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BANGALORE, India, SARATOGA, Calif. and ADELAIDE, Australia, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Former secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

and reputed Biotechnologist joins the Advisory Board to provide strategic

guidance to the project portfolio of Bugworks Research

    Bugworks Research, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has engaged

Dr. Renu Swarup as a honorary member of the Global Advisory Board. Dr. Swarup

is the former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and

brings in more than three decades of experience in the biotech sector.

    As the Member Secretary of the Expert Committee, Dr. Swarup oversaw the

formulation of Biotechnology Vision in 2001, National Biotechnology Development

Strategy in 2007 and Strategy II, 2015-20.  She was the Founding Managing

Director, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public

Sector Company with special focus on supporting Start-ups and SMEs. By

strengthening biotechnology translational research and industry-academia

partnerships, she has supported more than 5000 Start-ups and nearly 500 small

companies to pursue innovative research and product development. She is a

fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI). She has actively

supported women scientists as a member of the Prime Minister's Scientific

Advisory Committee's task force on women in science and is part of The

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World. She played a

critical role in DBT's response to create technological solutions to tackle

COVID-19 in India.

    Speaking on her appointment, Dr. Anand Anandkumar - CEO, Bugworks Research

states, "Bugworks is pleased to welcome Dr. Renu Swarup as a member of its

Global Advisory Board. Dr. Swarup, an accomplished geneticist, was formerly the

Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology,

India. She was one of the key architects to formulate India's Biotechnology

Vision and Strategy including the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out initiatives. Under

her inspirational leadership, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance

Council (BIRAC) has ushered in a new wave of biotech SMEs and start-ups, of

which Bugworks was an early benefactor. We look forward to working closely with

Dr. Swarup to help us reach our goal of enabling equitable global access to

Bugworks' innovative products."

    On joining Bugworks Research, Dr. Renu Swarup said, "I am pleased to be

associated with Bugworks in my capacity as an Honorary Advisor and member of

their Global Advisory Board. The vision of Bugworks on combating critical unmet

health priorities of AMR and cancer is of global importance. Their work on new

broad-spectrum antibiotics and novel immuno-oncologic small molecules targeting

several solid cell tumors, to make these affordable and accessible to humanity,

is of special significance. The company occupies a niche area in their effort

to enable patients especially from LMICs to gain access to cutting-edge

therapies in infection and cancer."

    About Bugworks

    Bugworks Research Inc, (Bugworks), is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical

company founded in February 2014, that is developing novel therapeutic assets

in the anti-infectives and immuno-oncology (IO) areas using innovative science

from the frontiers of computational biology, pharmacology, structural-biology,

and medicinal chemistry. BWC0977 is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial and

is targeted to address unmet needs of serious hospital & community infections,

and bacterial biothreats. Its asset for IO is in the late pre-clinical stage,

targets multiple cancers and is expected to be used either standalone or in

combination with immune checkpoint therapies.

    For further information, please visit www.bugworksresearch.com

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    Source: Bugworks