An overview of GVKBIO's computational biology solutions to support drug discovery and development

1. GVKBIO & Computational Biology Overview
GVKBIO is a preferred drug discovery & development partner for a number of biotech, pharma companies and academic
groups. The computational biology
group at GVKBIO is well equipped with extremely competent staff of over 50 computational biologists trained in various
academic (US/EU/India) and Industry setting.
Over the last 5 years GVKBIO has expanded its capabilities in this space by building dedicated servers, cloud space to run/store
client’s data with utmost confidentiality in the on-going efforts to meet the USD 8.7 Bil growing market (Markets & Markets,
2015). The team is experienced in providing solutions for bottlenecks like pharmacogenomics, translational sciences, gene-
target-disease mapping, integration of multiple data sources etc to its partners.
Team & Expertise:
With combined experience of more than 150 man years, the team is capable of developing algorithms, building machine
learning tools and providing optimal solution to its partners across drug discovery and development.
• Computational Biology workforce: 40 | IT/Programming/Visualization workforce: 10
• Skill-set: R-Bioconductor, Python, Perl, Java, C/C++ | Oracle, SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB
• PhD : MS ratio 2:1
• Leadership and Management team from pharma companies
End-to End Solutions/Capabilities:
GVKBIO supports its partners in the computational biology area, across the drug discovery
and development phase and has been able to generate extra value at various instances. GVKBIO has
access to dedicated cloud space providing the partner dedicated access and handles client’s data with
utmost confidentiality.
Computational Biology: Resource Sheet
GVK Biosciences Pvt Ltd. Corporate Office: Plot No. 28A, Nacharam, Hyderabad-5600076, India | Tel: +91-40-6692-9999
Satellite offices: USA, Netherlands, Singapore | Contact Person: Aditya Ghosh (aditya.ghosh@gvkbio.com)
Overview of Projects Delivered:
• Drug Repurposing projects: >40 projects delivered with drug/disease/target as a starting point
• Pharmacogenomics & drug efficacy studies: CNS, Inflammation management drugs on the market
• Drug Sensitivity models
• Patient Stratification
• Database/Platform building: GVKBIO Integrated Repurposing Platform (GRIP), Literature mining tool
• Off-the-Shelf solutions: analysis of OMICS data, building data pipelines, analytics and visualization
GVKBIO Differentiators & Benefits
• Flexible in engaging with partners across drug life cycle
• Multiple business models to suit client’s needs and budget
• Accelerate R&D | Focus on core activities |De-risking strategies | Reduce overheads
• Virtual Lab for Computational Biology support (VLCBs) concept at GVKBIO