Associate

Ram joined Sofinnova Partners in 2012 and focuses primarily on investments in the life sciences.

Prior to joining Sofinnova Partners, Ram worked at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for over 5 years in the oncology and immunology space. Most recently, Ram was focused on developing and identifying Stratified Medicine solutions for pulmonary and autoimmune diseases as part of the immunology biomarkers team. At J&J, Ram has also contributed in identification and development of several novel large molecular compounds in oncology and immunology. His doctoral research used a combination of experimental and statistical methods to differentiate the mechanism of action of three different erythropoietin agonists. His expertise in flow cytometry combined with his education in statistical methods has led to the formation of FlowMetric, Inc, where he is a part of the Scientific Advisory Board. Ram also completed an investment banking internship at J.P. Morgan (London) in the Healthcare Advisory group. His doctoral research combined with experience at J&J has led to the filing of several international patents and over 20 peer reviewed articles.   

Ram received an MBA from INSEAD, a Ph.D. and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Drexel University and a BE from Mumbai University.