Trained as a Medical Microbiologist, Dr.Balganesh (TSB) possesses more than three decades of experience in antibacterial drug discovery, with two decades of experience in leading anti-TB research in the industry. TSB served as Head of Research at the AstraZeneca’s (AZI) unit in Bangalore, India. The unit specialised in anti-mycobacterial drug discovery. TSB currently serves as President of GangaGen Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, a company working on discovering novel therapies for the treatment of serious bacterial infections.