Speakers 2025

Speakers 2025

Rahul Purwar

Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Bombay.

Professor


Dr. Rahul Purwar is a professor at Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Bombay. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from Hannover Medical School, Germany. Dr. Rahul’s professional journey spans various prestigious institutions and roles. He started his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. After his fellowship, he joined ImmunoGen, Inc. (Boston, USA), as a scientist before returning to India as a faculty member at IIT Bombay. His lab at IIT Bombay developed indigenous technology platform for CD19 CAR-T cell therapy, a type of gene therapy. Based on his research at IIT Bombay, Dr Purwar founded ImmunoACT in 2018, first cell & gene therapy company in India. Upon successful multiple clinical trials, ImmunoACT received market authorization of the country’s first CAR-T cell therapy, and Honorable President of India dedicated CAR-T cell therapy to the nation on April 4th, 2024. This is the first of many planned milestones in democratizing access to advanced cell & gene therapies in India. Dr. Purwar’s research work is well-recognized in the scientific community, with numerous publications to his credit in esteemed journals. His contributions to the field of Biosciences & Bioengineering are commendable and his work continues to inspire many in the scientific community.  

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