Dr Anita J. Chavan

Founder & Principal Consultant

M3TRL Consulting, Luxembourg

• First business creation in Luxembourg: obtained the business permit from the Ministry of the Economy and launched an advisory practice for healthcare, life-science and deeptech ventures.
• Awarded the Ministry of the Economy's first-time business start-up aid (aide à la primo-création d'entreprise) to establish M3TRL Consulting.
• Market access research for a healthcare company: structured interviews with 20+ general practitioners, clinical leads and diagnostic heads to shape product positioning and pricing.
• Non-dilutive funding for an early-stage company: grant writing, co-facilitated regional resilience workshops, technical reporting and early regulatory compliance groundwork.
• Advises biotech and deeptech ventures on go-to-market strategy, business planning and IP structuring.

R&D Commercialisation Expert · Technology Valorisation

University of Luxembourg

• Led market-entry analysis and commercialisation strategy for a biogenic alternative to microplastics (FNR-JUMP): market segments, pricing models and go-to-market path.
• Coached entrepreneurial researchers through venture creation, producing the business and financial plan with the technology transfer office and business development advisors.
• Authored an FNR-CORE proposal on cancer therapeutics, advancing ductal carcinoma studies with novel biomarkers.

Group Program Manager

Shiok Meats (cell-based agritech), Singapore

• Directed 15+ R&D and innovation projects worth €5M+, raising operational efficiency by 20% through a successful merger.
• Negotiated and executed 35+ strategic agreements (NDAs, MTAs, JDAs, MOUs) with 60 colleagues across legal, business development, R&D and marketing.
• Structured and prosecuted a four-patent portfolio with patent attorneys, contributing to a 30% increase in company valuation.

Medical Writer · Scientific & Clinical Consultant

Novotech CRO

• Authored 40+ regulatory and clinical documents for EMA and FDA submissions, all approved on first submission, for biotech, medtech and pharmaceutical sponsors.
• Assessed commercial viability and protocol feasibility for multi-centre trial portfolios worth €15M+, cutting regulatory query cycles by 35%.
• Aligned 25+ external stakeholders (key opinion leaders, sponsor executives, hospital sites), saving sponsors an estimated €450k+ in trial delays and refiling. Novostar Award 2022, Employee of the Year 2020.

Research Fellow · Translational Scientist

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), A*STAR, Singapore

• Built an AI-integrated in-vitro screening platform with 80% predictive accuracy, a commercial IP asset for pre-clinical safety testing.
• Worked with the US EPA and bioinformatics teams on regulatory compliance frameworks and documentation towards FDA acceptance.

Research Fellow · Preclinical Translation

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA

• Led pre-clinical drug screening protocols using microfluidic and high-precision imaging platforms to validate neuroprotective drug effects.

Research Fellow · R&D Project Lead

University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

• Directed a $750k oncology R&D project on Ras oncogene pathways, leading a team of six to deliver every scientific milestone on schedule.

PhD Researcher · Assistant Lecturer

La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

• Directed three collaborative life-science projects and supervised three PhD students, alongside teaching.
• Invited speaker, International Batten Disease Conference, Argentina, 2014.

PhD in Neuroscience

La Trobe University, Australia · Life sciences and innovative model development for rare genetic disease

MSc in Life Sciences

University of Mumbai, India · Microbiology, genetics and environmental science

BSc in Zoology

University of Mumbai, India · Developmental biology, genetics and ecology

Entrepreneurship programmes

House of Entrepreneurship Luxembourg: Bloom training programme · Harvard Online (edX): Technology Entrepreneurship, Lab to Market · Commercialization Reactor (Latvia): deeptech venture creation

Scholarships & honours

Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship, La Trobe Full Fee Scholarship and JN Tata Endowment Scholarship (2010) · Novostar Award (2022) and Employee of the Year (2020), Novotech CRO