Mr. TVVSN Murthy

(Founder Chairman)

T V V S N Murthy is a Graduate in Chemistry and has a rich experience in bulk drug and pharmaceutical industry. He started his career in 1981 with Standard Organics Limited, Hyderabad, as a Chemist in R & D.

During this period he was instrumental in developing technologies and processes for several bulk drugs. He was actively involved in commercialisation of products by scaling up the laboratory-scale process to pilot plant and up to commercial scale.

In 1984, he joined Cheminor Drugs Limited (Group of Dr Reddy’s Limited Laboratory), Hyderabad as Production Manager. He played a major role in substantial improvement in production and turnover. He played a key role in getting US FDA approval for Cheminor Drugs Limited. As a Production Manager, he contributed a lot in process improvement, cost reduction procedures, and to increase labour productivity by motivation.

He co-founded SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited in 1990 and established Purogene Labs in 2005. As a strong technocrat, he handled complex projects, production and commercialization issues and has been the force behind SMS groups expansion from a single product facility to a multi product, multi unit organization.

Currently serving as Managing Director of SMS Lifesciences India Limited and Chairperson of the group of companies, he is steering the growth of the group firms with his vast experience in the pharmaceuticals industry.