Sathish Kumar Shanmugam has worked in the Pharma/BioTech/Software industry spanning across three different continents in North America, Europe, Asia over the last 13 years. His expertise includes deployment of various Manufacturing IT GMP/GxP systems (MES, VLMS, Cloud based systems) across the various sites around the globe. Sathish has a strong focus on the innovation activities in the MES, cloud, web based systems. Regular speaker in various Pharma/Life science conferences in Europe and North America. Currently he is working for Roche Center of Excellence in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.

Sathish has a Master of Science and Master of Business Administration from Germany. He is also a Professional Scrum Master  (PSM) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO). In his free time, he likes to watch and play cricket, hiking and skiing in the Swiss mountains.

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry nine years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2017 employed about 94,000 people worldwide. In 2017, Roche invested CHF 10.4 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 53.3 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. For more information, please visit http://www.roche.com.