Lalit is Global Head of Business Development and Licensing for Vetoquinol, one of the leading animal health pharmaceutical company. In this role, Lalit leads a team responsible for new product portfolio enhancement and strategic partnership opportunities. Lalit has accumulated over two decades of progressive experience in business development and licensing function across many segments of healthcare and bio-pharmaceutical industries and consulting.
He started his career in human medical diagnostics, and gained experience in platform technologies, consulting, life science research, animal diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Vetoquinol, Lalit was founder and president of LG Biopartners, LLC, a boutique firm providing consulting services and helping clients build value through strategic options. Before that Lalit was Director of BD&L for Novartis, leading their business development in North America for the animal health division. He joined Novartis from IDEXX, world leader in animal health diagnostics, where he led the licensing and strategic partnerships function.
Lalit is also a Certified Licensing Professional, a current board member of LES USA-Canada and long time LES member.