Sarang Nath Iyer

Background

Iyer, Sarang Nath was born on June 21, 1926 in Pune, India. Son of Vydyanath Padmanaba and Hirabai Iyer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Lucknow (India) University, 1944. Bachelor of Science (with honors), Lucknow (India) University, 1945. Master of Science, Lucknow (India) University, 1947.

Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1957.

Career

Analytical chemist, government of Uttar Pradesh public laboratory, Lucknow, 1945-1946; senior chemist, department botany, Lucknow U., 1947-1951; senior science assistant, Control Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 1951-1954; quality assurance manager, Parke Davis (India) Ltd., Bombay, 1957-1969; general manager-technical, Johnson & Johnson Ltd., Bombay, 1969-1986; president, Doctor Sarang Iyer & Associations, Bombay, 1988; technical consultant, Johnson & Johnson International, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1983; good manufacturing practices consultant, Sekhsaria Chemicals Ltd., Bombay, 1989-1993; technical advisor, Technova Tapes Ltd., Bangalore, India, since 1994; director, Lornamead Cosmetics Ltd., Mumbai, India, since 1995; director, Aero Pharma Private Ltd., Mumbai, since 1996. Sectional committees toiletries and cosmetics, adhesives, bureau of Indian Standards, since 1969. Sub-commission on galenicals and surgical dressings, India Pharmacopecia, since 1979.

Achievements

• Sarang Nath Iyer has been listed as a noteworthy Health care products quality assurance advisor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New York Academy of Sciences, Indian Pharmaceutical Association (Life), Association Microbiologists of India, Society Biological Chemists, India, Indo-American Society, Organization Pharmaceutical Producers of India (research and development and technical committee since 1966), Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (technical committee since 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: music, reading.

Connections

Married Lalitha Sarang, May 18, 1951. Children: Sainath, Anant.

Father:

Vydyanath Padmanaba

Mother:

Hirabai Iyer

Spouse:

Lalitha Sarang

child:

Sainath Iyer

child:

Anant Iyer