C-Drive is a specialized recruiting and HR advisory firm focusing exclusively on science R&D, serving over 70 clients across India and Southeast Asia in sectors such as pharma, biotech, and agri-sciences. The team consists of qualified scientists with extensive HR experience, providing tailored HR services and business intelligence. Key achievements include hiring over 500 R&D professionals and offering insights into science R&D staffing and market dynamics.

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Specialist Recruiting, HR and Business Advisory Services
for Science R&D

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Contents
Background
Core Strengths
Core Team
Scope of Activity
Sectoral Focus
Significant Achievements
Value Proposition (Summarized)
Selective Client List
Terms of Engagement

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Background & Introduction
Specialist Science R&D focused Recruiting and HR Services
firm,
Cater exclusively to companies driven by Science –
leveraging Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Over 70 clients across India & South East Asia, spanning
Pharma, Biotech, Agri- Sciences, FMCG, Chemicals and
Material Sciences.
Strategic alliance with ABLE –, the Industry body that
represents the Indian Biotech Sector.
Team: Specialist team of Scientist Recruiters, comprising
PhD and MS qualified Scientists who have made a career
transition into HR.
Deep engagement and insights into the Science R&D
Sector – translated into bespoke HR and Business Advisory
services.

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Core Strengths
Strong ties
with
Industry, &
Academia
Over 5
years of Deep
exp in Domain
Science Knowledge
hiring. Core
Strengths
Strong
pulse of Specialist
market team of
and deep Scientist
Consultants
network.

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Core Team
Shyam Suryanarayanan: Founder and CEO
• Over 12 years of cumulative experience across HR, Learning and Retail industries.
• Strong entrepreneurial background, with 8 years in the HR business, of which, the last 5 have been in
Science based HR.
• Bachelors Degree (Economics) from Loyola, Chennai, and MBA (Marketing) from IMI, New Delhi. The only
Non Science person in the organization!
Dr.Nitu Sood: Senior Consultant
• PhD from TERI (Hydrocarbon Biotechnology), MSc & M.Phil (Microbiology), from Gujarat University.
• Experience spans Hydrocarbon Biotechnology, Environmental Biotech, and Agri Biotechnology.
• Has 2 Patents and 3 International Publications from her doctoral work.
Nandini Sen Das: Consultant
• Mphil in Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University.
• Sr.Research fellow at Univ. of Agricultural sciences, Bangalore with sound industry experience in Protein
Sciences at Aurigene Discovery.
Keerthi Somnath Nair: Consultant
• MS (Research) in Biomedical sciences from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Prior experiences include that of ‘Facilitator’ at Dr.Reddys Foundation and Market Researcher in the Life
Sciences domain.
•The Core team is assisted by a team of Junior Consultants each holding a Minimum Masters degree in the
basic sciences of Chemistry/Biology.
•CDRIVE has an eminent advisory group, comprising leaders from Industry and Academia.

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Scope of Activity
Business
Intelligence
& Advisory
HR Consulting
& Execution
Contract
/Temp Staffing
of Science
folks
Recruitment:
Campus Hiring
& Permanent
Staffing

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Sectoral Focus
Industrial
Biotech
Medical Devices (Enzymes,
& Biofuels)
Instrumentation
Foods, Flavors,
Agricultural
Personal Care,
Sciences
Nutraceuticals
Chemical and Pharma Drug
Material Discovery &
Science Devt.
Biopharma

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Significant Achievements
HR Business
Hiring:
Consulting: Advisory:
Hired over 500 R&D
professionals (mostly Market Intelligence
PhD’s) over the past 3 reports.
years across levels
HR Advisory Services
for a Global Personal
Exec Search and Turnkey
Care major: Talent Country Reports on
Project Staffing for Science
R&D companies. Mapping, C&B R&D segment.
Benchmarking, Org
Structure & Design.
Contract/Temp Staffing –
in Science.
IP Landscaping.

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Value Proposition
Comprehensive Consulting firm catering to the Science R&D
sector.
• Strong domain knowledge, combined with market insight and powerful
network.
• Scope of Services range from Business/Market Intelligence, IP Landscaping, to
HR Consulting & Advisory, to Exec Search and Recruiting in the Science R&D
Context.
Credible Organization, with a strong delivery arm.
• Strong Team, comprising erstwhile scientists who have changed career tracks.
• Deep market engagement, supported by alliance with ABLE the nodal
Industry body in the Biotech sector.

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Selective List of Clients….

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We look forward to working with
you!
Shyam Suryanarayanan
CEO
C-DRIVE
+91-9845094699
www.cdrivejobs.com