Dr Niranjan Bose
Name:
Dr Niranjan Bose
Job title:
Interim Executive Director
Place of work / study:
Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative
Area of Research:
The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative is on a mission to fundamentally transform Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research. We offer researchers around the world secure data sharing [1] and analytics tools and collaboration resources, all available to users at no cost.
How is your work funded:
Gates Ventures
Tell us a little about yourself:
I am currently the Managing Director, Health & Life Sciences at Gates Ventures, LLC, where I serve as Science Advisor to Mr Bill Gates and oversee a portfolio of philanthropic investments in global health, Alzheimer’s disease and US healthcare.
Before joining Gates Ventures in August 2014, I was Chief of Staff to the President of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. During my time at the Gates Foundation, I was responsible for managing the enteric vaccines portfolio, including rotavirus, cholera, enterotoxigenic E coli and shigella, as well as the clinical stage pneumococcal vaccine portfolio.
Before joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, I worked with Strategic Decisions Group and SDG Life Sciences as a Senior Consultant, supporting clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with strategy development, company valuations, portfolio management frameworks, revenue forecasting and competitive assessments.
I currently serve on the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative and Global Health Labs, a non profit organisation advancing innovations for primary healthcare settings in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2022, I have also been a member of the Board of Directors at Inventprise, a biotech company focused on advancing novel vaccines using proprietary technology, with the aim of providing life saving interventions globally.
I hold a PhD in Biochemistry from Dartmouth College, an MS in Biological Sciences and a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. I also received a Business Bridge Diploma from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
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