Executive Team

The Executive Team leads BioGenex using their expertise, relationships and a wealth of industry knowledge to drive our mission forward.

Dr. Krishan Kalra

Dr. Krishan Kalra, Ph.D., is the CEO and co-founder of BioGenex.

Under Dr. Kalra’s leadership, BioGenex has grown from a small start-up to a leading international supplier of cutting edge automated systems and reagents for Cellular & Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Life Science Research and Drug Discovery & Development.  Under his guidance, BioGenex Life Sciences has designed, developed and now manufacturers most advanced molecular pathology systems in the world which are also the most advanced medical systems ever manufactured in India.

Prior to founding BioGenex, Dr. Kalra worked for Abbott and Bio-Rad at senior management positions. Before coming to United States, Dr. Kalra worked for BARC as a scientific officer and as an assistant professor at the University of Rajasthan.

He was also a founding member and the first globalization chair of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), and currently serves as a charter member. During his 4-year tenure as TiE Globalization Chair, he helped transition TiE from Silicon Valley phenomena to a global powerhouse of entrepreneurs whose mission is the creation of wealth by fostering and nurturing entrepreneurial Eco-system. He also served for additional 3 years as a trustee on BOT.

Dr. Kalra completed a M.Sc. degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of Rajasthan and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. He is the author of numerous scientific publications and inventor in over 50 US and foreign patents in the field of automated systems, and biological tools for translational & clinical research, and molecular diagnostics.