
Conferred very prestigious IDMA award for contribution to society in Pharma at INDIAN DRUGS ANNUAL DAY 2018 VMCC IITBombay Powai, Mumbai India 22 Feb 2018,I was Guest of honor at and was felicitated by president,Indian Drug manufacturers association (IDMA)
 
Award conferred  The Golden Globe Tigers Awards 2018, for Excellence in Pharma, at kuala lumpur, Malaysia, 23 april 2018 at Pullman hotel. 
 
Conferred prestigious individual national award at function for contribution to Pharma society from Times Network, National Awards for Marketing Excellence ( For Excellence in HEALTHCARE) | 5th July, 2018 | Taj Lands End, Mumbai INDIA

Conferred award for Excellence in Pharma by CMO ASIA Award 31st July - 1st August, 2018 | Le Méridien Singapore, Sentosa
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Life time Achievement Award by Bioleagues at  4th World Summit on Pharmaceutics Drug Designs, Dubai, UAE. Sep 21-22, 2018  at Flora creek Dubai UAE 

Conferred prestigious ABPnews award for "Outstanding contribution to Education Sector" at event ABP News Presents Healthcare Leadership Awards 26th November, 2018 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai India

Honoured to get Award by ETnow for Outstanding contribution to social service at ET Now Presents World Mental Health Congress Co - Hosted with World Health & Wellness Awards, 15th February, 2019. | Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
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Honoured to get prestigious "SPER Innovative Researcher Award" The award was given in the SPER 8th Annual International Conference & Exhibition [SPER 2019] at VYWS’S Inst of pharma education and Research, Wardha [Maharashtra] India on February 23, 2019
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Life time Achievement award at BioLEAGUES Worldwide at the 5th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals, API & Mfg. with the theme Enabling Technologies for API, Formulation & Manufacturing Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel & Conference Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on March 15th, 2019.

​Lifetime achievement award, Prisal, Bhopal MP, India 26 may 2019 National Pharma Conference organized by Prisal, Pharmaceutical Royal International Society  on Pharmaceuticals: Bench to Bedside: Challenges, Recent Initiatives & Future Perspectives
venue, State level animal husbandry auditorium, Bhopal

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Honoured to be conferred LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  by LOQMAN AWARDS ( National & International Awards ) on 23rd June 2019 Hotel Saffron leaf,  Dehradun, Uttarakhand , India
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Life time achievement award, ​conferred at Bellemie presents Golden Global Health and Education International awards, India Islamic cultural center, Lodhi road, New Delhi, India 7th Sept 2019

Honoured to be conferred Outstanding contribution to Healthcare and Social cause, at “Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conclave” 4 th Oct 2019, at ITC Maratha,  Mumbai, India,
 
Lifetime achievement award, conferred at Hotel Flora creek, Dubai, UAE
Organized by Bellemie presents Golden Global Health & Education INTERNATIONAL Conference & Awards 🥇 2019 held on 16th November 2019 at Hotel Flora Creek Dubai UAE 
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​LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD conferred by ABP News at ABPNEWS Presents Health Care Leadership Awards 20th November 2019 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai India, Award given by Mr Shailesh Hedge of ABPNEWS, Mr Daara patel, IDMA, Mr Sudarshan jain, IPA, Dr. R L Bhatia Chief Editor & Founder @World CSR Day; Dr Tarita Shankar Chief Managing Trustee SCES

Conferred most prestigious International award at INTERNATIONAL ICONIC AWARD'S 2019 SEASON - 5, Entitled "International lconic Excellent Contribution To Social Services and Education" at The Club, DN nagar , Andheri west, Mumbai India 25th Nov 2019
Thanks to M Nagaman and Nisha rawal for giving the honor

Life time achievement award and Guest of honor status at *Operant Pharmacy Federation* Presenting *World Congress on Pharmaceutical Sciences* on 02-03 December 2019, at Bengkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 with the theme *Empowering New Era Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences* Venue: Avani Atrium Bangkok
1880 New Petchburi Road, Bangkapi, Huay Kwang, Bangkok, Thailand



 
Biography
READ MY BIOGRAPHY..........http://scijourno.com/2017/01/09/dr-anthony-crasto/  Written by Mr. Amrit B. Karmarkar 
Director, InClinition 




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​Expertise in the area of Process R&D (Generic API)
Development of new API for fresh DMF / CEP Filings for Regulated Markets (US, EU, Canada, Japan etc,).ü Expertise in Lab Development of New API for fresh DMF Filing for regulated markets. Execution of pre-scale up, scale-up and exhibit/validation batches of the new API. Technology Transfer from lab scale to kilo lab, Pilot plant scale and finally to plant scale for commercial Production. Process validation at plant scale to file DMF for regulated markets. 
Hand on experience in the Cost reduction / Technology improvement of existing DMF filed APIs by Identifying areas of improvement for existing commercialized processes in all divisions with the objective of “increasing throughput, reducing the steps, recovering and recycling of spent solvents, minimizing waste, effluent generation, reducing cycle time, reducing the overheads corrections, recycles and improve process yield, and RM consumption, using cheaper RM’s, by changing the reaction scheme etc.,"
Expertise in plant level trouble shooting and also in trouble free technology development and Technology Transfer of API.
Expertise in Synthesis of impurities and impurities carry over study/ Genotoxic impurities evaluation / Addressing Regulatory / customer deficiency queries.
Well versed with ICH Guidelines, cGMP, USFDA & Regulatory requirements for various advanced markets like EU, US and Japan, also the regulatory requirements for fresh DMF filing and variation filing of existing process with FDA on existing process. Well versed on the DRA requirements on variation filing of the Technology Improved / cost reduction of existing / commercialized / DMF / CEP filed process.
Well versed with Para – IV Filing, FTF and also regulatory requirements for Drug Substances.
Articulate, dynamic leader with diverse blend of Process R&D / Process Improvement / Process development, tech transfer, Scale–up expertise of API. 


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