Recognizing the lack of real drug discovery expertise in the Indian Pharma outsourcing industry, Dr. Ravi Natarajan founded Kemxtree Research Laboratories with a vision of creating a world-class Research driven organization that would create novel IP and discover clinical drug candidates for the global clientele.  Born and raised in Mumbai, Dr. Ravi Natarajan earned a Masters Degree in Organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, a Doctoral degree in Synthetic Organic Chemistry under the supervision of Professor David Crich at the University of Illinois, Chicago.  After a post-doctoral stint Dr. Natarajan joined the Medicinal Chemistry Department at Merck Research Laboratories in Rahway, New Jersey.  While at Merck Dr. Natarajan acquired the expertise in drug discovery and contributed several clinical candidates to the Merck pipeline.  In 2009 Dr. Natarajan has embarked on an initiative to start a drug discovery services organization and cater to the growing needs of the pharma industry by providing REAL drug discovery expertise.