Shyam Bishen
Dr. Shyam Bishen is joining the Forum from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where he was Regional/Deputy Director of Life Sciences Partnerships in Seattle. Before working at the Gates Foundation, he was Head of Emerging Markets Strategy and Innovation as well as Vice President & General Manager of Biosimilars Business Unit at Merck, based out of the company headquarters in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Prior to joining Merck, Dr. Bishen was Vice President of Corporate Development at Ranbaxy based in New Delhi, India and Princeton, New Jersey. Before moving to Ranbaxy, he worked with Pfizer/Pharmacia in New Jersey and Schein in New York.
Dr. Bishen is qualified with a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Newcastle. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.