TRxADE Health, Inc. (“TRxADE”) (NASDAQ: MEDS) and Scienture, LLC
(“Scienture”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TRxADE, today announced
the appointment of Narasimhan Mani, Ph.D., MBA as Scienture’s
President. Shankar Hariharan, Ph.D., the current President and CEO,
will be CEO of Scienture. Rahul Surana, Ph.D., MBA has been
promoted to Executive VP and COO of Scienture.
Dr. Narasimhan Mani is an experienced healthcare
professional and a proven leader with over 25 years of experience
in both the scientific and business areas of the pharmaceutical
industry. He currently is a part of the Executives-in-Residence
program at New Rhein Healthcare Investors, a life-sciences focused
private equity firm and is a Board Member at Corsair Pharma, Inc.
one of their portfolio companies. He most recently served as the
President & CEO for Kesin Pharma Corporation, a Specialty
Pharma company with a focus on commercializing specialty brand
products. His past roles include serving as the CEO of Xiromed LLC,
a Generics and Specialty drug product company and as the VP, Global
Corporate Strategy and BD, at Amneal Pharmaceuticals where he led
the company's strategic initiatives across Global Strategy, Product
Development, Portfolio Management, Business Development and
Commercial Operations. He was a Research Scientist and Product
Development leader during his tenure at Par Pharmaceuticals and
Forest Laboratories.
“I am pleased to welcome Narasimhan Mani as
President to our executive leadership team,” commented Shankar
Hariharan, CEO. “He brings significant experience in the core
functionalities of Finance, Business Strategy and Commercial
Operations across Sales & Marketing, Market Access,
Distribution and P&L Management. This will be an important
expansion of capabilities at Scienture as the company moves into
its next phase of value-added growth with the upcoming launches of
its specialty portfolio.”
“I am also delighted to announce the
well-deserved promotion of Rahul Surana to Executive VP and Chief
Operating Officer (COO). Rahul has been with the company since its
inception and his management and oversight across all aspects of
the business has been instrumental in Scienture achieving
significant milestones. He has played a pivotal role in shaping
Scienture's strategic direction and driving business and product
development initiatives. I look forward to his continued leadership
to drive excellence at the company.”
Dr. Shankar Hariharan is the Founder, former
President and CEO of Scienture. He has over 37 years of experience
in successfully leading branded, specialty and generic
pharmaceutical businesses and has held several leadership positions
at Forest Labs, Par Pharmaceuticals and Amneal Pharmaceuticals. At
Amneal in his role as the Executive Vice President and Chief
Scientific Officer, he oversaw Global Research & Development,
Global Regulatory Affairs, and Specialty Product Development and
was instrumental in the company achieving significant revenue
growth (>$1.5B) with high profit margins. Prior to joining
Amneal, Dr. Hariharan founded DermAct, an R&D organization
specializing in new molecule discovery and product development for
key indications in Dermatology, leading to the company’s successful
acquisition. Some notable blockbuster drug products, offering
unique value to patients and caregivers, brought to market under
Dr. Hariharan’s leadership include Celexa® (>$2B), Lexapro® ($
4B), Namenda® (>$2B), Megace ES® (>$100M) and over 200
generic products (including many complex generic products). Dr.
Hariharan obtained his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy at the Banaras
Hindu University (BHU) in India and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical
Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr.
Hariharan currently serves on the Board of Depymed, Inc. and on the
Advisory Board of New Rhein Healthcare, LLC and MAA
Laboratories
About Scienture
Scienture, LLC is a NY based branded, specialty
pharmaceutical company. We are a highly experienced team of
industry professionals who are passionate about developing unique
specialty product concepts and solutions that bring enhanced value
to patients and healthcare systems. Our assets in development are
across therapeutics areas, indications and cater to different
market segments. Scienture recently entered into a business
combination with TRxADE Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS) in an all-stock
transaction valued at $103 million. Learn more at
https://www.scienture.com/.
About TRxADE
TRxADE HEALTH, INC. historically focused on
health services IT assets and operations aimed at digitalizing the
retail pharmacy experience. Our current primary operations are
conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Integra Pharma
Solutions, LLC (“IPS”), which is a licensed pharmaceutical
wholesaler and sells brand, generic and non-drug products to
customers. IPS customers include all healthcare markets including
government organizations, hospitals, clinics and independent
pharmacies nationwide.
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TRxADE
TRxADE HEALTH, INC.6308 Benjamin Rd, Suite
708Tampa, Florida 33634Phone: (866) 468-6535Email:
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York 11725Phone: (631) 670-6039Email:
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