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Intox, an Aragen Life Sciences Company, is an OECD GLP-certified and AAALAC accredited non-clinical safety assessment service provider for nearly 30 years.

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Intox, an Aragen Life Sciences company, is an OECD GLP-certified and AAALAC accredited non-clinical safety assessment service provider for over 28 years. Our state-of-the-art campus, spread across 5 lush acres in Pune, India offers analytical, bioanalytical and toxicological services. An experienced team of board-certified toxicologists (DABTs), pathologists (ACVP and DIBTP), study directors, veterinarians, analysts, and quality assurance professionals ensure high quality data generation on your molecules. To date, we have conducted more than 18,000 GLP studies for a diverse range of industries.

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Our commitment to generating high-quality data not only ensures compliance with global registration requirements but also facilitates efficient internal decision-making throughout various stages of molecule development.

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Our core values

Our core values at Intox, serve as the foundation of our organization, guiding our actions and decisions. Understanding these principles is essential for aligning with our mission and upholding the standards we set.

Our core values reflect our commitment to integrity, excellence, and respect in all aspects of our work. By familiarising yourself with these values, you’ll gain insight into the principles that drive our success and shape our organizational culture.

Our Purpose

Our Purpose

In every molecule is the possibility for better health.

Our Values

Our Values

Our values, which we call ETHICS, guide our decisions, express our beliefs and define our culture. They are a deeply embedded code of conduct that we live by everyday. From leadership to staff, the values embedded in our ETHICS, determine ‘how we do what we do’ for our customers, for each other, and for every stakeholder at Aragen.

Our commitment to you

Aragen is a trusted R&D and manufacturing partner that transforms your ideas into solutions, keeping you ahead in the race for better health.

Our Clients

We are dedicated to building strong, long-term partnerships with our clients by delivering innovative solutions that exceed expectations. Your success is our priority, and we work tirelessly to ensure it.

Our Employees

Our employees are the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering a positive, inclusive, and growth-oriented work environment that empowers our team to reach their full potential.

Our Community & Environment

Our commitment extends beyond business to include responsible environmental practices and active engagement in our local communities.

Defining our ETHICS

Empowerment

Freedom to make a difference.

Aragen employees, at all levels, are empowered to make decisions. They are encouraged to take responsibility, raise issues, reward team members, drive changes, and own outcomes. This results in a highly committed and responsive workforce focused on exceeding customer expectations.

Teamwork

One Team. One Purpose.

We believe in the power of teams over individuals, especially when uniting around our goal to keep our customers ahead in the race for better health. At Aragen, we don’t stand on formality and protocol. Instead, we function as agile, cross-functional teams focused on addressing customer problems and accelerating solutions. We work collaboratively to deliver on our promise ‘Together Ahead’.

Honesty & Integrity

Say what you do. Do what you say.

At Aragen, we are mindful of our role in the global biopharma ecosystem and fully aware of our responsibility in providing reliable, consistent and quality data to accelerate the programs of our customers. What we do, impacts lives through better health outcomes.

Innovation

Unlocking our collective genius.

Innovation at Aragen is about developing solutions that are more effective and commercially relevant. Some of the best scientific talent makes this possible. As an extension of our customers’ in-house R&D, we continuously look for new and better ways to cultivate novel approaches to drug discovery, development and manufacturing.

Customer Focus

Exceed expectations consistently.

We keep customer needs at the center of all our decisions. By providing flexible, integrated, end-to-end services along the concept-to-commercial continuum, we give our customers effective and timely solutions. A collaborative and transparent approach to every engagement demonstrates our commitment to partnership. Our customer repeat rate of over 90% is a reflection of our relentless focus on customer centricity.

Safety & Compliance

First and Always.

'Safety and Compliance Always' is a way of life at Aragen. As a solution partner to the life sciences industry, every Aragen employee recognizes its importance and impact within the organization and on external stakeholders. Regular reviews, trainings, seminars, and implementation of technologies, demonstrate our commitment to embedding and continuously improving company-wide safety and compliance.

Empowerment

Freedom to make a difference.

Aragen employees, at all levels, are empowered to make decisions. They are encouraged to take responsibility, raise issues, reward team members, drive changes, and own outcomes. This results in a highly committed and responsive workforce focused on exceeding customer expectations.

Teamwork

One Team. One Purpose.

We believe in the power of teams over individuals, especially when uniting around our goal to keep our customers ahead in the race for better health. At Aragen, we don’t stand on formality and protocol. Instead, we function as agile, cross-functional teams focused on addressing customer problems and accelerating solutions. We work collaboratively to deliver on our promise ‘Together Ahead’.

Honesty & Integrity

Say what you do. Do what you say.

At Aragen, we are mindful of our role in the global biopharma ecosystem and fully aware of our responsibility in providing reliable, consistent and quality data to accelerate the programs of our customers. What we do, impacts lives through better health outcomes.

Innovation

Unlocking our collective genius.

Innovation at Aragen is about developing solutions that are more effective and commercially relevant. Some of the best scientific talent makes this possible. As an extension of our customers’ in-house R&D, we continuously look for new and better ways to cultivate novel approaches to drug discovery, development and manufacturing.

Customer Focus

Exceed expectations consistently.

We keep customer needs at the center of all our decisions. By providing flexible, integrated, end-to-end services along the concept-to-commercial continuum, we give our customers effective and timely solutions. A collaborative and transparent approach to every engagement demonstrates our commitment to partnership. Our customer repeat rate of over 90% is a reflection of our relentless focus on customer centricity.

Safety & Compliance

First and Always.

'Safety and Compliance Always' is a way of life at Aragen. As a solution partner to the life sciences industry, every Aragen employee recognizes its importance and impact within the organization and on external stakeholders. Regular reviews, trainings, seminars, and implementation of technologies, demonstrate our commitment to embedding and continuously improving company-wide safety and compliance.

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Board Members

Ajay Srivastava

Ajay Srivastava

Ajay Srivastava

Director

Ajay Srivastava has worked with Citibank in the areas of Transactional Services and Corporate and Investment Banking for many years.

Manni Kantipudi

Manni Kantipudi

Manni Kantipudi

Director

Manni Kantipudi is the Chief Executive Officer and a Board Member of Aragen Life Sciences Ltd., the parent company of Intox since 2007.

Dr. Mukul Pore

Dr. Mukul Pore

Dr. Mukul Pore

Director

Mukul Pore is one of the co-founders of Intox Pvt. Ltd. and oversees the responsibilities of Executive Director and Test Facility Management.

Dr. Narendra S Deshmukh

Dr. Narendra S Deshmukh

Dr. Narendra S Deshmukh

Director

Narendra S Deshmukh is a co-founder and also the Executive Director and GLP Test Facility Management at Intox.

Technical Leadership

Dr. Nitin Shetty

Dr. Nitin Shetty

Dr. Nitin Shetty

President - Safety Assessment Services

Nitin Shetty brings over 34 years of extensive experience in preclinical operations, strategic business planning, and P&L management.

Dr. Prashant Pansare

Dr. Prashant Pansare

Dr. Prashant Pansare

Director, Toxicology - Safety Assessment Solutions

Prashant Pansare brings over 20 years of experience in toxicology and toxicologic pathology.

Dr. Kedar Purnapatre

Dr. Kedar Purnapatre

Dr. Kedar Purnapatre

Director - Bioanalytical Operations

Kedar Purnapatre, Ph.D, specializes in bioanalysis of small molecules, therapeutic antibodies, and vaccines.

Sagar Patil

Sagar Patil

Sagar Patil

General Manager and Head - Analytical Solutions

Sagar Patil has over 18 illustrious years at the helm of leading Contract Research Organizations (CROs).

Sagar Patil

Sagar Patil

General Manager and Head - Analytical Solutions

Mr. Sagar Patil is an accomplished veteran boasting an impressive tenure of over 18 illustrious years at the helm of leading Contract Research Organizations (CROs) and titans of the Pharmaceutical industry. His sterling record of successfully implementing Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), coupled with his profound regulatory acumen and exceptional analytical prowess, underscores his unique ability to catalyze growth while ensuring stringent compliance in the challenging terrains of CROs and Pharmaceutical industries. His leadership is a beacon of excellence that illuminates the path to success in these sectors.

Professional Experience

Establishment and implementation of globally recognised quality systems such as OECD-GLP and ISO/IEC 17025. His expertise in these globally recognized standards has been instrumental in ensuring the highest level of quality and compliance in the organizations he has worked with.

Demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing customer relationships, driving client satisfaction, and fostering business growth.
Collaborations in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries, focusing on safety assessment and risk assessment solutions, thereby enhancing product safety and efficacy.
Report reviewer for global regulatory GLP studies in chemistry and ecotoxicology.
He has authored over 300+ physical-chemical, E-fate and 5-batch analysis studies for agrochemical and pharmaceutical dossiers for global submissions.

Education and Affiliations

He holds an MS in Medical Science (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and a BSc in Applied Analytical Techniques.
Certification in ISO 17025:2017 internal auditor.
Certification in Food Safety Supervisor - FSSAI

Leadership

Vice-President - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) at Ross Lifescience Ltd.
Test Facility Management (OECD-GLP), Head of Quality Assurance (OECD -GLP), and Head of Chemistry at Ross Lifescience Ltd.
Head of Chemistry and Quality Manager (ISO/IEC 17025) at the National Agriculture Food Analysis and Research Institute.
Quality Control Head at CIPLA Ltd (USFDA).

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I have worked with several other test labs in India over the last 2 years and Aragen is, by far, a stand-out in terms of communication, timely feedback and very short lab queue times for testing, meeting stated commitments and collaboration with our R&D team on creating the most robust study protocols to achieve a proper test. Their expertise in working with challenging or difficult to solubilize substances sets them apart from other labs across Asia that we've worked with as well.

Regulatory Head, Major Industrial Chemical Company in USA

Aragen has more rational timeline for toxicological study, and has more professional experimentalists.

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Proactive and customer centric approach with strictly adhering to timelines differentiate Aragen from others service providers.

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The advantage is Aragen has good name in different countries. And the GLP reports could be accepted by many regulatory authorities.

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Professional approach, system back up, technical team.

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