Individual Information
Prakash Nanjibhai Sojitra
Concept Medical Research Private Limited
Web Page:
www.conceptmedicals.com
Educational Qualification
From 1998 to 2001, B.Sc. in Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2001 to 2003, M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2004 to 2009, Ph.D. in Synthetic organic chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2013 to 2014, Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, Gujarat National Law University , India
Research Interests
Drug Eluting Stent (Control drug delivery, drug elution design, clinical investigation)
Drug coated coronary balloon (Control drug delivery, drug elution design, clinical investigation)
Organic synthesis (flouroscent tagging of drug molecule, covalent drug-polymer conjugation)
Work Experience
From 07/2003 to 03/2009, Sr. Ececutive - R&D , Sahajanand Medical Technologies Private Limited
From 03/2009 to 01/2015, General Manager - R&D , Concept Medical Research Private Limited / Envision Scientific Private Limited
Projects
From 2009 to 2012, Magic Toucg DCB
World's first nanotechnology based polymer free sirolimus eluting balloon
From 2009 to 2013, Focus np - Drug eluting stent
Nanotechnology based polymer free sirolimus eluting stent (Envision Scientific)
From 2011 to 2012, Abluminus
Abluminal coated sirolimus eluting stent with biodegradable polymer matrix. o Drug coating machine design for pre-crimped abluminal coating
From 2012 to 2012, DTF labelling
Florescent tagging of sirolimus by chemical modification. The project was first of its kind to visualize sirolimus travelling path in rabbit iliac for long time.
From 2007 to 2009, Electropolishing machine
Semi Automatic electropolishing machine design
From 2014 to 2015, Organic Synthesis
extraction of quinine from cinchona bark
Selected Publications
Educational Qualification
From 1998 to 2001, B.Sc. in Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2001 to 2003, M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2004 to 2009, Ph.D. in Synthetic organic chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , India
From 2013 to 2014, Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, Gujarat National Law University , India
Research Interests
Drug Eluting Stent (Control drug delivery, drug elution design, clinical investigation)
Drug coated coronary balloon (Control drug delivery, drug elution design, clinical investigation)
Organic synthesis (flouroscent tagging of drug molecule, covalent drug-polymer conjugation)
Work Experience
From 07/2003 to 03/2009, Sr. Ececutive - R&D , Sahajanand Medical Technologies Private Limited
From 03/2009 to 01/2015, General Manager - R&D , Concept Medical Research Private Limited / Envision Scientific Private Limited
Projects
From 2009 to 2012, Magic Toucg DCB
World's first nanotechnology based polymer free sirolimus eluting balloon
From 2009 to 2013, Focus np - Drug eluting stent
Nanotechnology based polymer free sirolimus eluting stent (Envision Scientific)
From 2011 to 2012, Abluminus
Abluminal coated sirolimus eluting stent with biodegradable polymer matrix. o Drug coating machine design for pre-crimped abluminal coating
From 2012 to 2012, DTF labelling
Florescent tagging of sirolimus by chemical modification. The project was first of its kind to visualize sirolimus travelling path in rabbit iliac for long time.
From 2007 to 2009, Electropolishing machine
Semi Automatic electropolishing machine design
From 2014 to 2015, Organic Synthesis
extraction of quinine from cinchona bark
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Conference Papers
| 1. |
Pedro Lemos, V. Farooq, C. Takimura, P.Gutierrez, R.Virmani, Frank Kolodgie, Uwe Christians, A. Kharlamov, Manish Doshi, Prakash Sojitra, H. Beusekom, Patrick Serruys.; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: POLYMER-FREE PHOSPHOLIPID ENCAPSULATED SIROLIMUS NANOCARRIERS FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF DRUG FROM A STENT-PLUS-BALLOON OR A STAND-ALONE BALLOON CATHETER; Eurointervention;9(1), 148-156, 2013. |
| 2. |
C. Takimura; M. Galon, P. Sojitra, M. Doshi, V. Aiello, P. Gutierrez, J. Carvalho, S. Ferreira, M. Chaves, F. Laurindo, P. Lemos. Drug : excipient dose – finding of the first polymer-free sirolimus eluting balloon: an optical coherence tomography and histopathology study in porcine coronary arteries. Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, 20(2), 133-39, (2012). |
| 3. |
Prakash Sojitra and Keshav Patel, Synthesis of polyamides by energy-efficient ultrasonic-assisted direct polycondensation; High. Perf. Polym., 23(8) 565–574, (2011) |
| 4. |
Prakash Sojitra, Chhaya Engineer, Ankur Raval, Arpit Jariwala, Haresh Kotadia, Devesh Kothwala and Subodh Adeshara. Covalently Conjugation of Genistein with Biodegradable Poly L-Lactide; Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, 23(3), 144-149, (2010). |
| 5. |
Prakash Sojitra, Keshav Patel, Hemant Patel, Synthesis and characterization of polyesters contains s-triazine rings in the main chain. High. Perf. Polym., 22(8), 974-988, (2010). |
| 6. |
Prakash Sojitra, Chhaya Engineer, Devesh Kothwala, Ankur Raval, Haresh Kotadia, Girish Mehta, Electropolishing of 316LVM Stainless Steel Cardiovascular stents: An Investigation of Material Removal, Surface Roughness and Corrosion Behavior; Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, 23(3), 115-121, (2010). |
| 7. |
Prakash Sojitra, Chhaya Engineer, Ankur Raval, Arpit Jariwala, Haresh Kotadia, Devesh Kothwala and Girish Mehta. Surface enhancement by novel electrochemical treatment and analysis of L-605 cobalt alloy cardiovascular stent; Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, 23(2), 55-64, (2009). |
| 8. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj., Rejuvenating coronary artery by improving blood flow with the help of insertion of nano-balls (Encapsulated nanoparticles) containing therapeutic agents by non-implantable medical device for tissues and thereby providing in-tissue release to address the required cell cycle. US8801662B2, 2014. |
| 9. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj, Murthy, ZVP., BALLOON CATHATER PROVIDE DECREASED IRRITATION AND IMPROVED DRUG RELASE AND DRUG PENITRATION. US8778013B2, 2014. |
| 10. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Insertable medical device with a porous bed for delivering nano-carries to a target site and methods of preparing the same. Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Insertable medical device with a porous bed for delivering nano-carries to a target site and methods of preparing the same. US8178379B2, 2014. |
| 11. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Vyas Ashwin, Chevli Bhavesh, et al. A method and system for coating insertable medical devices. US8529983 (2013) Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Method and Balloon catheter assembly for treating bifurcations lesions. US8585642 (2013). |
| 12. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj., Non-implantable medical device coated with encapsulated nanoparticles containing therapeutic agents. (South Africa 2011/09416) |
| 13. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj, Murthy, ZVP., Re-establishment of blood flow in blocked human arteries by transferring nano-encapsulated drug through medical devices, designed for the same and releasing the nano-encapsulated drug in human arteries. (South Africa 2011/09415) |
| 14. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj, Murthy, ZVP., Re-establishment of blood flow in blocked human arteries by transferring nano-encapsulated drug through medical devices, designed for the same and releasing the nano-encapsulated drug in human arteries. (Newzeland) |
| 15. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COATING SUBSTRATES, WO2012056473 (2012) |
| 16. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD TO CONTROL DEGRADATION OF THE BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, US20140107615, 2014. |
| 17. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Drug Eluting insertable medical device for treating acute myocardial infraction, thrombus containing lesions and saphenous-vein graft lesions. WO2011089618 (2011). |
| 18. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., A method and an insertable medical device for delivering one or more pro-healing agents to target site within a blood vessel post-deployment of stent, WO2011089620, (2011). |
| 19. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Drug Eluting insertable medical device for treating acute myocardial infraction, thrombus containing lesions and saphenous-vein graft lesions. WO2011089618 (2011). |
| 20. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash., Formulations of nano-carries and methods of preparing the same. WO2011086574 (2011). |
| 21. |
Doshi Manish, Sherdiwala Divyesh, Sojitra Prakash, Vyas Ashwin, Gandhi Pankaj., Non-implantable medical device coated with encapsulated nanoparticles containing therapeutic agents. WO2010140163 (2010). |
| 1. |
C Takimura, M Galon, P Gutierrez, V Aiello; P Sojitra; M Doshi and P Lemos. Drug : excipient dose – finding of the first polymer-free sirolimus eluting balloon: an optical coherence tomography and histopathology study in porcine coronary arteries. Paper to be presented at XXXIV Congress of Sociedade Brasileira de Hemodianamica e Cardiologia Intervenconista, Bahia, Salvador, Brazil 20-22 June 2012. (5th Rank) |
| 2. |
Prakash Sojitra and Keshav Patel, Linear Homopolyesters containing s-triazine ring: Synthesis and Characterization. Paper presented at: Silver Jubilee Conference of Indian Council of Chemist, Thane, India, 26-29 December 2006. |
| 3. |
Prakash Sojitra and Keshav Patel., Synthesis and Characterization of Polyamides Based on s-triazine Moiety. Paper presented at: National Seminar On Novel Trends in Polymer Science & Technology, Anand, India, 08-09 March 2007. |
| 4. |
Prakash Sojitra, Chhaya Engineer, Devesh Kothwala, Ankur Raval, Haresh Kotadia, Girish Mehta. Smooth Surface Characterization of L605 Cobalt Alloy Cardiovascular Stents. Paper presented at: National Symposium on Electrochemical Science & Technology (NSEST-2008), I.I.Sc, Bangalore, 18-19th July 2008. |
| 5. |
Prakash Sojitra and Keshav Patel., Synthesis and Characterization of high performance polyamides containing s-triazine ring in the main chain. Paper presented at: 28th Conference of Indian Council of Chemist, Haridwar, India, 26-29 December 2008. |
| 6. |
Saami Yazdani, Masataka Nakano, Divyesh P Sherdiwala, Sojitra Prakash, Frank D Kolodgie, Renu Virmani, A temporal assessment of drug distribution following local balloon delivery of nanoparticle sirolimus; J. Am. Coll. Cardio., 58/20B6 (2011). (IF: 14.16) |
| 7. |
Prakash Sojitra, Saami Yazdani,Fumiyuki Otsuka, Manish Doshi and Renu Virmani. A Novel Nano Particle Sirolimus Delivery Via Coated Balloon; J. Am. Coll. Cardio., . 02/2013; 6(2_S):S40-S40. (IF: 14.16) |