A scholarly, erudite and ambitious man Kannan Vishwanatth is a savant in the field he has so wisely chosen. Recipient of the highly honoured and prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence Award for Medicine, Dr. Kannan’s wise words of advice that younger aspiring scientists can imbibe are “Try again, fail again and fail better”
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on the 11th of November 1975 Kannan Vishwanatth was deemed for greatness. An Indian researcher, scholar and entrepreneur Vishwanatth studied Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering in the year 1992-1996 from Maharashtra Institute of Technology in Pune, India. He went on to Asia-E-University and Indian Institute of Research and Management India to acquire a Master’s in Business Administration in the year 2008-2009. Dr. Vishwanatth further pursued higher studies from the University of Azteca European Programs and Indian Institute of Research and Management India Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management (2009- 2012). Garwood Innovation Fellow at Garwood Centre of Open Innovation, Haas School of Business Berkeley University of California October 2022 to October 2023.Having mastered Chemical Engineering, Vishwanatth started his entrepreneurial journey a decade ago and formed a successful mid-sized pharmaceutical company with major thrust on API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient).
Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth is a passionate researcher with about 24 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical and International Trade. This highly learned individual is rightfully the recipient of several distinguished, reputed and eminent awards:
•The Professional Excellence Award in Healthcare by the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam University in 2017.
•Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Professional Financial Managers -United Kingdom
•The Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Distinguished Studies by The Malcolm and Elizabeth Adisehiah Trust in 2020
•The Albert Schweitzer Award in Medicine by The Albert Schweitzer Foundation in 2017
•The Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011 from Dr Farooq Abdullah Union Minister at APEA -Enterprise Asia Awards
He was also awarded the Academic Professional Award by American College of Dubai in UAE. He has co- authored and filed 15 world patents on products and various non-infringing process in Anti-Malarial and Anti-Cancer products from Herbal Extracts with expertise in Licensing, Business Development, API, Generics, Finished Doses.
Dr Kannan Vishwanatth along with Prof. Solomon Darwin, Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation, Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets, Institute for Business Innovation & Dr Satya Brahma, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief, Network 7 Media Group, Founder & Chairman, Pharma Leaders & India Leadership Conclave co-authored a research book on Smart Villages – A Game Changing Innovations in Social Engineering in the year 2022.
This well informed and enlightened individual is an asset on the Editorial Board as Member of Science Publishing Group (Science PG) and Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Science and Engineering Research (IJSER). He has shared his scientific intelligence by Co-Authoring and has published patents of transdermal formulations and Anti-Cancer API’s.
Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth has brought extraordinary honour to his nation as he has been widely recognized as among the top in his departments, not just in this country, but through the world.”
Dr. Kannan Vishwanatth is currently based out of Hong Kong. An outstanding mentor for young scientists. Most people want to stand on the shoulders of those who came before them, Dr. Kannan is one such shoulder for the youth who dream of innovation. He is a trail blazer and his contributions have been legendary.
