Global leaders advancing clinical trials and patient-centric research, 2026 :Dr. Anupama Hariharan
Dr. Anupama Hariharan represents this philosophy through more than two decades of experience in clinical research and project management. Her journey from dentistry into clinical research reflects a deliberate decision to expand her contribution to patient care by influencing the systems, standards, and processes that shape clinical development.
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Dr. Anupama Hariharan
Associate Director, Biotechnology Contract Research Organization
The move from clinical dentistry into the world of clinical research was not a retreat from patient care. It was an expansion of it. Dr. Anupama recognized early that clinical research offered something uniquely powerful: the opportunity to shape the standards and systems that would determine the quality of care for patients far beyond any single consultation room. Twenty-two years later, having moved through a wide range of roles within the clinical research industry, that original motivation remains the thread connecting every chapter of her career.
Dr. Priyadarshini Roy
Pharmaceutical Leader | Clinician | Consultant | Coach | Mentor Author, Poet & Literary Critic
There are professionals who build expertise, and there are those who build bridges. Dr. Priyadarshini Roy has spent more than twenty-five years doing both, and the result is a career that defies the neat categorisation that institutions and industry typically prefer. She is a clinician who has worked in government hospitals, public sector undertakings, and corporate healthcare. She is a pharmaceutical leader who has held senior roles at Novartis and Dr. Reddy’s. She is a scientific communications expert who translates complex clinical data into meaningful insights for decision-making.
Tanay Tulsaney
Co-founder & CEO, DigiLantern
In an era where technology promises to revolutionize every industry, healthcare remains one of the most complex domains to transform. The challenge lies not in the absence of innovation but in the delicate balance between cutting-edge technology and human compassion. Few entrepreneurs understand this paradox as deeply as Tanay Tulsaney, whose journey from corporate consulting to founding multiple healthcare ventures reveals a leader committed to humanizing technology rather than merely digitizing processes.
