Aragen strengthens discovery leadership with appointment of Neeraj Garg as CEO

Aragen, a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), has announced the appointment of Neeraj Garg as CEO of its Discovery Solutions business. 

In this role, Garg will be responsible for crafting strategy, driving profitable growth through organic and inorganic models, expanding client base, improving operational efficiencies, and incubating new capabilities to accelerate partners’ research programs. He will be based at the corporate office in Hyderabad and will join Aragen’s Management Council.

Garg brings nearly three decades of leadership experience and is widely recognised for his strategic vision, having helped rapidly scale healthcare businesses and grow mature CRDMOs and pharmaceutical companies. Before joining Aragen, Garg served as Head of Eurofins India Businesses and Global Delivery Centre in India, where he successfully led CRO Business and testing operations and spearheaded innovation-driven expansion in the region. Previously, he was CEO at Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited and held senior leadership roles at Abbott Healthcare, where he developed, launched novel healthcare platforms, and led global strategic planning for branded pharmaceutical products.