Background
Razdan, Raj Kumar was born on December 19, 1929 in Simla, India. Arrived in the United States, 1963. Son of Dwarka Pershad and Parkash Rani (Raina) Razdan.
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Raj Kumar Razdan, Indian chemicals executive. Achievements include patents in field. Recipient Mechoulam award, 2003; fellow Postdoctoral, University Michigan, 1963-1964; scholar, Government of India, 1951-1954. Active College Problems Drug Dependence, Inc., since 1993; Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Institute Chemistry, Chemical Society London, American Chemical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, University Delhi, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1954.
Career
Junior science officer, National Chemical Laboratory, Poona, India, 1954-1956; senior scientist, research & development, Glaxo laboratories, Greenford, Middlesex., England, 1956-1958; factory manager, Glaxo laboratories, Greenford, Middlesex., England, 1958-1963; senior scientist, Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1970; co-founder, principal scientist, Samsung Information Systems America Pharmaceutical laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1986; affiliate professor, Virginia Commonwealth U. School Basic Health Sciences, since 1987; co-founder, chief Executive officer, Organix, Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts, since 1986. Consultant and speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Active College Problems Drug Dependence, Inc., since 1993. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Institute Chemistry, Chemical Society London, American Chemical Society.
Connections
Married Janet S. A. Ritchie, August 4, 1956. Children: Rikki, Roma.
