About Us

Who We Are

Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises - ABLE is a not-for-profit pan-India forum that represents the Indian Biotechnology Sector. It was launched in April 2003, after industry leaders felt a need to form an exclusive forum to represent the Indian Biotechnology Sector.

ABLE has over 400 members from all across India representing all verticals of the sector like Agribiotech, Bio-pharma, Industrial biotech, Bioinformatics, Investment banks and Venture Capital firms, leading Research and Academic Institutes and Law Firms and Equipment Suppliers.

The primary focus of ABLE is to accelerate the pace of growth of the Biotechnology sector in India, through partnering with the Government in their biotechnology initiatives to deliver optimal policies and create a positive regulatory environment, encouraging entrepreneurship and investment in the sector, providing a platform for domestic and overseas companies to explore collaboration and partnerships, forging stronger links between academia and industry and showcasing the strengths of the Indian biotech sector.

ABLE showcases India’s biotech sector through events like BioEconomy Conclave, Voice for BT public speaking contest, brings out India BioEconomy Report, BioEconomy Reports for states like Karnataka and sets up the India Pavilion at the BIO International event in the USA annually.

ABLE Council of Presidents, that comprises of all past presidents of the organization, provides valuable inputs for the growth of the Biotech business ecosystem, leveraging  their multi-sectoral expertise.

ABLE thus catalyses a symbiotic interface between the industry, the government, academic and research institutes and domestic and international investors.

Governing Body

Mr G S Krishnan

Hon. President - ABLE

Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay

Hon. Vice President - ABLE

Dr. Ezhil Subbian

Hon. General Secretary - ABLE

Mr. Ravi Bhola

Treasurer - ABLE

Dr. Ashvini Shete

GB Member

Dr. B N Manohar

GB Member

Dr. Jayashree Aiyar

GB Member

Mr. Krishna Kalyan T. D.

GB Member

Dr. Sandeep Nilkanth Athalye

GB Member

Mr. Sanjeev Balahall Neelappa

GB Member

Dr. S. Shriram

GB Member

Ms. Sowmya Lakshmi Balendiran

GB Member

Dr. Vasan Sambandamurthy

GB Member

Mr. Venkat Kamalakar Bundla

GB Member

Council of Presidents

Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Hon. Non-Executive Chairperson, ABLE

Dr KK Narayanan

Member, ABLE Council of Presidents

Dr Vijay Chandru

Member, ABLE Council of Presidents

Dr PM Murali

President, ABLE Council of Presidents

Mr Shrikumar Suryanarayan

Member, ABLE Council of Presidents

Expert Panel

Dr S R Rao

Dr Malathi Lakshmikumaran

Dr Y B Ramakrishna

Dr D J Bagyaraj

Secretariat

Mr Narayanan Suresh

Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Balasubramanya S

General Manager

Srinivas Rao Chandan

Senior Consultant

Ms Pavana Praveen

Manager - Business Development and Operations

Ms Indrila Sengupta

Asst. Manager - Business Development and Operations