We are
Philosophy
Philosophy
At Strand, our core values are Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, Integrity, Impact, Adaptability, and Global Perspective. We embrace these values as the foundation
of our culture, driving us to make a positive difference in the field of genomics.
Mission
Our mission at Strand is to enable precision medicine worldwide, wherever it is researched, produced, or delivered.
Vision
Our vision is to leverage our expertise in bioinformatics, laboratory assays, clinical research and engineering to become the leading 'omics enabling company.
From The CEO
Our team of 450 has over 23 years of bioinformatics experience supporting US-based genomics majors and first-hand experience in NGS-based diagnostics and clinical cohorts; we can solve your 'omics problems-rapidly and efficiently.
Ramesh Hariharan
Chief Executive Officer
Strand Experts
Vamsi Veeramachaneni
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Vamsi Veeramachaneni has been with Strand since 2004. His specialities include computational biology, bioinformatics, data mining, text-mining, pathway analysis, and genomics. Dr. Vamsi guided the development of the NGS analysis and clinical genomics interpretation and reporting software platforms used in research and clinical labs worldwide built on his scientific experience in evolutionary genomics and genome assembly algorithms gained through his work experience and Ph.D at Penn State University.
Anand Janakiraman
Chief Operating Officer
& Chief Financial Officer
Anand Janakiraman, known in the office as ‘Janaki’, joined Strand in 2002 and has been a part of the journey of Strand ever since. He has been a part of the start-up enthusiasm of Strand, building products at a frenetic pace to meet aggressive deadlines. He has been involved in a variety of activities of Strand from software development to business development, marketing and strategy.
Arvind Pachhapur
Chief Commercial Officer
Arvind Pachhapur drives commercial growth vectors at Strand. Prior to Strand, he held multiple global leadership roles at Clarivate Analytics, Thomson Reuters, and Mckinsey & Company.
Radhakrishna Bettadapura
VP- Business Development
Radhakrishna Bettadapura, or RK, is VP, Business Development, at Strand Life Sciences. RK started at Strand as a software engineer, writing specialized software for fast DNA variant analysis. In his current role, he heads BD for the research informatics division, and is responsible for increasing Strand’s business footprint in the United States.
Ashraf Mannan
VP- Clinical Genomics & Sr. Director-
Medical Genetics & Genomics
Dr. Ashraf Mannan joined Strand in 2013 and overlooks the interpretation of NGS-based panel test data for clinical samples and preparation of the molecular genetics reports (so far over 3000 reports) sent out to physicians. He has over 13 years of experience in Molecular Genetics, gained through his work as Principal Investigator in the University Medical Centre of Göttingen (UMG) in Germany and by currently working in Strand Life Sciences, India.
Shanmukh Katragadda
Chief Technology Officer -
Bioinformatics
Shanmukh Katragadda joined Strand in 2010. He currently heads the clinical bioinformatics team responsible for the validation of the clinical assays, and the analysis of the NGS data from the various clinical panels. Prior to this, he was involved in the development of StrandNGS, a tool for the analysis and management of NGS data, used by many researchers across the world in various universities and medical research institutes.
Urvashi Bahadur
VP - Clinical Genomics
Dr. Bahadur joined Strand in 2013 as Director of Medical Genetics and overlooks Strand’s somatic cancer testing portfolio. She also leads the experienced team of scientists who build and maintain the knowledge base at the heart of Strand’s cancer genomic tests.
Mahesh Nagarajan
Senior VP - Software
Mahesh Nagarajan is a software professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He has expertise in diverse domains such as bioinformatics, mobile application and framework development, financial trading systems, haptics, and computer graphics. He has played a leadership role in Strand’s software efforts.
George Varghese
VP - Operations
Capt. George Varghese is a veteran from the Indian Army with over 25 years of Experience in Operations, Strategy & HR across Multiple Industry Verticals. At Strand he leads the Operations, HR, Legal and Admin Teams. A graduate in Chemistry, he is also an alumnus of IIM Lucknow.
Dr. Sameer Phalke
Director & Head Laboratory Sciences
Dr. Sameer Phalke is an experienced and accomplished scientist with expertise in genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, and genomics. With a Ph.D. from Martin Luther University, Germany, he has over 20 years of experience in academic and non-academic molecular diagnostic commercial settings, as a postdoctoral fellow, principal investigator, and team lead.
