When Academicians Become Entrepreneurs:
Dr Deshbandhu Gupta
An honorary
doctor of philosophy with a Master's degree in
Chemistry, Dr. Deshbandhu Gupta started his career
teaching Chemistry at BITS, Pilani. Dr. Gupta then
moved onto work for a British pharmaceutical company
that is now part of Sanofi-Aventis. However, the
scientist within him was not entirely satisfied
because he didn't have much research freedom. So he
quit his job, borrowed $120 from his wife and bought
a tiny Indian
vitamin company called Lupin to be the vehicle of
his dreams. The year was 1968.
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The
Oyster Lab
The
OLAB a chapel of technology at BITS. The ergonomic
chairs at each workstation ensure that only the mind
is taxed during lab sessions, which the students
enjoy in air-conditioned comfort. 17” flat screen
monitors, a central server to which all the
terminals are connected… did someone say
state-of-the-art?
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